I would like to start off by saying that Mary is a very gracious host and is very attentive. Mary attended to all of our questions and was very quick to fix a small issue we had. She was great! The home is a great size for the price. With all that being said, this neighborhood is not safe and is most certainly not suited for walking and waiting for buses. The home itself was well decorated and nice, though in need of some repair (and new mattresses), but the neighborhood is dangerous. The home is fairly well removed from the Bywater and is closer to some of the roughest NOLA neighborhoods. I don't fault our gracious host for this, I fault ourselves for not having researched the area enough before staying. There were moments where our safety felt in peril, so much so that some of our planned activities had to be changed so that we didn't find ourselves in compromising positions. I have traveled a lot to various large cities and I've stayed in NOLA multiple times and I am aware that in any large city there may be times when one feels uncertain...but this neighborhood feels constantly uncertain. Luckily, everything turned out okay and Mary is a lovely host, however, I would use extreme caution staying in this home if you will not be bringing your own vehicle.