This place was... okay. I'm a little baffled by the really high ratings, to be honest. The converted carriage house is a charming concept, and the old brick and wood are lovely, but it was not a great experience. As a disclaimer, we did book on short notice, so maybe it was just that the host didn't have time to take care of things he otherwise would have dealt with.
When we got in, the apartment smelled like gas. We ended up turning the gas off at the stove because the smell was so bad. There was also a thick layer of dust on the dining room table, chairs, and other surfaces. The floor was a bit grimy, too. The bed was fine, though the bedspread felt a little dusty as well. The bathtub wasn't bad for apparently being 100+ years old, but the curtain surrounding it was kind of... slimy. That might not have been a problem except that the curtain entirely surrounds you when you're showering, so you can barely move an inch without running up against it. Also, the water never got hot, even when on full blast for several minutes. I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, as it's possible that turning the gas off at the stove caused this (so it would be our fault), but the water from the sink still got hot so I just don't know.
I'll be clear, we weren't miserable or anything. It was comfortable enough, the box air conditioners did their job so the place was a cool refuge from the Louisiana heat. We were only there for two nights so we just showered once. And having lived in old houses, I know that dust and grime has a way of just appearing no matter how well you clean. But a quick dusting and occasional changing of the shower curtain liner would have gone a long way to making this a genuinely good stay as opposed to a place to crash.