Loved the neighborhood and house. Great for groups or for families (we had a family of 5.) Please don't trash the place. That would make me sad. The owners were super responsive (the power in the neighborhood went out once and they responded to me in seconds, called the power company, and forwarded me the message about the outage info.) They also gave us excellent to-do recs when we asked. Highly recommend.
This house is in a GREAT, central location. Norman C Francis, formerly Jefferson Davis, seems to be a "mid-major" street, so it's not too busy but will help connect you, especially being at the intersection of Canal, which will get you right into the Quarter. Francis will take you to Costco in 10 minutes or less (they have gas, too); there's a Whole Foods about 5 minutes down Canal. Tulane is about 15 minutes. The Zoo is about 15 minutes. I-10 is 5-10 minutes.
It's a townhouse with a driveway big enough for one car, maybe 2 smaller ones. Maybe. Street parking would probably be fine, just don't expect to be right in front.
The neighbors are nice and its a safe neighborhood. Everyone was friendly and said hi when we took walks. There's a grass mall across the street and it has a central bike/pedestrian path that is great. I highly recommend using that to explore. I'll give some local restaurant tips later.
Coded entry means no key, which is key. There is a very tall window next to the door that allows in a good amount of light when you pull the curtains aside.
The furniture is quality and comfy. We did not use the sofa beds, so cannot comment on those. TVs have Netflix, Hulu, and perhaps other apps; not every TV had the same apps enabled. There is no local TV that I could figure out, so no live sports. The dining room has a very long table and plenty of chairs and place mats. The kitchen is well-appointed with lots of dishes, glasses, mugs, and flatware as well as quality appliances. We didn't do much cooking, however. They have a deck of cards and some poker chips. If you're going to have a serious game with more than 4 players, you'll probably want to supply more chips and another deck of cards. We played blackjack with M&Ms.
The HVAC works well. We didn't need it much, but when we it was especially cool one night, it took care of that quickly and there was no "heater smell."
The bathrooms were all in excellent condition. Note about the toilets: make sure you hold the handle down for a couple of seconds. It's not that they don't work well, but perhaps a little older. We had no plumbing problems. The washer and dryer also worked well. They supplied 3 tabs of detergent and a short stack of dryer sheets. The rest is up to you. The master bath is huge. Between the master bedroom and the bath is a walk-in closet with luggage stands and plenty of hangers. The bathroom has a double vanity, a bathtub, a toilet, and a large shower. I think they supplied Herbal Essences soap and shampoo (we brought our own - sensitive skin.) I'm pretty sure I saw 1 or 2 hair dryers. The hall bathroom was much smaller, but is fine for one person at a time, or 2 who are comfortable with one in the shower and 1 at the mirror. There is a hall closet if you need, though we only used that for hanging wet laundry.
Probably my favorite place was the back yard. The furniture in the mulched area had really nice, thick cushions and a table with an enclosed candle. They have a lawn-sized "Connect 4" game and a cornhole set. It's a great place to relax. I recommend putting on some Dixie Jazz, grab a beer or make a bourbon drink and sit back - you're in the Big Easy.
The area! Again - loved that we were not right in the Quarter, but easily accessed by car or street car (we didn't do the streetcars, but it looks easy and smart, especially if you're going to drink.)
If you go right on the bike/pedway, you'll get to a roundabout with more ped/bike paths each way. If you go right, that goes toward the Quarter and passes open fields and athletic fields. If you go left, it just goes along a canal and you'll find French Truck Coffee (we loved.) We didn't go "straight" which would have taken us through a nice-looking neighborhood and into city park, but we probably should have. My wife is a runner, which means that I'm a runner when we go on vacation, and we loved our 30-45 minute runs.
Restaurants near the house that we enjoyed:
*Katie's. YOU.MUST.GO.HERE. Get the Crawfish beignet (a huge stuffed pastry that can be shared between 2-4 people, or just pair it with a side salad / veggies as your entree) and whatever the catch of the day is. Holy moly is it good. We ate here 3x during our week.
*Parkway for po' boys. The large is huge. I'm 6'5" with plenty of appetite and a large was probably more than I needed.
*French Truck coffee. About a 5-10 minute walk. Get a pour over. Sooooo good.
*Blue Dot for doughnuts. Are they the BEST gourmet doughnuts you'll ever have? Maybe not, but better than Dunkin and extremely reasonably priced. It's just a little window with one outdoor table, so plan on taking to-go.
Being from Chicago, we didn't go into the Irish pub on the corner to the left (we have those on every block) and didn't hit the cajun place on the corner to the right for no particular reason but it seemed like it would be good.