Overall, our stay at Sam’s lodging was pleasant and nice. The apartment was spacious, and just a car ride away from the French Quarter. There were coffee shops and students in the neighborhood. The host is also very responsive, as we had trouble with the water system, and he was able to take a look at it on the same day.
The only issue is that my guests and I were charged a hefty fee afterwards for things we were not responsible for (broken water system).
We went for 2.5 days of having to use a wrench to turn on the main water pipe outside the building whenever we wanted to shower, wash our hands, or flush the toilet, and we did so with no warm water (only cold or hot) because the shower lever was not responsive. We appreciated that the host was able to give us a wrench soon after the issue, but we were quite surprised when charged for a faulty shower system that had pre-existing issues and were held responsible. We were complying with the host because as he told us, he did not want to call a same-day emergency plumbing fix, since that would cost a lot of money, which we totally understood. It was really just we found this charge a surprise, but other than that, our stay was pleasant at Sam's place.