My friends and I stayed here for Mardi Gras, and after reading the reviews posted here, I feel like it's important that people considering booking a place like this are not misled.
After booking this airbnb, I got the address, and after a quick Google search I was somewhat concerned about the safety of myself and my friends, as it seemed like an area where gang violence is somewhat of a normal occurrence. So shortly before our stay, I messaged Chrystal and asked about the safety of the area, and she assured me none of her guests ever had problems walking to and from the area, day or night. The location is indeed a close distance from the French Quarter and pretty convenient (10 min walk), but if you are staying in this area, you are risking your safety.
On the second night of our stay, 2 of my friends heard 5-6 gunshots closeby to the airbnb, while walking back home, around 1130pm. The rest of our stay went by fine, until our last night.
After I had just finished writing a personal message to Chrystal about how satisfied we were with our stay, we heard several loud gunshots around 645pm. There had been a shooting about 100 feet up the street from our airbnb. An 18 yr old girl was murdered and a 16 year old boy was sent to the hospital in critical condition.
Chrystal was a great host especially in terms of communication and general helpfulness, and the actual airbnb comes as described, but make no mistake, if you choose to stay here, you are risking your safety.