Pleasant neighborhood; just over a block from St Charles Street (stores and trolley), and for me about a 25 minute walk (on Magazine goes past several coffee shops/cafes) to/from the Convention Center. Neighborhood was quiet except for occasional traffic noise, and seemed safe enough. Room was OK (bed comfortable, room air conditioner works, balcony really just a flat roof with patio furniture, but usable) except for an initial problem that it hadn't been cleaned after the previous guests and before my 10 pm arrival. Owner and manager were not on site but manager and housekeeper arrived within a half hour to clean the room and provide clean linens, etc., but still this was a rocky start. Three things guest should know: (1) you'll need a flashlight and fairly good eyesight and a bit of force to open the lockbox when you arrive; (2) if you find a pile of folded sheets under slightly damp towels on the chair when you arrive, this doesn't mean you are supposed to make your own bed with linens that were inadequately dried but rather that the unit wasn't cleaned after the last user and (3) the shower faucet was installed backwards, so in order to get hot water, turn the knob just slightly (to "C") and wait two or three minutes (it is a long way from the hot water heater) for the water to warm up. If you turn it to "H", it will never warm up.