Catherine's place in Mid-City was the best place we could have chosen for our first trip to New Orleans. We took the E2 bus from the airport to the hostel, which was 5 minutes from the bus stop! (Remember your singles, bus fare is $2 and does not give change.) We also took it back and noticed that the bus is usually running late, but it will be there! To get to to the French Quarter and another other touristy location, you walk a few blocks east to the street car on Canal Street ($1.25 fare and will give change but in the form of a card you can only use to pay for the streetcar.) We took Uber 2x during our stay, once because we were coming home after 11 pm and another time because we needed to be somewhere quickly The street car is reliable and cheap but slow. Uber was around $15, I think.
We stayed in the room with the two twin beds and added a mattress on the floor. Everything was very comfortable and clean. There was plenty of room for us to store our close in drawers and the closet (hangers provided). Catherine is really considerate -- the bathroom had a hair dryer, cotton swabs, shampoo & conditioner, soap, Listerine, etc. We were also given very nice sized towels and a bath mat for use. There may be other guests in the house while you are there, but with 1.5 bathrooms I never had a problem. It was nice meeting everyone else as well. The kitchen is well stocked with coffee and tea, with plenty of dishes, mugs, and silverware for use. Dishwasher run once a day. There is also so much information in the kitchen about where to eat by neighborhood and type of food. Catherine also updates the whiteboard with live music events going on that day -- I've noticed that she usually points one or two out as the "must go's."
I would definitely stay here again. Catherine went above and beyond for us a few times, too. For example, my friend ran out of singles for the bus. Very happy I chose this place.