Featured listingsD.C.-area housing resources
The American University Off-Campus Housing Guide Some local universities provide housing listings and advice to their students. You can use them too.
craigslist for Washington, D.C. The bible for free classifieds - housing and much, much more.
DC Registry Community site, by Hagen Software of D.C., has lots of rooms for rent, apartments, roommate ads, and a good e-classifieds search engine.
DCpages Leading Washington community site since '94, now by infohall of Bethesda, lists local hostels, apartment shares, etc.
Washington City Paper classifieds Local alternative weekly has loads of classifieds for group houses, apartments, etc.
Washington DC Apartment Free apartment-finding service from Shazaam Marketing
Washington Post Apartment Plus On-Line The Post's apartment classifieds, powered by Apartments.com
D.C. pages on national apartment locators
ApartmentRatings.com, "the largest independent forum for tenants to rate their experience living in apartment communities nationwide." See pages for DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Apartment Search.com aka "Relocation Central."
Apartments Nationwide Request a free apartment guide for D.C. & Md. by mail.
Apartment Solutions Fill out an online form for referrals to landlords.
Digital City - Washington, D.C. rentals. D.C. portion of America Online's local content on more than 60 cities.
Hostelz.com's Washington, D.C. listings, with reviews and contact info
Interim Housing Solutions.com works w/owners of furnished condos and homes, local and national corporate housing providers, finding furnished month-to-month rentals. Many sizes and prices. Based in northern Va., offerings nationwide.
Move.com Various moving and relocation services.
StudentAds.com Free classified ad service for students and others, lists rooms to rent as well as used textbooks, rides, etc.
The Sublet Lots of D.C.-area sublets for rooms & apartments, all kinds and prices.
Roommate matching services
Easy Roommate "Our favorite" -- CNN
The Roommate Service It's fun to look at the "featured roomies" pictured on their home page. They claim to have the most listings.
Apartment rating services
Home stay and house exchanges
Just Like Home International students and business professionals who come to study and work in the U.S. can live as a member of an American family.
The Invented City International home exchange agency since 1991; $40/yr members exchange houses, apartments, etc. for short and long-term travel
Trading Homes "See the world from the comfort of your own home"; $65/yr membership promises upgraded service and home listings
more home exchange links... courtesy of budgettravel.com
Hotel rooms and B&Bs in D.C.
Aaron Shipman House Bed and Breakfast, 13th and Q. St. NW, Washington, D.C., restored 1887 Victorian house has 6 rooms and a furnished apartment for rent at $90-125/night.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodations Ltd. Private referral service to many accommodations throughout Washington, from $50/night, $850/mo up; some student discounts, depending on location.
Davis Warner Inn, 8114 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park Md., circa 1855 mansion, oldest in this quaint D.C. suburb, rents four of its bedrooms for $75-125/night inc. full breakfast and a teddy bear.
HotelGuide Network for Washington, D.C.
Swann House 1883 Romanesque mansion near Dupont Circle rents nine rooms for $140-295/night. Private garden, fireplaces, jacuzzis, chandeliers, continental breakfast. Foddor's: "Best in D.C."
Tabard Inn, 40-room hotel south of Dupont Circle, D.C. period furnishings, continental breakfast and pass to nearby YMCA included. Well-known restaurant on premises. For rates: 202-785-1277.
Weekend Guide, links to dozens of bed-and-breakfasts in and around D.C., typically in the $100-and-up per night range with some exceptions.
For adventure, budget, and armchair travelers
Accomodations.net "accommodation search engine network" w/200,000 listings worldwide
Adventure Bus / Adventure Planet Bus trips with other adventurers (see also Green Tortoise)
Alternative Routes Share knowledge of "interesting places often not far from home"
Auto Driveaway Deliver someone else's car for them, and see the country
Banana Bungalow Hostel-style hotels in New York, Miami, Hollywood, San Diego, Santa Barbara
Bed and Breakfast Inns of North America, "bed & breakfasts, country inns, romantic getaways, guesthouses, lodges and accommodations" in U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Mexico
Big World.com Independent travel magazine, free e-mail addresses.
Travel-Places and LotsOfPlaces Vast collection of domestic and worldwide travel destinations and info (formerly BudgetTravel.com)
Escape Artist How to be an expatriate: living overseas, A to Z, and e-zines about it.
Experience Paradise.com Basic portal with lists of independent hostels, bed-and-breakfasts, adventure travel tours, and Internet cafes. (Formerly whereisthebeach.com.)
Green Tortoise Youth hostel on wheels; the original adventure bus trip to U.S. and foreign locations, with a band of merry fellow travelers and a big 'ol roof rack on top of the bus.
Hostelz.com, online database of hostels, with contact information and reviews from guests
Hostelweb Official website of Hosteling International
Hostelworld Offers confirmed online secure reservations, now owns Hostels.com, which claims to list "every hostel, everywhere"
Lonely Planet Australian-based guidebook publisher with offices in London, Paris, Oakland offers travel tips, newsletters, more
Pamela Lanier's Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, and Guesthouses International higher-end bed-and-breakfast guide
The Peace Corps "Redefine your world." Go ahead, you know you won't regret it.
Travel Notes Higher-end portal for international travelers, with country profiles, Internet cafe list, etc.
TravelAssist.com "the original Internet directory of bed and breakfasts, inns, and small hotels," U.S. and elsewhere
TripAdvisor.com "10,000,000+ traveler reviews & opinions of hotels, vacations & more" with user-submitted photos, too
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Adam's Inn, 1746 Lanier Place NW, Washington D.C. Bed-and-breakfast with 25 rooms that may be shared, 2006 rates for one, $99-109/night (10% off for non-profits) or $560-630/wk, shared or private bath, TV, Internet, AC. 7 blks to Woodley Park Metro, #42 bus from Dupont Circle.
Allen Lee Hotel, 2224 F Street NW, 202-331-1224, 3 blocks from Foggy Bottom Metro. Hostel-grade residency hotel, in-room phones, TV, A/C, 2006 rates $69-99night w/linens. (Use of building "in transition" as of fall 2006; call for update).
American Guest House, Alexandria and Arlington, Va. B&B style rooms, most w/shared baths, in two big houses near Metro. Families OK, no smoking, drinking, or pets. From $100-200/night inc phone, continental b'fast, parking. Laundry services available.
Andrew's House (Church of the Savior), 2708 Ontario Rd NW, near Woodley Park Metro, 202-483-0799. $25 first night, $15 subsequent nights.
Appalachian House, 622 North Carolina Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20003, bunks $50, rooms $80, hostel style. Maximum two-week stay. Operated by Appalachian State University of North Carolina, others admitted on space available basis.
Attache Properties, short-term fully furnished houses and apartments in Dupont Circle and Logan Circle areas of D.C. From $1,920/mo for a studio, to $3800/mo+ for 3-bedroom, 2.5 baths house with roof deck and parkin (2008 rates). One month minimum stay.
Bradley House, several furnished rooms close to Bethesda's restaurants and the Red Line in a large suburban house, $750-$975,mo plus shared utils.
Bull Moose Bed & Breakfast, 101 5th St., NE, Washington, D.C. 10 rooms, $89-209/night, or $350/week w/continental breakfast, evening sherry, in turn-of-the-century Victorian row house (formerly Capitol Hill Guest House).
A Capitol Place, in Capitol Hill historic district, private 5-room English basement apartment, fully furnished, w/cable TV, DVD, wifi internet, phone, AC. 7 blocks to Metro, shops, cafes, restaurants. $2,250 single / $2,700 double occupancy.
Capitol Hill Stay, Capitol Hill, D.C. Fully furnished apts and carriage houses 1 to 5 blocks from U.S. Capitol, from $2,150 for a studio (2007). Walk to Metros, shops, restaurants. Women, minorities, gay/lesbian encouraged.
Center for Educational Design, 821 Varnum St NE, Washington, D.C. 202-635-7987. 21 beds, $25/person/night, groups of 6+ only. Meals available by arrangement (breakfast $4.50, lunch $6.50, dinner $8). Meeting space $35-50/day.
Center for Student Missions, 5331 Colorado Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 301-386-4953. $55/person/ night includes meals. 40 beds, groups possible
Centro Maria Residence, 650 Jackson St NE, Brookland, Washington, D.C. 202-635-1697. $40 per person w/ breakfast, $50 w/ breakfast & dinner
Columbia Guest House, 2005 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, D.C., 202-265-4006. Hostel-style rooms near Dupont Circle Metro, singles, doubles, shared or private bath, $29-60/night. Students 10% off.
Connecticut-Woodley Guest House, 2647 Woodley Rd, NW, Washington D.C., $60 single w/shared bath, doubles with bath available, near Woodley Park Metro, reservations require credit card, 2-3 weeks notice.
Crystal Quarters, Crystal City, Arlington, Va. Luxury furnished apartments for $2,850-3,100/mo with maid service, full kitchen, phone, laundry, cable TV, pool, indoor parking.
First Trinity Lutheran Church, 4th & E NW (Judiciary Square), 202-737-4859, has 50 floor mattresses, bring your own bedding, kitchen and showers available, $15/night.
Follin Guest House, 6801 Baltimore Blvd. (Route 1), College Park, Md., 301-277-9633. The classic: rooms in brick home on the main drag in collegetown. Shared bath, in-room fridge and TV. 2007 rates: $30-35/night per person, $135/wk; 2 people: $60/night, $250/wk.
Foreign Service Associates, Rosslyn and Arlington, Va. Furnished apartments for foreign service families and GWU, Georgetown students, efficiency $1,395-1,495, 1BR $1,595-2,370/mo. Most apts accept cats.
Gallery Inn, 18th and Florida, Washington D.C., contemporary inn six blocks from Dupont Circle and close to Adams Morgan, 8 rooms at $80-115 a night, all with private baths, TV, private phones.
George Washington University, near the White House in D.C., 202-994-2552. Furnished rooms w/AC, $217-273/wk summer only, 5-week min, for groups or individuals here for "a structured educational purpose."
Grace Lutheran Church, 4300 16th St NW, Washington, D.C. $18/night with linens, $15 without. 70 mattresses, showers and kitchen. 202-726-6014.
Greenbelt Lodge, 32 Lakeside Dr., Greenbelt, Md.
Furnished rooms in newly remodeled guest house on a lakeside park, $695-795/mo. 2 full kitchens, 2 large living areas, wifi cable Internet, in-room TV w/DVD. Metrobus to nearby Greenbelt Metro, UM shuttle to College Park. $100 off for dchousing.net
Hilltop Hostel, (formerly India House Too), 300 Carroll St., Takoma, D.C. Hostel just 50 meters from Takoma Park Metro station, $45/night private room w/shared bath, $22/night for dormitory room with 4-6 people. (2005 rates)
Hostelling International / American Youth Hostels, Washington International AYH Youth Hostel, 1009 11th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 270 beds for travelers w/linens and shared baths, 5 private rooms, $20-30/night plus $25 annual AYH membership.
International Guest House, 1441 Kennedy St. NW, Washington, D.C. 202-726-5808. 12 beds in 5 rms of three-story house in quiet neighborhood, steps from 16th St. bus line. 2007 rates: $35/person per night, $225/wk, children 6-12 half price. Includes breakfast, 9 pm teatime. No guest pets or alcohol.
International Student House, 1825 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. Long-term furnished rooms, singles or doubles w/private or shared baths, $700-855/mo inc inc. b'fast and dinner, 3 blks from Dupont metro.
Kalorama Guest House, 1854 Mintwood Place & 2700 Cathedral Ave., D.C. B&Bs in large Victorian townhouses, $55-135 a night for variety of singles and doubles w/shared or private baths, inc b'fast
Meg's International Guest House, 1315 Euclid St. & 37 Bryant St NW, D.C. 202-232-5837 or 202-462-0284, single $25/night, double $40 inc b'fast, apartment available. Call for monthly rates.
Oakwood Corporate Housing, Alexandria and Falls Church, Va. 800-832-8329. Apartments & rates vary. Samples: 2BR with four people, $1700-2000/mo per person. 1BR for two, $1,155/mo.
Pettyjohn Place, 1126 South Carolina Ave., SE, on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Furnished apartments w/Internet, phone, laundry, $650/wk, $1,650/mo, pets & sharing OK.
The Pilgrimage, 22nd and P St NW, Washington, D.C. 202-387-6615. 40 beds, $25/person/night,
groups of 10+ only, w/kitchen. Near Dupont Circle.
1613 V St., NW, D.C. Fully equipped studio basement apt on quiet street near Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle. $1,500/mo, $500/wk for individual or couple. Satellite TV, DW, separate entrance.
Simpkins Bed & Breakfast & Hostel, 1601 19th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 202-387-1328. No frills lodging for $15-$25/night.
Summit Hills. Silver Spring, Md. Close-in apartment complex near Metro offers 6-9 mo leases in $1,000-1,500/mo range with furniture rental available, cats OK, computer center, pool.
Susan Tripodi's Guest House, 405 2nd St. SE, Washington, D.C. 202-544-4315. About 12 beds, $35/night shared, $45 private.
Takoma Park, Md., apartment by month or week, call Ray at 202-291-8252. 1BR, furnished, w/large living/dining area, on 2nd fl. of private home near Takoma Metro. Premium cable TV, high-speed Internet, off-street parking, new appliances, dishes & linens. $1,350/mo, $400/wk inc utils.
The Washington Center, Northern Va. Furnished apartments for interns in their program, and others if space is available, at $3,250/quarter.
Washington Intern Student Housing, Capitol Hill, D.C. Furnished rooms, apartments, and houses, shared $975-1275/mo per person w/linens, laundry, phone, cable; private $1,400/mo.
Washington International Student Center, Adams-Morgan, D.C. Hostel at 2451 18th Street in nightlife and ethnic restaurant district, $23/night w/shared kitchen, Internet, parking.
Washington Seminar Center, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 4th and Independence St SE, Washington, D.C. 202-547-8118. 50 beds for groups only, $19/person/night, kitchen.
Washington Student Center, 1009 11th Street, NW, D.C. 202-737-2333, hostel-like bunkrooms w/8-12 beds per room, shared bath, $20/night. Downtown location, 29-night maximum stay.
Westlawn Guest House, Falls Church, Va. Furnished rooms in quiet neighborhood, $850-1,050/mo inc private phone, breakfast items, laundry, parking. Metro-accessible, 1-week minimum.
William Penn House, 515 E. Capitol Street, SE, Washington, D.C. $35/night dorm style inc b'fast, no smoking or alcohol, maximum stay 1 month. On Capitol Hill near Eastern Market metro.
The Woodner, 3636 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 202-328-2800, short-term unfurnished and furnished apartments, $770 to $1,120/mo (call for latest rates). On bus line to downtown.
Young Women's Christian Home, 232 2nd Street NW, Capitol Hill, D.C. 202-546-3255, single rooms w/shared bath for women ages 18-34 only, $625/mo inc b'fast and dinner, laundry, common areas. Near Union Station metro.
Furnished room in 3BR house near Takoma Park, $650 + utils
Share 3BR house in Silver Spring/Takoma Park with 2 professional females and a cat, for $650/month plus utilities. Off-street parking, washer and dryer in the house, 15-min. walk to metro. Contact Sue at 301-655-7671 for more info.
Apartment in finished basement near Marlboro Pike, $900 + utils
Finished 1BR apartment in single-family home with pvt entrance. BR, LR, pvt bath, kitchen/dining w stove/oven, fridge, sink, cabinets. Laundry shared with upstairs tenants. Off Marlboro Pike, half-mile from Beltway Exit 11B, nearest Metro is Suitland Rd/Addison Rd/Branch Ave. Walk to Forestville Mall and groceries. $900 a month + share elec. Email Pete.
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