I stayed for a week in the studio with two friends and we had a wonderful time.

The apartment is indeed private, closed from the rest of the house, and spacious, with cooking, dining, and sleeping/sitting areas in a studio layout. We had breakfasts and sometimes lunches at home. Enjoyed watching one of their Harry Potter DVDs on a big television set, enjoyed playing games on the wide dining tables. One good bed and two comfortable futons. Clean bathroom (of course). Opens on large backyard with pool and cute rabbit in the hutch.

Though we generally kept to ourselves during our stay, April greeted us when we arrived and oriented us to the city and neighborhood. This is a lovely residential section on the north side of town. Within close jogging distance are the city's largest park, the Lake Pontchartrain waterfront, canalside trails, a decent grocery store, an excellent bakery. We visited without a car and found Uber economical and convenient for getting downtown, at $10 and 15 minutes to destinations in the French Quarter and most other neighborhoods in the city center. Nearby bus lines also worked well for us on occasion, though they ran infrequently enough that we preferred Uber when traveling together.

Terrific location and value for our base camp. Any of us would gladly return.