This is a massive house and Ben is very good host with whom I had no problem getting in touch.
The neighborhood is a mix of residents and rental properties, from what we could tell. "No AirBnB signs were posted on the next-door neighbor's house. Other than the uneasy feeling that comes along with participating in gentrification, the surroundings are beautiful and everyone we encountered was friendly and willing to return a "Hello, how are you?" with a smile or a nod.
The location is maybe 15 minutes walking distance from the French Quarter. There are two coffee shops on the block, and a couple sandwich shops nearby as well.
The house fit 7 people comfortably. Three upstairs bedrooms, one downstairs bedrooms, plus a side room, and a bunch of daybeds if you have a larger group and need to bunk up. Overall it was fine and served its purpose, but it's easy to see that this isn't someone's home. This is a rental property which is run as a business -- which isn't a ding in my book -- but it's missing those "homey" touches.
For instance, in one corner of the ground floor we found bags of (I assume clean) linens piled up. Plus the kitchen lacked a supply of drinking glasses for everyone. Nothing too egregious, but I wouldn't call it tidy.
So, a serviceable place to sleep in an excellent location.