If you're looking for a taste of Southern Hospitality, looking for a home away from home, and wanting a more authentic stay than what a hotel can offer - we highly recommend staying with Ms. Juanita!! We arrived to a charming home from the 1800 only two blocks from St. Charles Avenue with Ms. Juanita there to greet us and help us check in (we visited only weeks after Hurricane Ida, and her home was still under minor repair from the storm). She made sure to talk to us about her COVID safety procedures (bleaching and washing pillows, blankets, etc.) as well as giving us a tour of where supplies were. When people say she leaves a "stocked fridge" they aren't joking - she had 3 types of coffee, powdered creamer and half-and-half, grits and pancake mix, biscuit dough, 3 dozen farm fresh eggs, milk, bacon, hummus, apples, onions, etc etc. The list just goes on! She then apologized for NOT HAVING MORE FOR US but because of the storm has had to throw out food and start over. Ms. Juanita is a 81 year old fire cracker who opened her home and her heart to us for the week.
Now note for those considering this location to stay - I would not advise this location if you are looking to go out drinking and come home late at night. Ms. Juanita (and other locals) did warn us about the potential crime (although we were met with nothing but smiles and friendliness from neighbors) but we weren't "out all night" type people. We made sure to either come back during daylight or (when were were out after dark) take an Uber/Lyft back to the house. The location is just steps from the Streetcar and a number of bus routes (highly recommend getting a Jazzy Pass while you're here) so we never felt too far away from any of the action. But this is a big city and being street smart helps.
We do hope to get back to New Orleans someday and hope that Ms. Juanita's is available when we do.