Our family of four adults was in town for a wedding and a little sightseeing, and Derek’s place met our needs. The essentials were all there: comfortable beds in separate rooms, reliable air conditioning, a comfortable area in which to relax together, and a reliable hot shower. There’s also a kitchen, which we did not use.
The location was good for us: a short, easy walk to St. Charles Avenue and a slightly longer walk to Magazine St. We found transportation easy for our needs, with bars and restaurants nearby, as well as the street car on St. Charles, and plenty of Uber drivers in the area. The neighborhood was good, and we felt secure inside, with a code-operated deadbolt on the door.
We met Derek by chance as he was working on a project outdoors one day and found him friendly and engaging. His residence doesn’t have high-end trimmings, but it was spacious and clean. The layout is like many in the area, long and narrow. Because it’s the downstairs area of a home, there isn’t a lot of natural light inside, and while I would have preferred brighter artificial lighting inside, it was adequate.
There were a couple of quirks but nothing serious. For example, figuring out how to turn on the lights in the bathroom took a minute. And there’s a door step in the kitchen/dining area that can stub unwary toes.