Lovely comfortable apartment in a newly remodeled home in a neighborhood in the middle of gentrification so, some homes are nice, a lot a bit run down so a taste of the non-tourist area. There is a nice food market with multiple food offerings from all over the world a few blocks away and a healing center for art, massage and a food coop and voodoo store. Also a special cemetery up the street. New Orleans is not that safe, so you should plan to take taxis at night if you want to go in and out of that area to go to the French quarter where all the action is. It is about an extra $10 dollars each way (or about) with regular taxi. You can walk to the French quarter in an half hour during the day. We lost weight in spite of eating well from all the walking. Check crime maps to figure out what is happening in the different areas so you can decide what you can handle. Having a car could be a liability with car break ins, quite frequent. The apartment has super duper security, so once you are home, you have a courtyard with fountain, and you are safe there.