At first glance the area looks sketchy, but once you get inside its nice. The house is connected to another unit rented by Don on the right hand side, but the door remains locked. We had no problems. There is a drive way for a car. This area is walking distance to french quarter as well as frenchman street. Frenchman street has a lot of jazz clubs. There is also a swing club that has free dance lessons on sunday night called Allways Cabaret lounge just a couple blocks up. A trolly station is just a block away as well. Although everything is practically walking distance. I suggest getting a car as well to get to destinations faster. Everything is close by. The unit itself is nothing super spanking fancy, but it did it's job! There was 8 of us in the group and it was great for us. When we had a problem or question Don was quick at responding back and getting the job done. He also helped us look up some bike tours as well as possible transportation from the airport to the hotel. We ended up using Nifty Car rental. Great place to stay! Highly recommended! Don was a very hospitable!