We arrived in New Orleans, LA, on May 23rd in the late afternoon.

As mentioned, Lisa's home is located in a quiet area about twenty minutes about one hour and twenty minutes from Louis Armstrong International Airport and twenty minutes from the French Quarter. More to the point, there is a bus stop nearby.
At night, you will see very few people in the area. (Some will think it is sketchy, others desolate; a matter of perception.) In addition, the streets should be more lighted.

As to the private room, in order to access it, we had to take a way alongside the house. A part of the way is not done up, so when it is rainy, you have to walk in the mud. It was sorted and clean, except for the blanket, which displayed a white stain on the upper side...
The bathroom was clean.

Furthermore, our host let us two bikes with lockers. The French Quarter being located about twenty minutes by walk from her house, it was an appreciable initiative. She also provided us with a fridge full of soda cans along with filtered water. In the steamy weather of New Orleans, that counts.

Overall, Lisa's efforts make it up for a part of the drawbacks we could notice.