We loved staying in Lisa's beautiful home in the Treme! It is a lovingly restored shotgun house, with tons of personality, funky artistic touches, and fantastic book collection! The house is very old, so some of the bathroom/kitchen appliances are a bit quirky, but they get the ob done. :) It is truly a unique find, and feels like living in a real home instead of a generic hotel.

The house is very spacious -- there were four of us there, but we could have fit several more comfortably. It was also great to find a dog-friendly place.

The neighborhood is much more interesting than the Quarter, in my opinion -- wandering around there we found many adorable recently restored houses, great places to eat, and of course: music! The Quarter itself is a short walk away, and the drive from the airport was only about 10-15min.

Unfortunately we didn't get to meet Lisa, but she was lovely over e-mail, very genial, and quick to respond. Her neighbors left us the key in the back room (which is accessibly by code), so getting into the apartment was no problem even though Lisa wasn't there.