This is a delightful shotgun house in the Bywater area - so central to everything; very safe and gentrified, post Katrina. Susan and David have done an impeccable job renovating the property - and the furnishings are beautiful. It is a small but perfect getaway for a couple or a single person, but I was ignorant of the 'shotgun' layout - meaning there is no hallway separating the rooms - so you enter the living room and have to walk through the bedroom to get to the kitchen and bathroom at the back of the house. There is absolutely no privacy. Pocket doors can close off the bedroom from the front living room - but anyone sleeping on the sofa bed in the living room would have to walk through the bedroom to access the bathroom. (A family with 2 small children could maybe make it work, but 4 adults in that space would be a serious challenge.)
Susan and David live in the adjoining shotgun house which is fantastically convenient as they are always on hand if you are in need of any help. They are great ambassadors of the spirit of New Orleans - a wonderfully warm, generous couple and I am very happy to have known them - and experienced their incredible city.