I came down to New Orleans for a week with a friend and stayed at Jessica's place. She has a lovely apartment, fully equiped, in a typical NOLA house located in the lower garden district. You can really feel at home there and live like locals. This neibourghood is quiet, charming, with lots of fine dining, friendly café, bars, and shopping. Jessica has a long list of suggestions for restaurants. Every suggestion we tried met our expectations and was exactly as she said. Try Le Citron Bistro, such a cute place! Transport to French Quartiers and other central locations is very convinient. We took the bus (just a few blocks from the house) or tramway most of the time. It proves that you don't need to stay in the French quartiers to enjoy New Orleans! Communicating with Jessica was very easy, she answers texts really quickly, and even though we didn't meet in person, I felt I was staying at a friend's house!