First of all: We weren't required to do any housekeeping! :-o It was really nice to not have to worry about starting a load of laundry and taking out the trash before checkout! Great, prompt communication from the owner. Highly recommended customer service-wise!
This is perfect if you want to stay in a real New Orleans-style house - one room wide, four rooms long, hardwood floors, high ceilings, transom windows, a fireplace in every room. There were ravens everywhere outside! The big wine glasses perfectly fit in the cup-holders in the chairs on the front porch, and the railing is the perfect distance to put your feet up and enjoy the night! Eat at Heard Dat. I got the gumbo with grilled cheese, and it was a religious experience. There's an excellent coffee shop around the corner called CR Coffee where you can pick up a copy of the Gambit. There's all kinds of shops and restaurants within walking distance or a short drive away, and a bike rental somewhere around there. We saw lots of people on bicycles, one of them was playing Blue Monday by New Order, I love it. We will be back!
Advice: If you drive, drive slow because some of the side-streets in Touro are TORN UP and you can't really see if anybody is coming when you have to cross an intersection. I just make right turns and head straight to Louisiana Ave and get to where I need to go from there - there's more visual clearance at intersections, stoplights, and room to do U-turns. Important: G o o g l e maps doesn't know that many of those streets are one-way, so you have to look for the signs before following any GPS directions.