All I can stay is .......fantastic.

We arrived early and telephoned Lauren to ask if we could park our car in the bay, so that we could go off and explore until our check in time. We were told that not only could we park the car, but that the apartment was ready and we could move in. This gave us several more hours to spend in NOLA.

The studio apartment is very well equipped, with everything you need right down to the smallest detail. The kitchen was completely stocked with microwave, toaster, pots, pans, cutlery and crockery. It has a huge family sized refrigerator, we had everything we needed.

I wanted to bring the washer and drier home with me! Both are large and very quick.

My daughter has very long thick hair and showers are always an issue, but this one was brilliant. It was over a large bathtub, which appeared to be a spa/whirlpool, but we didn't have time to use it.

There is a beautiful glass dining room table and chairs.

The TV projected onto the wall and could be seen from every corner of the room (not that we watched much).

It has lots of storage and hanging space too, which is unusual.

It was very clean, spacious and the towels and bedding provided sumptuous.

It is just a short 5 block walk to St Charles Avenue and a nice walk to the French Quarter. It felt like a very safe neighbourhood.

We had a lovely stay and when we come back to NOLA, we will certainly try to book it again.