If you are looking for the real New Orleans, and not just the tourist version, and you want to be a short walk to where the locals go to eat and listen to live music, and you want to save money yet still be able to walk to Bourbon street and everything else people visit New Orleans for, this is the perfect spot. Charley was always available and so generous to let us arrive a day early to avoid a storm. Charleena let us in and gave us our bearings, advising us where to eat and how to get to the music on Frenchman street, right around the corner (The Spotted Cat jazz bar a 5 minute walk,never found this when I visited years ago). We ate at Melbas, another local joint open 24 hours right up the street. We got to see a parade on a Friday noontime right on our corner, all the school bands and more....we would have missed had we been anywhere else . We were able to walk to Jackson square and Bourbon every day. The other great thing is the space to sit around the living room....so much room to sit and socialize. We appreciated the coffee and spices and hot sauce! Also, the grocery store and Walgreens right near us really was great when some of us came down with the flu...we were able to make homemade chicken soup and some herbal healing tea with herbs bought from a local herb shop down the street. The space is bigger than it appears and there were lots of clean towels, with nice hot showers which we loved. Like all authentic New Orleans homes, some things are older, the sidewalks are crooked, the doors may creak, so if you want a fancy hotel feeling with all the frills this may not be your style, but if you want to really experience New Orleans, be in the best location with the best music and food literally right down the street, you will love it. And Charley and Charleena truly care, which is rare to find in this day and age.