This was by far the worst air bnb check in experience i've ever had. 1st - we arrive outside with two other irritated parties. everyone is calling the staff and no one can get an answer. we were knocking, trying the gate codes, etc and didn't hear anything. host was about 5 minutes late for a pretty late check in (4 pm). I would think if you won't allow early check in without spending hundreds of dollars, you should at least be on time to let in your guests. We finally enter the compound through a staff member who just tells us to wait in the courtyard on the host Michael. In the courtyard there are construction workers and construction going on everywhere. It seemed like we walked into a working construction site. Michael arrives and assures us there will be no more construction after 430. We along with the other groups, are held outside and made to listen to host tell us about the history of the property.. which was posted on the listing... did i mention it was august in new orleans? Once in our unit, the AC was broken / out of batteries. We were SO HOT. Finally got it fixed, and then the host makes us seem unreasonable for being unhappy and tells us we can leave & go elsewhere (nice touch). I should have listened to my gut on this one... i tried to cancel months out but couldn't get my money back so I just kept the booking. I've stayed at plenty of other air bnbs in new orleans and in the quarter for cheaper and nicer. Don't waste your money, it's way too expensive for all the issues we encountered.