This place was perfect! I lived in New Orleans from 1999-2014, and was finally able to plan a trip "home" for a week. This sweet spot offered everything I needed for a week of reconnecting with my old city, and would be great for anyone who was exploring New Orleans for the first time. The rooms are big, airy, bright and clean. The beds are SO luxe and comfy. It sort of feels crazy that some of what made my trip wonderful were the afternoons I fell into naps, stretched out on the bed in the back bedroom, watching the lush treetops swinging in the breeze as I drifted off. Samantha, the proprietress thought of everything! The towels were large and fluffy, the kitchen well-equipped, including a nice selection of cookware and condiments/spices needed for cooking the basics and the local specialties. Having a dishwasher and washer/drier was great, ensuring that I spent my time visiting and exploring, not fretting about personal and domestic maintenance. The weather during my week started cold and then turned hot, so I was relieved that the heat and air conditioning unit maintained comfort at all times. It seems like a little thing, but the New Orleans heat, or its surprising bitter cold can make for tough days wandering around the city, so that respite can make or break a day or a vacation. I loved my mornings picking one of the local New Orleans coffee K-Cups and sipping away on the little front porch, watching the sun warm up the day while neighbors went off to work, and school children moped along the sidewalks to get to school. Sometimes I would catch Samantha coming or going with her sweet pup Skillet (I love that in New Orleans EVERYTHING is connected to cooking - even the way people name their pets!). Sam was happy to answer any questions I had, offer a funny little bon mot here and there, make suggestions if I was looking for them, and then leave me to my own adventure. Her knowledge of what makes the city magical, her artistic eye and gracious hospitality were apparent in the decor, the magnificent book selection, and the little New Orleans touches on everything. Knowing the city's bus system pretty well, I did not rent a car. This location is really well situated for several bus and streetcar lines, and the quiet neighborhood shows a lot of care and upkeep, so walking beneath the shade trees on the way to catch the streetcar was as much a part of what wove together my journey as anything. Also, I found the RTA gomobile app to be incredibly helpful for plotting out my journeys. And what the bus couldn't do for me, uber could. If you don't have a lot of time to wait for transfers or you are not usually a public transit rider, this neighborhood is in a GREAT location to get to just about everywhere in just a few minutes by car....