I had an absolutely wonderful weekend at the Retro Cottage. I came to New Orleans for my niece's graduation with her Masters from Tulane University. Renee was extremely prompt in returning my request for a reservation which I greatly appreciated since I only made the reservation several days before I came. Shortly after I arrived she came over and introduced herself asking if there was anything else I needed. That was so kind of her but I had everything I needed. A big benefit of staying at the cottage was that it was only THREE BLOCKS away on the same street from where my nieces, my sister, and my brother-in-law were staying at a friend of my nieces. How perfect was that! Since I am a natural gourmet chef the kitchen was wonderful for putting on the final touches to the cupcakes I made and brought from Pensacola, FL. I kept several other dishes I made and brought with me in the refrigerator until they were needed for the graduation party. Renee had peanut butter and jelly and cream in the refrigerator along with some apples in a bowl and spices on a shelf to use if I wanted. It was a nice and quiet retreat to come back to when the graduation party up the street was going on longer than I wanted to stay into the wee hours of the morning. I only heard her dog once during the whole weekend and that was in the afternoon when I was coming back after the graduation. I never did see her cat. I usually travel with my own soap and shampoo but the lavender and aloe body wash was just to inviting to not try. I never had the chance to read any of the books on the shelves or watch any of the dozens of movies but many of them were ones I would have loved to read or watch. I even added a book to her paperback collection. The cottage was very spacious and I brought my family and the friends up the street to see it so they would know what a wonderful place it was in case they had someone that needed to stay close by. It was very convenient to drive to the Superdome where the graduation was held, dinner in the evening, and to the French Quarter for a visit.