The good: Great location close to Bourbon Street, but far enough away to be quiet and peaceful. Host was extremely responsive, helpful and easy to work with. They sent us an iron over when we asked about the unit having one (found a board, but no iron). Easy building access right off the street and a quick elevator ride up to the unit. The space itself was nice and had large windows that let in lots of sunlight. Kitchen had everything needed and nice seating area.
The bad: upon first entering the unit we found a handful of wet paper towels and some packaging trash. Not a huge deal, but the cleaning definitely left a bit to be desired. Towels were in the dryer, again minor, but would’ve given a better first impression if they were folded and put away. But the real issues came within a couple hours of checkout. At 9:30 on our last day, 1.5 hours prior to checkout, we heard the lock activate and someone enter the room. We hollered and they quickly apologized and left, but had we been in the shower/not been as aware, this could’ve been even more shocking. The host said this was a maintenance technician that came too early. Then immediately before checkout some wall art fell which startled us once again.
Overall it was a large private condo in a great location with lots of potential. More attention to cleaning and ensuring no one enters the unit during guest stays without prior notice would greatly improve the experience.