Erin's place is super clean and neat - tasteful antique furniture and the bathroom is in top shape. Provides you with a mini-bar with water and beverages, snacks, and chips! Bathroom also has great full-size toiletries. Bed is comfy and the sheets are soft. There is a cute cat who likes to sit outside on the patio. As my friend put it, "I've stayed in hotels much worse than this."

Tip for NOLA first-timers: cab companies can be unreliable. We called 2 companies and neither of them showed up, so for the rest of the trip we ended up just walking from Erin's place to Canal St and hailing one on the street when we had to be somewhere specific (wedding, friend's party, etc). And sometimes we'd grab the personal number of our cab to ask him to pick us up. If you want to go to the French Quarter, taking the street car is very easy. In general Erin's house is in a quiet neighborhood.

The room has its own exterior entrance for easy access without disturbing the hosts, and it's separated by a door from the rest of the house that stays locked. My only complaint is that sometimes you can hear noise from the rest of the house, as I was trying to catch up on some work one morning, but otherwise it is very quiet and peaceful. Overall a great stay.