This three bedroom apartment in the Central Business District is great for groups and centrally located with easy access to Bourbon Street and the surrounding areas (10 mins to Bourbon or less). Apartment looks exactly as pictured and was a bit bigger than I expected! Check in was super easy as you are able to check in yourself with a code that is provided beforehand. The apartment is spacious (even for 8 people) and well decorated/clean with lots of seating which is great. It's bright and airy with great natural light. It has all of the kitchen amenities you would need for a stay (Coffee maker, utensils, cups etc.) and I loved that there were ceiling fans and sound machines in the bedrooms. Sonder was also extremely responsive via the app and i would recommend contacting them there rather than via AirBnb.
I would have to agree with the other reviews that the walls are very thin and you can hear every single sound from the street and the hallway but it was not an issue for our group for the most part as we were out a lot of the time. But full disclosure you can actually hear people's conversations at full volume from the street. Important to note if you are traveling with children/looking for a quieter stay. Did not really bother us though.
My biggest complaint and the reason for giving 3 stars is due to the fact that the keypad to our building did not work for majority of the trip. There were multiple times throughout the 4 night stay where we would be standing outside for upwards of 30 minutes, having each member of our party try the code, hoping that someone had the magic touch (eventually we would get in). It was extremely stressful each time we returned to the apartment as it was very cold and sometimes very late at night. There is no backup option for gaining access to the building so you have no choice but to reach out to Sonder. They were very responsive and would send someone out to come check on it as soon as they could but it never really solved the issue/they never really gave us a solve, they would just let us in. One time they said they sent someone out to replace the batteries which we thought would help but it did not and I am not sure if anyone even came. For what it's worth, they were extremely apologetic and understanding but it is important to note that we had this problem for most of the trip.
All in all, for the price and location, I would recommend this property for groups and hopefully the issue with the door can be resolved. I just had to be honest about our experience.