While we did not meet Ben, he was always very responsive and helpful. Checking in and out of the property was very easy. We chose this property as all the options to us in the French Quarters were prohibitively expensive ($400-500/night) during the weekend we visited. I would say that the house (not free standing; looks like it was a house that was subdivided into two units) has everything that you need and the pictures are representative of what you should expect.

However, the two main issues we had which I think we completely under-appreciated by us was 1) noise - walls of the house are incredibly thin so you can easily hear cars driving by on the immediate street as well as "sportier" cars along neighboring streets and freeway. During Friday and Saturday, we heard sirens almost every hour while we were in the house (including late at night). This brings me to 2) safety - we did not feel safe. We found out that the house is situated in the ghettos where low income earners from the French Quarter resided. We were also told the house is just a few blocks away from the projects. The "prep" school across the house is sketchy as well - take this for what it is, but when we arrived at the property we had a group of kids taunting us while we were sitting in the car getting ready to go to our next stop. Every time we took an Uber (we walked to the French Quarters only once...), we were lectured about how bad the area was, that no one should ever walk alone at night in the area, how we had to be careful and how we must be constantly aware of our surroundings - mind you some of these tips were also directed at the French Quarter. While we felt somewhat safe in the house, we briskly went to and from our car/Uber whenever we were leaving or coming from the house. Another point I would make (this is our fault as we did not map things out before we got to the city) is that the house is far from the main bar area of the French Quarters. It probably took us a solid 25-30 mins to walk to there from the house. Normally I wouldn't care about walking, but again the immediate area around the house is sketchy. All in all, I would say that the host was great and the inside of the house is acceptable, but do NOT underestimate the area. I would never stay here with my girlfriend.