We had a great time at Powells Place. Getting there was easy, Powell provided the necessary information, although we never met him. The room was very clean and large enough. As well was the bathroom, which is huge. The room is entered through the backdoor in the little garden behind the house through a pin lock. There is a porch with 2 chairs and a table which is nice for sitting outside if the weather allows it. The room features a comfy bed, two nightstands, a little couch, a table with two chairs, a small fridge and a little capsule coffee machine. Towels were also provided. If necessary, there were extra blankets and a small heater in the cupboard in the bathroom. There were also some plates, forks, spoons etc. there as well as a hairdryer and some other stuff. It was always quiet and we were never disturbed.
The place is located in a quiet neighborhood, about 35 min walking distance to the french quarter if you go down Esplanade Avenue. Within 20 min you can get to the City Park as well as a supermarket located on Esplanade avenue. The next bus stop is also on Esplanade avanue, route 91 is going each hour, sometimes more often, towards the city. The fare is $1.25.
As we had no car and wanted to save the money we walked towards the city and back almost every day, which we didn't mind. Going by bus is also a good decision.
We never felt unsave, although we walked through some questionable neighborhoods. Despite the "bad" reputation of NOLA, we never experienced any uncomfortable situations, people were always very nice to us. But we never walked around long after it got dark, so I can't speak for that.
All in all we had a great time at Powells and would highly recommend staying there if you don't mind the distance to the city centre.