There were pros and cons to this listing. See the list below:
pros:
•The property staff are all very friendly and polite.
•The location is very central -- close to the streetcar, restaurants, and the French Quarter
•The beds are comfortable
•The outdoor courtyard is nice
•The kitchen is pretty functional (although definitely not set up for 10, see below)
•the shower heads and water pressure were really nice
cons:
•The specific neighborhood is not the safest. We were told there have been robberies, so don't go out late alone or with a lot of stuff.
•Although the house technically can sleep 10, it isn't really set up for 10 people in a lot of ways. For example, It's also almost impossible to fit 10 people into the tiny "living room"/"dining room” area. The living room couch also doubles as one of the beds.
•-Kitchen is poorly equipped. No colander for rinsing vegetables. No cutting boards. No grater. Not enough plates. Very small refrigeration. Etc. Not suitable for a large group of people who plan to cook, rather than eat out in New Orleans very night.
•The bedrooms are extremely small. In some of them, there is a suitcase stand which is the only place to put your stuff, and in some of the bedrooms there isn't even that. It is very, very tight.
•There are just lots of things that don't work very well. Here are a few examples: a lot of the lights have dimmer switches but not a dimmer bulb, so they are awkward to work with. The windows are old and won't stay propped open. One of the hooks on the back of the bathroom door is broken off. Etc., etc.
•The lighting is mostly fluorescent and there's not a lot of it. Most of the rooms don't have a bedside table or lamp.
•-There is no smoke ventilation in the kitchen. Stove has an exhaust fan that does not vent anywhere.
•-The space is a fire trap. There is only one means of egress for people on the second floor in the event of a fire.
•-The WiFi never worked at all. We stayed there for a week and asked about it on the first day. They restarted the router, which didn't fix it, and then nothing else ever happened. When we asked again, they said they were working on it. When we checked out seven days later, we still had never gotten any WiFi.
•-Two light bulbs were out when we got there.
•-The last few times we tried to call them, the line was busy and there’s no way to leave a message.
•-When we rented the space it was not clear that the rooms are on two levels.