We had a wonderful time in Nola and Georgia was a warm and welcoming hostess who supplied us with insights into the area and gave us tips on local venues and areas to explore.

The house was as described clean and bright it met our needs perfectly, we cooked breakfast everyday before heading out.
We shared accommodations with our son who was celebrating his 30th birthday and his girl friend, we took the bedroom.
The accommodations were comfortable and sharing the bathroom was never an issue in spite of my wife worrying it might be.
Late at night we sat in the kitchen and shared a bottle of wine a few beers, played cards, listened to the local radio station and talked into the wee hours.

We live in Toronto our son and his girlfriend in Vancouver, we had not seen them for awhile and thought N'Orleans a good middle point to meet and celebrate. Our son had not been there for 15 years when I took him for a March break father and son week.

We spent 5 days there and walked into the Quarter each morning about 20 minutes to reach the French Market. On the way we passed and stopped at Coffee shops / cafe, small bars and restaurants frequented more by locals then tourists.
The Quarter is more real at this end and far more interesting to walk and we never felt threatened in this area.
The bar and music scene is far more vibrant on Frenchmen St compared to Bourbon and I did not notice slushy stores or Big Ass beers there. My son and his girlfriend are musicians who work in the industry and they were very pleased with the location and the area's offerings.
We walked home most nights up Spanish as late as 11:00pm and the streets were quite with just locals or other tourists heading to their homes no rowdies or lurking characters.
Late one evening we took a cab back from the River walk and it was $12.00 which included a $2.00 surcharge for 4 passengers so very reasonable.

We have stayed in small hotels in the French quarter twice before once for 10 days, twice in high end hotels on the edge of Canal street and the River walk and once at a B&B up by Lake Pontchartrain so we are familiar with Nola's offerings.
We enjoyed Maison Marais and it fit our needs better then any of these others options for this trip.
We would use Georgia's services again without hesitation and recommend this location to those who enjoy venturing to area's less traveled.