Arthouse

This part of DC is amazing and definitely deserves more love then it's getting here. It is a quiet, beautiful, friendly and accessible part of Capitol Hill - it is extremely walkable with bus stops everywhere, the blue-orange line less than a mile away, and the red line at Union Station about a mile away. Buses go right to it. Parking is never an issue here, except on Halloween when everyone comes to our gorgeous neighborhood to trick or treat. We have two cars and park both on the street.

The houses are breathtaking . Everything is stunning in every season. So many trees and beautiful yards. Can you tell I'm in love?

It costs a LOT to live here, so I'm not sure if the other reviews are current enough - we have been here four years and the cost has skyrocketed. While that's a con, the neighborhood is so beautiful with so many things like Eastern Market, Barracks Row, H Street, everything you love near the Capitol like Folger Shakespeare and the Library of Congress within a mile, not to mention a nice walk to everything on the Mall... And the newly open Union Market... AND the ballpark! I mean, it's perfect. It is quiet, but if you like to party out you're actually an inexpensive cab ride to most of the best nightlife in the city. I can't recommend it highly enough. I don't why this neighborhood has been segregated and rated lower than the rest of the Hill, but based on where this site puts Penn Quarter I'm not going to take it too personally.... I would just hate to know that someone didn't give this area a chance based on the lukewarm reviews here. PS I hate dogs. That's the only real downside for me. Everyone on the Hill owns a dog or five.