Our week long stay in late September at Calvin's place was fantastic in all ways. The apartment is beautiful, clean, full of light, and has everything you need. We were able to prepare several meals in the kitchen, which was well appointed. The laundry facilities were appreciated, especially with the hot fall weather we had! The architectural style of the apartment were awesome…typical N.O. floor to ceiling windows that you throw open to walk out onto the iron balcony overlooking Magazine Street. We usually had coffee outside every morning, and delicious naps on the sofas in the afternoons. We were very comfortable in this apartment.
The location was excellent. Magazine Street has great restaurants and bars, and lots of fun shops. We rented bikes for the week we were there, from the bike place down the street (A Musing Bikes), and from the apartment we were able to bike to all areas of the city during the day: City Park, the zoo, the Riverbed bike trail, the mansions of the Garden District, the Quarter, etc. We even took our bikes on the ferry to Algiers and rode the trail on the levee there, which look us along the river and through the train freight yards, the oil tanks, and under the bridge. Great views of the barges and tugs going up and down the river!. In the evenings we grabbed a Lyft to go to Frenchmen St (about $9 plus tip) for music and to various other parts of the city.
Calvin was quick to respond to our inquiries, although we didn’t have to contact him much, as the place was so well put together.
One activity I would highly recommend: buy the app on your phone ($8) for the Absinthe Tour of the French Quarter and do the tour one evening. It gives you focus in the Quarter beyond the Bourbon Street craziness, leads you to great bars, and is super interesting. Be prepared to drink though!
We had a blast at Calvin’s and in New Orleans, and I would recommend it highly. We would love to return, especially with another couple, to relax at Calvin’s and enjoy all that New Orleans has to offer.