Eccentric Eckington Basement Guest Suite for Mid-Term Rentals

• When making an inquiry or submitting a request to book, please tell us: - a little about what brings you to town (or your reasons for booking) - where you are traveling from - who will be staying with you (including any service animals/ESAs so that we can discuss possible challenges/issues) - approximately what time you plan to arrive. After requesting to stay, you will receive an automated message highlighting important details about the property that are described in the listing but often over looked or missed. Guests must provide the above information and respond acknowledging the highlights in the automated message. • All overnight guests must read and sign a booking agreement with ID verification. • For stays longer than 20 nights or those with service animals, bi-weekly cleanings are included in the rate and are not optional. Guests are responsible for day-to-day upkeep and laundering towels but our cleaner(s) will come once every ~10-14 days at a mutually convenient time (usually while you're out for the day) to perform a full housekeeping service and swap bed linens with fresh ones. You can also request more frequent housekeeping services at their standard rate. For reservations with pets at pet-friendly properties, the pet fee is charged per cleaning. • We provide a starter kit of consumables (toilet paper, coffee, sugar, toiletries, etc...). Guests are responsible for replenishing them as needed for use during their stay. • Booking terms of 90 or fewer nights are automatically charged DC's 15.95% transient lodging tax. Booking terms of 91 or greater nights are exempt from transient lodging tax. • A credit/debit card processing fee is automatically added to the total when booking directly. Payments made by Venmo or PayPal friends & family will receive a 3% discount. • A $1000 security deposit is automatically included in your invoice, is processed as a hold on the credit/debit card provided, and will automatically be released 15 days after checkout unless a claim against it is warranted (details in booking agreement). If you opt for the 3% discount by paying by Venmo or PayPal friends and family, the security deposit will be collected through Venmo or PayPal and returned, minus allowable deductions, generally within a week but no more than 45 days of vacating the unit, as required by DC law. • Undisclosed third party bookings are not permitted. The guest booking must be the guest staying. If you are booking for a colleague, employee/employer, staff member, etc.., and will be financially responsible for the cost of the reservation, both staying guest and payor must complete the booking agreement. • No parties, events, or gatherings. • Firearms and guns of any kind, real or imitation, are NOT permitted on premise for any length of time, regardless of legal status, registration, or the handlers profession. • No pets. • Guests are not permitted to have unauthorized overnight visitors. Daytime visitors may not exceed 3 guests total occupancy without prior consent from hosts. • Number of guests listed in reservation must be accurate prior to checkin. • We reserve the right to refuse, decline, or cancel bookings by guests who are local to the DMV. • The booking guest must be at least 25 years of age. • Guests must notify us if they feel ill or are diagnosed/test positive for the novel coronavirus or other communicable illness • In accordance with DC's noise ordinance, noise levels must be kept under 55 decibels (the level of a normal conversation) between the hours of 11pm and 7am seven days a week. If I must respond to a noise complaint by a neighbor, the owner, other guests, or by law enforcement, you may be fined and your group removed from the premises. • Guests may not alter, tamper with, or manually override the timer for the patio lights or extend their operation beyond the pre-set shut off time. • Back yard/garden etiquette: The under-deck patio is for the exclusive use of guests in the basement guest suite. The upper deck is for the private use of the upstairs occupant, unless you are invited to join them. The greater back yard is shared. Be sure to clean up after yourself and be respectful of your neighbors (both fellow guests and those on either side of our property) • DC consistently makes it to the top of every list published for worst cities in the country for mosquitoes and bugs because it is built in wetlands and marshland, is surrounded by water, and presents the perfect combination of hot weather and high humidity. We make every effort to minimize their impact on our guests and proactively treat the grounds but we cannot guarantee a pest-free experience, particularly in the warmer months when the entirety of DC deals with high numbers of mosquitoes and flies. Mosquitoes, flies, and outdoor bugs are part of DC living and cannot be completely avoided or eradicated. Guests should keep doors and windows closed when not in use to prevent outdoor pests from entering the house. We provide a flyswatter to address those that manage to slip past those efforts. The presence of pests does not constitute or warrant a refund. Guests must notify us if an infestation (defined as the presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease; the state of being invaded or overrun by pests) INSIDE the unit and allow a reasonable amount of time and access to the unit to address them. • Vaping and smoking tobacco or marijuana are NOT permitted inside the house. Guests who violate this policy will be fined (see House Rules). Guests may smoke in the back yard but must ash and dispose of their fully extinguished smoking waste in the provided ashtrays (NEVER on the ground, in the garden beds, or flicked over the fence) and empty the ashtrays in the outdoor bins out front at the end of their stay. In the District of Columbia, if you are over 21 years of age, you are legally allowed to smoke on private property, carry up to 2oz of cannabis on your person, and gift or donate (buying and selling is still illegal, as is smoking in public). That being said, please be considerate of the neighbors, the owner, and other guests. • Be sure to clean up after yourself and be respectful of our neighbors. Any extra charges incurred from the cleaning staff will be deducted from your security deposit. • No glitter or confetti. • No beer pong • Guests may not remove the protective mattress and pillow encasements. These are for everyone's health and safety. • If you leave an item at the house upon your departure, we would be happy to mail it back to you for the cost of shipping plus an additional $10 fee. • Disclosure: we have exterior front and rear facing Nest motion and noise sensing cameras with recording capabilities. Our house rules have come about out in response to past issues so we hope you can understand and appreciate their intent. First and foremost, we want our guests to enjoy the space and their time with us. The vast majority of our guests conduct themselves respectfully and with consideration of Francesco's home. Unfortunately, we continue to see a subset of guests whose behaviors are problematic and the house rules are in place to provide clarity and structure when dealing with these situations. Penalties: In person warning for noise complaint - $70/visit Unresolved noise complaint/removal from property - $500 Unauthorized parties - $500 Unauthorized guests - $75/person Pets on premises - $150 Smoking inside - actual cost to mitigate smoke damage, including loss of income Unauthorized late checkout - $50/hour In person visit for failure to vacate the property - $75 Unauthorized luggage storage - $200/24-hour period - luggage will be considered abandoned after 24 hours with no contact from guest. Lockout - $50/visit Lost Keys - actual cost of re-keying the lock and replacing spare keys Missing Metro Cards - $10/ea