Our hosts Meg and Garrett were very nice and accommodating, especially given our weird travel schedule. We spent two nights in their place, which is located in a rapidly-gentrifying central New Orleans neighborhood. The apartment itself isn't fancy but it does have a lot of funky local touches and a great bookshelf. The beds were pretty comfortable but the bedrooms themselves were cold, the floors creaky, the doors squeaky. It's an old house, and the apartment feels kind of like a place you would have rented in college or when you were in your early 20s. If you're coming in for Jazz Fest or Mardi Gras, and you're not expecting luxury, it should be perfect.

One note of warning: The bedroom I stayed in fronts a studio apartment, which they also rent out. On the first night, I had to sit up for a while listening to my "neighbor" engage in loud and aggressive sex. Not pleasant, though I guess it added to the bohemian vibe.