My family requests I book them at Okra Inn every time they come to town. It's comfortable and spacious and Lindsay is a superb and patient host.
I live nearby, so let me extol the virtues of this neighborhood for a minute: midcity is safe, clean and close to everything. It's a diverse and vibrant neighborhood that represents New Orleans locals better than any other. You can always find free parking in mid city and easily hop on public transit to zip you down to the quarter or an uber/taxi to anywhere else.
But midcity itself has some awesome sights-- city park (same designer as Central Park in NYC) is a gorgeous and sprawling marvel that also houses the NO museum of art. There are dozens of fantastic restaurants and authentic neighborhood bars and Angelo Brocatos (a New Orleans institution for old world Italian sweets and gelato) is less than a block from the okra. Staying in midcity and particularly at okra inn is a terrific way to avoid the expense and hassle of staying in some of the more stereotypically tourist-centric neighborhoods.