The location of this property is on the Canal Street streetcar line with a stop within the same block, convenient for travel into mid-city/French quarter (where you can also pick up other streetcar lines) or to the cemeteries (going the other direction). The streetcar ride into the French Quarter area takes about 15 minutes.
The neighborhood is quiet, charming and has several good casual restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance. The property is an old, large home that I suspect was carved into small efficiency units quite some time ago and is now operated as an AirBnB. While the neighborhood itself is charming, there was nothing "charming" about the unit (or even the overall property) contrary to the description in the listing.
"Newly renovated" apparently means slapping paint on the walls and providing the bare minimum of amenities, and I use that term loosely. It was nothing more than a room - in the basement - with a coffee maker, dorm-sized fridge, microwave, a few coffee cups and a roll of paper towels. The "toiletries and bathroom essentials" from the listing consisted of a set of towels for each person (no washcloths), travel size shampoo and body wash, bar soap, no hair dryer. While the bed linens, towels and the room itself were clean, there was mud or some other sort of dirt splattered on a large portion of the wall behind the toilet.
When we arrived at the room, the keypad code we had been given didn't work. I called the contact number (I assume Hosteeva), they immediately reset a new code remotely that they texted me. We then noticed that the cheap hollow-core door was cracked around the keypad and also didn't fit tightly in the frame at the bottom. It was flimsy enough that it could easily be kicked in. Had I been staying there alone and not with my husband, I would have felt uncomfortable.
I communicated with Hosteeva a few more times to inquire as to whether there was a secure place for storing our luggage before the check-in time (4 pm) and check-out (a ridiculous 10 am) - there isn't - and to ask about the possibility of early check-in and late check-out. They were prompt and professional in answering.
My husband and I have stayed in several AirBnB's and prefer that over hotels based upon those experiences (we like to be part of the neighborhood), we aren't overly-picky and frankly are willing to forgive a lot but this was pretty bottom-of-the barrel. As it turns out, for our particular stay, the booking prices were the same as a decent hotel less than a 5-minute walk from the French Quarter and provided absolutely no value over a hotel. Pricing is totally out of line with what you get, or rather, what you don't get.