First time user's to AirBNB, and we were pretty satisfied with our stay at Arianna's place. We didn't get the chance to meet Arianna since we only stayed one night, but her roommate Desiree was very pleasant and helpful. We inquired about, booked, and arrived at our home away from home in less than an hour, so Arianna is very quick with replying and communication. As others said, the spiral staircase to the loft is definitely tight and difficult to get luggage upstairs. The shared bathroom, was our only other concern. The shower had quite a bit of discoloration but it ended up just being stains. Some of the tiles in the flooring were coming up so it could possibly scratch/cut someone's foot. The house is a very old house and has lots of character. It's not comparable to a 4 or 5 star hotel, but it's only a couple blocks from the French quarter and parking was free ($35 with most hotels in N.O.)
We never had to take our car to get anywhere so that was awesome.