I didn't actually get to meet Ben this time, I was only staying one night but he messaged me with everything I'd need to know and there were no issues at all there. The apartment is great and pretty spacious and has a TV with Netflix which was great in the evening. I found the front bedroom a little noisy for me, I'm a very light sleeper but absolutely no issues at all in the back bedroom. I walked around during the daytime without any issues at all, everyone was pretty friendly. At night time though it's definitely safer to get a taxi or uber.

Considering where you are and how close to the French Quarter this is, you can't really go too wrong.