Derek's delightful aerie—with its tiny secure courtyard, wrap-around balcony, and hip interior that contained ~all~ the amenities—was the perfect pit stop for this road-weary traveler who spent her short stay there reading in the sun-warmed corner of the gallery after gorging on beignets and wandering the Marigny, the nearby French Quarter, and Bywater. It was a five-star respite~!