Columbia Plaza

All appliances were brand new. Bathroom and kitchen were pristine— nothing fancy, but definitely worth the value. The maintenance crew works incredibly quickly responding to any issues you may have. WiFi was very easy to set up because they have a dedicated Comcast representative. Hot and cold water work great. Water pressure is great. The ONLY problem I have with the place is the elevators run extremely slow. Very small price to pay for the great location and service.

It’s very clean and nice and reasonably priced. Close to campus. But not really any restaurants or nightlife around.

Close to campus. Affordable and spacious

one of the closest places to GW MBA program and the studios in the ambassador building are large than all other studios in the city from what i have seen so far.

I enjoyed the stay here.

Ok priced rent for DC. Apartment is fairly large. No complaints on space in room, bathroom, or common area. Looks somewhat run down on outside, always something wrong with the elevators, no laundry in unit, and fidgety AC/Heat. Also, no pets allowed. Not much to do in the area in terms of dining, entertainment, or nightlife. Usually have to travel to somewhere else.

I personally do not recommend, but near silver line so easy commute.

This was a very good deal. They allow quite a lot of people in the apartment and it is quite spacious, which I needed. Management is sometimes frustrating, but not a huge issue. I would recommend if you are looking for cheap accommodation. Some units have roach problems, I heard.

The building isn't bad. Not great, but not bad. The apartment itself is pretty nice. I got one that was just renovated so I'm not sure what the others are like, but all the fixtures in the bathroom were new. Most of the appliances were new or like new. The apartment is pretty spacious, but the view over the plaza is ugly and mildly depressing.

Maintenance is 50/50. Sometimes nobody ever responds when you put in a maintenance request. Sometimes they respond within minutes. When they do come they're usually pretty nice. I've never had any problems with mice or bugs or anything like that.

Regarding amenities, the gym is pretty nice. The text and email notifications when you get a package are nice.

The biggest issue with this place is the price. I know DC is an expensive city, but the price for these apartments still feels too high.

Oh, and this place feels really safe, which is nice.

I’ve lived here for about three years. It’s an older building so there are problems with things like dust and mold. We have had one incident with a mouse and one with some bugs but maintenance was very good about taking care of both of those issues and we haven’t had problems since. I will say, this apartment is bigger than most of the parents priced similarly. I have friends who live in the same area and are paying more than I pay (I pay half the rent displayed) for a shoebox studio. The gym is not huge but it’s sufficient. Maintenance comes same day or next day generally if you call. All packages go to the desk so there’s no worries about them being stolen. Laudry is unfortunately in the basement not the unit. You also only get heat in the winter and air in the summer which can be a struggle if you have warmer or colder days before you switch over. However with any apartment you’re going to have problems and I obviously haven’t felt the need to move yet so I’d recommend this apartment complex. There are five different buildings, check out the floor plans in every building because they do differ.