This was my third trip to New Orleans. I have stayed in the Marigny and the Bywater area each time. This was by far the best location out of all three trips. We stayed for 8 days at Stephen's place. While we did eat out a lot and also ordered in (mostly from Verti Marte - Free Delivery and LOVE the food here), we utilzed the kitchen for the microwave, sink, and fridge. We pretty much had everything we needed should we have wanted to cook there. We did use the air conditioner and the heater a few times. Both worked great. I use Tmobile cell service and my friend who was vacationing with me uses Sprint. We had great coverage in the apartment and the WiFi worked great. I was happy there was an area to hang up all of our clothes (including a dresser for storage) so we didn't have to live out of a suitcase. We loved the access of the washer and dryer. It was a perk to not have to go to a laundry mat. Greg was a great host! I had a few questions pop up during the middle of our trip and he responded very quickly. The last night of our stay I contacted him late at night because I tripped the circuit breaker and we had no power in the apartment. He responded immediately and even called to help out. Thank you so much!!!! My friend and I felt very secure and safe in the apartment. We walked everyday to the French Quarter, Frenchman Street, and the local restaurants. We felt the neighborhood was safe and we had a great time.