There was a miscommunication between us and another group. We were both inadvertently sent to the same location. When we got to the listing there was other people's stuff everywhere. As the host was out of the country, it took us a while to get ahold of her. It was a truly honest mistake and mix-up, which she was super responsive to after the fact. She ended up sending us to the other guests' location, which was much nicer and sent us a bottle of wine, so all was well in the end. But, it was pretty crummy to start off our vacation in sheer panic, and calling friends in the area to see if we could crash on their couches. For the amount, we paid, it was a rough way to start the vacation. The bottle of wine was a nice gesture to make it up to us, but still.
The place we had initially booked was marketed as a charming spot close to the french quarter. Which is theoretically true, but the building was nested next to a sketchy Bodega and other run down spots. When we arrived there was a group of people drinking next to the stoop and it was really noisy. After we ended up switching to a different spot, I was a little concerned about the safety of the guests who took our spots as they were young women. For the price we paid, the area was definitely sketchier than marketed.