Allan's place incarnate the best thing about Airbnb. Even more, as it's a small cottage he built himself in his backyard, so we have complete intimacy, without stealing a flat that local people could actually live in.
The neighbourhood is really nice and quiet with nice coffees restaurants etc, yet not too far from anywhere cool in the city.
The place is well arranged, confortable and cozy, with features added like a small boom box for music, coffee machine, table, fridge, and decorated with posters from past local events, objects, etc.
On top of that, Allan is a big fan of music, he hosts a radio show at the local radio station (WWOZ), so he knows (almost?) every musician in town, he can give some good cues for concerts, places to eat and fun things to do in NOLA that's not only "tourist oriented" (ex. forget about Bourbon st!)
Highly recommended to anyone that want to visit the city for the dazzling cultural experience it can get you.