Alligator Alley is a sweet place with the various alligator representations, and especially all the wonderful JazzFest posters (joyful). There are several sitting areas including a shared outside space but also a front deck that to access you need to lift up a tall window- this was fun to do! The location is good, about a six-minute walk to the World War 2 museum or the Ogden Museum, a very good restaurant , Mai's Arepas is near. If you drive, you can always find a parking spot within a block if not in front. The laundry room is downstairs with the super-duper water machine but I don't mind New Orleans tap water. Although there is construction in the area, Alligator Alley never felt noisy to me. TV options are excellent so if you want to spend a morning catching up on shows or watch a movie inside, you could. In that case, you could opt to cook a meal. My stay was very nice and part of the reason was Alligator Alley. The top stair to the apartment has a little nub that you might take notice of as not to stumble. It's a very nice place but no actual alligators. Steven provides some helpful, nice and not obvious tips that are certainly worth checking out. My son and I enjoyed our stay.