This would be a great place for someone who wants to be away from the noise of the French Quarter but still not too far out. I walked back and forth from the convention center, maybe 20 minutes. It was a bit dodgy getting under the freeway (blocked sidewalk and lack of good crosswalks) but I never saw anything that made me feel unsafe, even late at night. Uber was around $7 and 5-10 minutes to the convention center.