Great location at reasonable price
Location : The building's location is the USP of this place. Since this is located in downtown area, you will find homeless people loitering around but at no point we felt unsafe entering/exiting the building. Except the hallway that takes you to the elevators, rest of the building looks pretty new from the inside.
Room : We booked a non balcony room and got assigned a room on 5th floor. Even though the room was right next to the elevators we never had any noise issues. All rooms have keypad for entering (which means no need to carry/maintain keys). Room has a fully functional kitchen with all amenities as listed which is more than enough if you just want to get your own groceries and cook. The wifi in our room was pretty strong with 300+ Mbps D/L and 50 Mbps U/L speeds. Also our room only had one window in the corner near the bed which only gave a partial view of the sky. However there is a separate listing with rooms with a balcony facing canal street but i presume they would be MUCH more noisier than ours. Overall this is is a very good option for a staycation if you are working remotely.
Tips for NOLA:
1. Parking in the heart of NOLA (French quarters & central business district) is either very difficult or very expensive so try not have a car.
2. If you aren't planning on getting a car, then download the New Orleans RTA app Le Pass and get a 1/2/3 day Jazzy Pass depending on the length of your stay. It gives you unlimited rides on streetcars & buses. Even the 202 Airport Express bus is included in this.
3. Summer months are gonna be really hot & muggy possibly dotted with thunderstorms so try avoid June - July - Aug - Sep. We went sep mid and had to get into a store every 15mins to cool down.
4. Cafe Beignet > Cafe Du Monde. Frenchmen Street > Bourbon Street. nuff said
5. Roads in French quarters are narrow, ridden with potholes and almost always stink with stagnant water lying around. So carry a mask in case it gets too much to handle.