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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would do WOTP for long term reasons. Also, Cap Hill is too isolated for me. If like to have access to Bethesda, SS, and Downtown.[/quote]

I have never heard of anyone thinking of Capitol Hill as isolated.  We have Barracks Row and nearby H Street.  You can walk to Nationals Park,  SE Waterfront/Navy Yard and National Mall/Smithsonian Museums.  Holiday concerts and occasional sledding on the Capitol Grounds.  Child-friendly programs at the Library of Congress.  Arts programs at CHAW.  Ballet at St. Marks.  Skating at Canal Park.  Yards Splash fountain.  Marine Barracks or concerts at Yards Park on summer evenings.  Sports on the Hill.  Capitol Hill Little League.  Bike to the Pirate Ship in Anacostis Park.  Fort Dupont or Ballston for year-round indoor ice skating.  Shopping at Eastern Market or nearby Union Market.  Winter days at tbe Botanic Garden.  Short drive to the National Arboretum and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

Downtown in less than 15 minutes by Blue/Orange/Silver Line.  Ten minutes by car to National Airport or Pentagon City Mall.  Three Target stores within a 15 minute drive, if you don't take advantage of delivery services like Instacart.  We seldom leave the Hill and couldn't think of a good reason to drive to Silver Spring or Bethesda.  To each her own I guess.[/quote]

Agree. Capitol Hill is closer to downtown, so that's silly, and thankfully we have no need to get to Bethesda or Silver Spring. Why would you? If you don't work there or live close by, those are not destinations. [b]The Capitol Hill is isolated argument is oft-repeated[/b] on this site and it really shows a lack of knowledge about DC and the Hill in particular. [/quote]

I agree that the notion of Capitol Hill being "isolated" is ridiculous, it has a ton to offer.  However, this fallacy is repeated just as often as the idea that the NW neighborhoods are boring, far from downtown, not close to anything, cold, etc.  I live along the red line and I can walk to libraries, move theaters, restaurants (granted not the best ones), grocery stores, the zoo, Rock Creek Park, several playgrounds, spray parks, sports fields, farmers markets, swimming pools, and much more.  My kids will also be able to walk to all three of their schools (elementary, middle, high school).  As far as community, I have more neighborhood friends than my sibling who has lived in the same house on the Hill for 10+ years.  We often meet out at local places for drinks, have barbecues with neighbors at our house, etc.

So I really wouldn't make it out "to each his own."  Both neighborhoods just have a different set of advantages (and disadvantages).[/quote]

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