Carmen made sure that we had all the information we needed to get into the house in advance, and was available to help us, should we need anything during our stay.

The home was in a pretty quiet neighborhood, eclectic and authentic. We decided to do a lot of walking when we were there, and really got to see and experience the neighborhood by walking both to the French quarter (during the day) and to Bacchanal a few blocks away (in the evening). I'm not sure I would have felt comfortable walking to the quarter or Frenchman street at night.

The house itself was well-appointed and welcoming. It definitely felt like a home and not a hotel. The beds were comfortable enough, plenty of towels in the bathroom, a nice kitchen (supplied with some Zapps chips, bottles of water, and a few other things in the refrigerator, presumably left by other guests), local channels on the TV, and a turntable with a nice selection of vinyls to listen to. It was hot when we were there, but there were three hard-working window-units which made the stay pretty comfortable.

All-in-all, we felt that Carmen was a great host and we enjoyed our stay.