What a warm welcome to the city.
Great art / lots of personality to the place, perfect location, thoughtful host, and amazingly fast responses.
We stayed 1 week, and appreciated that this spot is an easy walk to Magazine Street and the St Charles Street trolley line (recommend the day pass). We also walked to the French Quarter. The area is nice -- during the daytime people out walking will say hello, and streets are pretty well lit at night. Patio is nice on warm days, and Breaux mart several blocks away has wine and groceries.
Nice touches: Michael has restaurant recommendations and some great books about the area, so it was nice to learn more about the city while we were there.
Special considerations: Apartment is a walkup and has an old-fashioned bathtub (high up), so I wouldn't recommend for older people who might slip or trip. The lock box also didn't want to shut one day, but Michael responded immediately and the tumbler-reset button fixed that easily. Would probably not recommend for kids, as they'd have problems keeping their hands off all the art.