This home exceeded my expectations in some ways and sorely missed them in others.
The good - This is a beautiful old home with lots of charm, in an excellent location for walking back from Mardi Gras festivities. We were so grateful to have short trips home after long days out. The courtyard is gorgeous and the location and charm really is fantastic.
The expected - It's loud outside. We absolutely expected this and came prepared, but yes, it's a bit rowdy at night during February. Bring ear plugs!
It's got some old-home quirks and it's a bit small. Doors are difficult to open, floors are squeaky, counters are uneven, etc. Adds to the charm, but may be annoying to some.
The disappointing - It's an old place so we didn't have luxurious expectations, but we all felt that a bit more could have been done to make it a stand-out accommodation. We were given 4 towels for our 6-person stay and there were no extra blankets that we could find.
The place is also quite drafty and the weather proofing needs to be replaced on the windows. It was windy in New Orleans the weekend we were there and we could feel the breeze with windows closed at times. I know it's old, but solutions exist and would add to guests' comfort.
The bad: Several tiles in the bathroom are broken and have sharp edges - I recommend you keep shoes on to go into the bathroom and use caution when exiting the shower. We almost had two near-misses where I and another guest nearly cut our feet on a popped-up tile shard.
The bathroom door knob is broken (stripped threading) and falls off constantly. The bathroom door is very hard to open because it scrapes the floor, and then the door knob falls off! Our group was woken up in the night by a falling door knob a few times.
Overall, not a -bad- stay, but it felt like there were just a few things that could easily make it so much better, especially for the price. I would consider staying here again if some updates were made.