Ben was an awesome host; we communicated only by email and text, but he was very responsive, easy-going, and accommodating (he kindly let us keep our bags at the house after check-out time because we had an evening flight). The apartment was clean and very well appointed with household supplies like an iron, hair dryer, tons of fluffy towels and pillows, Brita water filter, and basic toiletries (among other things), as well as a Roku, all of which we felt were a really nice touch and made the stay even more convenient and comfortable. The neighborhood is well-located for everything we wanted to do for our long weekend stay, and about 7-10 minute/$6-7 taxi/uber ride away from the French Quarter, and a pleasant 20 minute walk to the quarter during the day. We were told by some taxi drivers that the neighborhood isn't safe to walk around at night, but we had no problems walking around during the day (everyone we met in the neighborhood was actually super friendly, and the area has a lot of historic charm) and getting an Uber at night. I'd definitely stay there again.