This was my first time using Airbnb, so needless to say I had a few concerns before taking my friends across the US to a place we had never been before. Needless to say, with the help of Dane, there was no need to worry.
At first my fear was that our plane flight was getting in too late so we wouldn't be able to meet up to get the keys. Dane took care of this by meeting up with not me, but one of my friends who was staying with us for the weekend, and giving him the keys and showing him the place so that no matter how late we go in, we were already taken care of. A lot of places in my mind would only give the keys to the main person, but Dane was great enough to meet with my friend and make sure we were all set - and a good thing too as it was VERY late by the time we arrived the first night!
My second worry was even though the description said there were 5 beds that there would not be. Sure enough, not only were there 5 beds, but they were all spread out so everyone had a great little spot for themselves. The couches were extremely comfortable too so a few of us used them as well to sleep on.
Finally, we were worried - what if we could not get something to work? Sure enough, the first night in one of the bathrooms, we got the tub to run but not the shower. We texted Dane and he sent his friend down to show us - the shower worked fine, you just had to pull down the tub faucet to activate the shower head. We would never have been able to figure that out ourselves and were extremly happy that it was not a hassle or an issue for someone to help us with it.
The best part was that this really did feel like a home - a place after taking a long day of exploring the landscape of New Orleans, we could all come back to, relax and enjoy. Even the porch outside had a table with dominoes and a grill (which we were going to use but sadly didn't have enough time!) I would take a great place like this over a hotel any day. And thanks to Dane, I am much more comfortable with Airbnb and would do it again in a second - as long as the hosts are as cool as he is!
And finally, the neighborhood was centrally located near some great places to ear and bars to have fun in. All-in-all one of the best 4th of July weekends ever. Thanks Dane from me and my crew!