The apartment is very cute and clean and has everything you need for a few days in New Orleans. The location is very close to the point on Magazine Street where all of the restaurants and shops begin. Upon check-in, our host was very quick to respond to any questions we had. If not for a few major issues, this would have been a very good experience.
Problems:
- You should know that this apartment is a short half-block away from a bar, Tracey’s, where loud patrons may congregate outside until well after midnight. On our first night in the apartment, they were very loud. Luckily we had earplugs and Lunesta.
- The door lock does stick, so sometimes it takes a few attempts to get in. Also, there is a visible gap around the door lock (you can see outside from inside through the gap), which was a bit disconcerting.
- There were workers in the apartment above us late on the first night (loud banging, lots of walking around). We informed the host, and he apologized and assured us they would not be coming back for the rest of the visit. However, they did come back again the next day to work, and they came back over the weekend (less loud that last time, but you could still hear them walking around).
- On our final night, we returned to the apartment at 2am to find that the code to the lock was no longer working. We were unable to reach the host via the app or by calling directly. Luckily we called friends who took us in. The next morning I tried the host a few times via the app and via phone. He finally called back after 9am (we were concerned because we had a 1pm flight). It turns out that he had programmed the code to reset at the wrong time. However, I do have to say that he was apologetic and promptly (within minutes) refunded that last night. I did very much appreciate that.