Pros: The host was great.
The neighbourhood was safe. 20 min walk to the French Quarter (during Marti Gras the canal street trolley doesn't run when there is a parade).
Some small snacks, bottled water and shampoo set us up for success upon our late arrival
Cons: It was a shotgun house without us expecting it to be. Shotgun houses are cool but we just were not expecting it. The internet didn't work. We were told to use the neighbours and could successfully do so in the front 2 ruooms of the house. This meant often going through the bedrooms of sleeping friends to get internet.
The kitchen sink is tiny and the faucet is agressive. It difficult to do dishes and impossible to do them without getting water all over your feet. This caused us to put off doing dishes and a messier than usual kitchen. Lastly, the whole place seemed like it was cleaned but not kept up. Ex: The chairs were all wobbly due to loose screws in them, of the lightbulbs in the front room half needed replacement.