What a great location-I've been to New Orleans twice before and this was by far my favorite spot I've stayed in. The hosts were very welcoming, there was music playing on the stereo for us even though we arrived well after hours, around 1 am. There were yogurt and snack bars in the kitchen, which my daughter dug into-Thank You! We all met the next day, including their two dogs. When we needed new bathroom towels or paper towels, toilet paper. etc, Connie was at the door with whatever we needed, we just communicated by email. One night/early morning one of their dogs was barking, the next day I spoke to Connie about it, and it was taken care of, I rested well again after that. They were very responsive, which was great. I've stayed in a place where the host never really communicated, and it wasn't so easy the home and to enjoy my vacation.
We were in the best location for walking where ever we wanted to go, without tiring ourselves out. Plenty to see and do near by, many places to eat etc. We went to the aquarium, the zoo, on a plantation tour, and on a paddle boat tour on the Mississippi, as well as to a few parades and street parties-we were busy and we did almost everything we wanted. We left at a strange time as well, and we were able to store our bags in the host's own home and retrieve them on the way to the airport-SO helpful and nice-we were able to have an extra 5 hours in the city sightseeing before our flight! Thank you both!!