Penelope's place was great!! First off, Penelope is very responsive. She took less than an hour to respond to my questions. There was a key code to enter the house which she sent prior to arrival and there is a lock box on each door with a key to the room inside. The House was Extremely clean and beautifully finished. Plus the location was perfect. It was a block outside the French Quarter so it was an easy 10 to 15 minute walk to everything. We stayed in the Bienville room which had an attached private bath. There was a shared kitchen and living area with TV that we did not use but we did eat a dinner on the back porch deck one evening that was very pleasant. There appeared to be two other rooms on the same floor (first) that used a shared bath that was next to our room. Plus there was at least one room on the second floor. Because of this you could hear people moving around a bit. It is in a neighborhood so you also could hear loud street noise once in awhile but for the most part it was quiet. In the two nights we stayed I am not sure I heard anything after 10 pm so if you plan to be in early like us it was the perfect stay. Also if you are driving there was parking on the street in front of the house. I had no problem finding a spot close by. I would recommend Penelope's place and I would stay there again.