The home is exactly as shown, both beautiful and comfortable. It was big enough for us to enjoy some alone time as needed and to easily have a few guests to dinner during our two week stay. The neighborhood was just fine, we walked everywhere, day and night, (albeit, sober) without ever feeling unsafe. Street parking was also easy peasy whenever we needed it. And we found the neighbors to be wonderfully friendly, including the kids at the high school.
Of course the house is non-smoking, but if you have smokers in your group, the outside front porch is lovely -- as is the small balcony off the red master bedroom -- for those who don't want to stand in the street in their PJ's, (or suffer the rain) just to enjoy an adult pleasure. That was a big plus for our group.
Given that we were there just before Mardi Gras, the H. S. band practice was both loud and long (about 3 hrs. each time, 3 days a week) but other places we've stayed have provided either music, or earplugs and sound machines for city sleeping, that probably would've helped here.
There are apples and nuggets to leave for Oscar which we rolled into the back yard and left for him to find. Oscar is now 15 years old - which makes him about 85 in human years - which is to say he has bum hips and doesn't suffer fools well. I'm sure Nancy is too nice a person to say so, but if you're lucky enough to see him struggle to the front yard don't take that as an invitation to pet him, or call him like a dog, or treat him like a storybook pig. Just roll him another apple or nugget and let him be. He'd hang around the yard listening to us talk on the porch and that seemed to be enough for him. At his age and infirmity it's a short walk between cloying affection and aggravation.
I know Elizabeth's gets all the press and is a fun breakfast venue but Polly's is choice for the locals. The shrimp and grits with bloody mary sauce would make your Mama cry and the Art Center across the street is fabulous.