My family and I stayed at Joel’s place for 3 months and this is everything I think would be good for others to know...
Pros- Joel was friendly and helpful with recommending places to eat. The apartment is in a great spot right across the street from Palmer Park that has a playground for small kids. The street cars are also located right across the street. The neighborhood is safe and not too far of a drive from Audubon Park and walking distance to restaurants. There’s a parking spot right in front of the house. They supplied k-cups, starter shampoos, conditioners, makeup wipes and other essentials. What the kitchen did not have they ended up getting so now the kitchen should be fully equipped.
It’s spacious- open floor plan, good location for family, they let us borrow toddler toys and a pack n play. Washer and dryer and dishwasher.
Cons- sometimes it was difficult to get ahold of Joel, could take days or sometimes no response at all. The showers get VERY slippery and no shower mat was given after asking for one a few times. Another con is before we got there we were told the 2nd bedroom would get a dresser. They said they ordered it but later on we found out it wasn’t ordered and they still had to get one. They ended up getting one over a month later. In the meantime there was no where for my 2 boys to put their clothes so they were living out of their suitcases for a while which was tough. Also the master bedroom has closets for storage with 2 small fabric hanging shelves and 20 hangers. For me, my husband, 2 boys and daughter it wasn’t enough storage for us to all split for 3 months. So clothes were left mainly in suitcases and on a chair. Storage for clothing in the master could be improved.
Another thing I wanted to mention and this might not be a con for early risers but if like to sleep in or work nights and sleep days like my husband did (travel nurse) it might not be a good fit for you. It can get loud from their kids playing, this isn’t their fault, small kids get up early and play and thats just the way it is.
2nd heads up is sometimes when it rains the inside can flood from the front door. There is a sub pump right at the door under a metal plate on the ground and it does take care of it but when it does start to rain like this you want to move your car to higher ground. This is just apart of living in New Orleans and it happens everywhere. We didn’t know this before going and got a big shock when it happened. We’ve never seen flash flooding happen so fast like this. It rained a lot during our stay and it flooded like this only once.
Overall I’d recommend Joel’s place and the next person that stays will have just about everything they would need for a long comfortable stay.