I have to say I’m only grading the experience, because Meg seems lovely and very responsive
Our brief stay coincided with a massive heat wave. When we arrived the temperature inside the unit was 83º (the thermostat was set to 66º). After waiting a bit to see if would cool down any, we phoned the property manager, who implied I had set the thermostat too low (which, 1. I didn’t set it, and 2. what does that even mean)
The temperature for the duration of our stay remained extremely uncomfortable and borderline uninhabitable. I messaged with Meg who said the AC was only rated to cool off outside temps of 95º or lower but this didn’t seem to be accurate, as the temperature inside did not get appreciably lower even after the temperature outside had dropped considerably
The coolest the inside ever got was 77º and that was in the middle of the night. The highest temperature we saw inside was 83º. This absolutely crushed our energy levels; no one wanted to go outside and do anything, knowing we wouldn’t have any relief from the heat once we got back. We actually ended up taking brief breaks from the heat in the little grocery store across the street
I thought it was maybe a “hey, you came to NOLA in June, what do you expect” type of thing, but everyone we talked to, from our Uber driver, to the cashier at the little store across the street, from the most seasoned local to the greenest transplant, said that an interior temperature of 83º was too hot
Meg graciously offered a $150 refund, but it wasn’t about the money; it would have been atrocious heat even if it cost $0
For context, we stayed at an Airbnb in Memphis just before coming to NOLA, during the same heat wave, and our host was so concerned that we might be even SLIGHTLY uncomfortable (we weren’t) that he had his handyman come and install two portable AC units for the bedrooms
Other than the heat, the property is lovely; the location is spectacular and as advertised. Meg seems wonderful. I have to be honest though: we had a really bad time. I wouldn’t stay here again, not in summer anyway