I absolutely loved my nearly two-week stay in New Orleans and Kathleen's apartment. I was there partly for work (a conference) and partly for pleasure. I had a colleague stay with me first, later my sister joined me for Easter weekend, and then I was by myself for a few days: there was definitely plenty of space for us and we could have easily had one or two more people stay there too. The place looks even better and more spacious live than in the photos - the ceilings are really high and there's lots of wonderful artwork on the walls! The back bedroom is very quiet and both beds (incl. the sofa bed) very comfortable and BIG. Kathleen left some things to eat, like eggs and pop tarts and a couple of beers, which I much appreciated when arriving late at night. The kitchen had everything you'd need, and the bathroom had lots of towels and shampoo and things to use. I loved the back patio and hung out there a lot working on my laptop, listening to birds singing. The bench in front of the house is also a fun place to hang, you have to compete with an adorable black cat for the spot though.

I used one of the bikes quite a bit and can much recommend biking, NOLA is an easy city to get around like that. One day my sister took the other bike and we had an amazing ride around Bywater. The neighborhood is super cute, friendly and laid back, easy walk from the French Quarter, really close to Frenchmen Street and lots of good restaurants and bars in every direction. We had many brunches at the Cake Cafe across the street, it was yummy. Kathleen's restaurant Horn's is also a really great breakfast/lunch place close by, and well Frenchmen has lots of stuff but there are also some nice places on Franklin Avenue, such as the Franklin.

Kathleen was very easy to communicate with and friendly, everything went as smoothly as humanly possible. My luggage got left behind when I arrived and she helped me with that. Honestly, I wish I could have just stayed forever! If - or when - I come to NOLA again, I would stay here again in a heartbeat, in fact I will miss it.