Staying at Erich’s place was a treat! We love the city and architecture and food and friendliness of NOLA. We especially appreciated coming back after a long (HOT) day to a clean-clean place, and a kitchen for snacks and drinks. We love all the details put in the renovation and keeping the feel of the place. The bed was very comfy and towels plush as noted in other reviews. Kitchen is top notch and fully stocked with nice pans and dishes (not crappy cast offs like some places we’ve been to). I love check ins with the digital code and key pad. It was basically a double secure system between the hall door and the unit door.. If you get groceries, go to Dryades and see this cool place.
Re the neighborhood- when the cab brings you in, don’t freak out - ours went through some less than nice looking streets- just get there, look at a map in the top right kitchen drawer next to stove to find St. Charles and see that you can walk over to food and streetcar. As far as walking- hubby and I felt safe always together. However I will say that In evenings we preferring going over 1 block and using Martin Luther King to go between the house and St Charles because it is better lit and more populated. We recommend getting the Jazzy pass for the sreeet car and buses- you can literally get everywhere you want to go and get in good sightseeing.