I highly recommend staying at Francis' eclectic and charming house.
The location is unbeatable, in the morning you can stroll to French Truck coffee, or Molly's Rise and Shine. There are some of the best restaurants in New Orleans right around the corner from the house too. In Irish Channel there are some great dive bars, as well as new breweries opening up.
My wife and I did several walking tours , of both the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery #1, which started only about a five to ten minute walk from Francis' home.
The best running in the city is along the St. Charles street car line which is just a few blocks up the street.
We were a bit concerned about being so far from all the action in CBD/French Quarter, (we were traveling for a wedding who's events took place there), but it was so nice to have a quaint, cool, peaceful neighborhood to return to rather than being stuck in the tumult of the quarter. That being said most days we simply walked to the St. Charles street car to ride in style to the downtown areas. And we'd Lyft back (which was totally accessible and never a long wait time).
The house itself is a completely renovated shotgun house, which preserved the NOLA heritage by using mainly reclaimed wood from local barges. It was super cool.
The kitchen was outfitted with all the necessities and flows into the dining area as well as the living room. All of the appliances looked brand new.
The bedroom was located in the back of the house with plenty of storage space in the closet, a Smart TV, a ceiling-fan and a giant bed. In the morning we'd drink our coffee on the private patio out back.
Overall the house is chock full of character and comfort. We'll definitely be staying at Francis' house next time we're in New Orleans - unless we're there because we've bought a house.
Highly recommended!