Safe location

The apartment is extremely small, but all I really need is a kitchen and bedroom. And I like that we live across from the school. However, maintenance is lacking, we don't have parking, and we have to share a small laundry room with the whole building.

Every apartment unit is very different in terms of layout, size, price, etc. so there is a lot of variability in terms of experiences. My studio apartment is very spacious, and it's really nice being a 1-minute walking distance to the med school and metro stop, which makes the rest of the city available to go to. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are also both very close which is a huge plus.

The location is the best you can find and the building is very nicely run.

Great barebones apartment

Because the building is run by a condominium association, any repairs beyond simple homeowner fixes will need to go through your landlord. Great location for DC but can occasionally be loud because it's next to the hospital

Jefferson House is perfect for someone that wants to be close to school- It takes 90 seconds to get to campus, but foggy bottom isn't the most fun area to live. It's close enough to Dupont though which has a more fun social life. There is no in-unit washer dryer, but the laundry room works good enough. I have occasional pest problems, but nothing that would discourage me from living here in the future and management does a good job with pest control. Apartments are individually owned by separate landlords, so all apartments will be slightly different. There is a pool, but it is not super fancy.

The unit itself is beautiful and I imagine that others in the building look similar. I have huge floor to ceiling windows that bring me tons of sunlight. My studio is also much more spacious than other buildings and my kitchen is in a separate room. The building itself is only ok. It is old and they are behind on painting the walls but the lobby looks nice when you walk in. The front desk staff are very friendly and they are there very late (perhaps even 24/7). There is also laundry in the building but it is not in unit. The building is super close to the Foggy Bottom Metro stop and is around a 10 min walk to the law school.

cheap and great staff

This apartment is super close to campus and is a great deal for what you're paying. The appliances are really old and the building is pretty beat down but you're getting what you pay for.