The good: The location is good. Very walkable to downtown, Bourbon st, local shops and attractions. The checkin process was easy and painless. There is a security guard working the front desk at all times and the front doors lock at a certain time of night requiring a code, so it does feel safe. The host was very communicative at first.
The bad: The pictures make the apartment seem bigger than it is in real life. The furniture is a little run down (the bed is very creaky, and you can tell the couch is older just by looking at the fabric). The place wasn't the cleanest and a few of the amenities were not working; the beside lamp didn't work, the table didn't have a top and the lamp was just balanced on some cross bars (this is mentioned in some of the other reviews from 2019 that I wish I had read more closely before booking). The coffee maker was not usable; the pot was too big for the maker and it was a struggle to get it in and out which would be dangerous when filled with coffee. It appeared like there was mold around the vents in the apartment. Ultimately I chose to end my stay here early and stay at a hotel instead.