Furnished in DC

Terrible. Deceptive. Rude. Out to Nickle-​and-​dime you.
I chose this option over a corporate rental. Biiiig mistake.
Zero customer service. Every single issue was ignored, and after multiple contacts, the owners told me to contact the building. I’m upset I didn’t check Unilocal,first.
With all the options available in DC, you will be sorry if you choose this company.

I rented 2 different studios in the Bethesda area from Jan until May 2015. I went into one studio in Jan as I needed something ASAP, however I wanted a place that I could have my dog. Stephanie was able to get me into another larger studio opening up 28 days later, transferring my contract without further charges so I could have my dog with me. Both studios were well kept, much better than an efficiency hotel, which made needing short term living feel like I was still truly living in the city in my own condo. Both buildings (Rivera and Fairmont) are very well kept, safe, nice neighbors and super super convenient to the metro.
I have read the other emails, as yes, this is a business, and a business is out to make money. They are strict in their rules/​contract, but I do not feel I was taken advantage of either. For the price in a Bethesda market and having the convenience of having a place completely move in ready, furnished, parking, utilities all in one– this was a steal.
I would strongly recommend them for those who need a month or more fully furnished lease in Bethesda area. Prices are fair and the places are great live in ready!

This was my first time living in DC and thanks to Stephanie I got a great apartment without having to view it. My first comment on seeing it… it looked exactly like the pictures. It was very neat and clean. I would recommend
to anyone!

If you have ever seen Les Miserable, these are the modern day version of the inn keepers that raised young Cosette. They believe they are nice, and perhaps even doing you a great favor, but they will squeeze every last penny they can out of you, by any means, ethical or not.
Briefly, this is a family (father/​daughter) run company which does short term rentals of furnished apartments that they own in River Place, a large multi-​building apartment complex. (They have other locations, but I am familiar only with River Place.) I rented an apartment from them last spring for my daughter that was offered a last minute student internship in D.C. We looked at a number of places, so comparatively, these places are nice. It’s a safe neighborhood, etc.
My first issue: In the 24 hours it took me to print, sign, scan and email back the contract, Stephanie claims someone else, «came into the office and snatched up the apartment» Did she phone me and say, «Hey I have someone here in the office that wants that apartment, are you going to take it or not?» No, her curt response? «Contracts are not final until signed.» Fair enough. But unfortunately, Stephanie would not honor the dates of the contract either. Our alternatives were to take another apartment from them that was available 2 weeks earlier than we needed it, or travel back to D.C. the week before Christmas to look elsewhere. This company’s policy is, «that is when it is available, take it (on that date) or leave it.’» So we took it.
Second issue: The lease for the next apartment had a large CONFIDENTAL written diagonally across the pages, with instructions not to show the lease to the building management. Apparently each building is managed separately, and this building does not allow short term rentals. Their solution around this inconvenience? Ask the tenant not to let the management see the lease. I rejected that contract and was offered a similar apartment in another building, for the same dates, that does allow short term rentals.
Third issue: Though their website prominently advertises the wonderful fitness center, it was closed for SCHEDULED renovations for 4 months. When I complained, Stephanie told me, again curtly, that this was not under their control. Again, fair enough, but wouldn’t a scrupulous company say, «Sorry for the inconvenience, please take $ 25 off the rent until it reopens.’» Not them.
Fourth issue: The apartment is advertised as coming with internet access. Well, that meant 1 hard wired connection in the bedroom. I had to buy a wifi router and install at my expense. To be fair, I did subtract the cost of the router from the rent. When they complained, I offered to leave it installed when my daughter left.
Final issue: Unfortunately my daughter did not get a summer internship in D.C., so after renting from them for 5 months, I gave them 3 weeks notice that we would not be renewing the lease for the following month. Stephanie’s response, «Contractually, you must give us 4 weeks notice, so you are responsible for the entire months rent.» I should have learned by now that no one is going to get a break from these folks. I asked if I could use the security deposit against the last month, and received a threatening email back saying basically, «don’t even think about it, we will prosecute to the full extent of the law, you will get bad credit, etc., etc.» Ok, ok, lighten up… I was just asking. So in the end, I paid a total of 3 weeks rent for an empty apartment.
Despite the fact that they should not have advertised that the apartment came with a fitness center, and they should not ask tenants to knowingly break the building rules, I gave them 2 stars instead of 1 because they did give me my full security deposit back, and the apartment was quite nice — exactly as the photo of it showed.
My advice to anyone considering renting from them… look around first. There are a number of private people and companies that rent furnished apartments in River Place. Some are pretty bad — landlords take advantage of students from Georgetown — but some are really nice. And they are all in the same price range.
My advice to The Fredericks… stop treating every renter like they are out to cheat you. Try being nice to people every once in a while and maybe your tenants will not be trying to get out of your apartments as soon as they can. They might even recommend you to other people, so you won’t have so many vacancies. Oh, and maybe be a little flexible on the dates. Most people don’t want to spend money renting an apartment for time they will not be living in it.

Here are some observations after renting from this place.
1. I think they have more apartments to rent than they show; they try to create the impression of scarcity when there is no scarcity.
2. They interpret everything their way; for example they want to come in and do maintenance on «your clock» rather than in-​between rentals.
3. The Rosslyn apartments are hot, the fire alarm goes off frequently (false alarms), the smell from cooking in other apartments is prevalent.
4. Customer service is nonexistent. They may expect you to do your own setup of services, rather than making sure everything (TV, internet, etc.) is set up when you arrive. I never met anyone from «furnished in DC» in the whole time I rented from them.
5. Having said all this, the location is nice and the price is ok (not a super deal, but not a total rip-​off, other than the «cleaning fee» and «registration fee» and «laundry card» fee).
6. I have not yet left so I hope I get my deposit back, as I’ve been meticulous with the place.

Very deceptive owners, even people working at the front desk of buildings where they rent know that. First thing I was told when I moved in and went down to the front desk to register was that I was going to regret renting from them, and sure the person who said that was right. Regret renting from them BIG TIME. Very overpriced for what you get, you can find something much better for the same price if you look a little harder. Its easy to settle for these guys when you’re looking for a place because they advertise their units everywhere but trust me the few extra hours you spend looking for something else or the few extra bucks you pay somewhere else will definitely be worth it. There is a $ 165 «cleaning fee» but they still ask you to basically scrub the place before you leave otherwise they will deduct more from your deposit. Dial-​in like speed internet connection provided by the building (what they call in the ads high speed wifi connection) then they tell you if you want faster speeds then you have to get your own internet, their answer to my complaint was «we promised an internet connection and you got one, we didnt promise any specific speed». So if you dont mind a connection that takes 25 minutes to upload a 90 kb document then this is the place for you. The gym was closed for renovations the entire time I was there (2 months) and they wouldnt refund some of my money since I had to go to a gym outside where I had to pay, even though they say in their ads that gym access is included in the rent. How they get around this is by deceptively wording the contract to relieve them of any liabilities, but they dont have a problem claiming all those amenities in their ads or on their website.
Oh, and they make you pay for the last day of the rent as if you were sleeping there and then ask you to vacate by 11 AM on that day!!!
Bottom line, like the commenter before me said: stay faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away and go find somewhere else, there are even 3+ stars hotels in DC that are cheaper than this place… this place would not even get a 1 star if it was a hotel.

stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy farrrrawayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! this place is fraudulent

Curt emails, deceptive pricing, and mediocre accommodations. Overall, the apartment in Roslyn Virginia was acceptable, but the old adage «you get what you pay for» applies. The «kitchen» was barely large enough to fit the fridge (the door did not swing open more than a few inches before hitting a wall).
Photos showed a view of the Washington Monument, but in reality it was more of a view of a large parking lot with the Monument barely visible.
The $ 165.00 redecorating fee is not included in the sticker price, and is barely legible on the lease agreement.
Next time I need a furnished rental, I’ll pay an extra $ 600-​$ 1000 to a business that doesn’t try tricking their clients.

Great rental! I used their location in Bethesda just after I gave birth as my mom came to stay with us but we only have 1 bedroom condo. The apartment was very clean with all amenities. Their Bethesda location is great, 5 minutes to the red line metro and many restaurants. The studio was equipped with linens, towels and kitchen utensils, all that mom needed was her suitcase. It was an all inclusive price with cable, internet and parking (hard to find in Bethesda).
The check-​in/​out process was very easy and the lease is flexible (min 30 days but you don’t have to do all month after that, we did 45 days). I would use their services again!