​My girlfriend and I stayed in Brian Seeger's place for 4 nights over the past Memorial Day weekend. Brian sure knows how to make a great first impression! We were welcomed into an exceptionally clean apartment with a couple of bottles of local beer, hummus, cookies, and a long list of recommendations for things to do around town over the long weekend. All of his recommendations sounded fantastic, and we did a couple of the things from the list and had a wonderful time. Brian also left a book filled with answers to all of the questions we might have, which was a great resource when it came to grocery stores, public transportation, cab information, and even food delivery. Although he was out of town for 2 out of the 4 days we were there, he was always available by phone, with a quick response time. He also checked in every morning to make sure we had everything we needed.
The apartment is in a great shape, on a wonderfully quiet local block in a great area of the city. Just a short -and beautiful!- walk to City Park (no more than 5 mins), and only 30 minutes to FQ by streetcar, under 10 minutes in a cab. The ride to and from the airport is quick also, and we suggest you use United Cabs if you can. Those cab drivers were very knowledgeable and reliable. Many even provided us with their cellphone numbers in case we needed a car to get around town during our visit.
New Orleans was a fantastic experience, and it was made even better and easier by having the ever-reliable Brian as our host. Not only was Brian a fantastic host, but he is also an incredible musician, and we recommend you pick his brain about the best music venues around town, and even try to hear him play!
We are already discussing our next visit to NOLA and will absolutely stay with Brian again.