I’ve traveled extensively, and this is the most abysmal experience I’ve ever had traveling because of the host and owner of the property. Her name is Courtney.

I caution you against booking here. This is what happened to me:

•	The main AC unit in this apartment was broken prior to my month-long stay. Courtney was aware of this problem. In case you don’t know, New Orleans in the late spring and summer is extremely hot and humid. The heat index hovered around 100 degrees for most of my stay during the month of June.
•	Courtney did not repair the AC prior to my arrival. Instead, from what she told me, she simply had a technician fill it up with coolant. That lasted 3 days. She also failed to notify me that there was an issue with the AC prior to me moving in.
•	During my stay, the temperature inside the apartment hovered around 88 degrees for days on end. You can imagine how uncomfortable this was. Courtney was aware I was working remotely from the apartment during the day for the length of my stay (one month) and that I was suffering in the heat, I texted her countless times about the issue – nearly daily.
•	I went in circles with Courtney and Airbnb to rectify the problem and get sufficient temporary AC in place while the main unit was being repaired (supposedly). Courtney kept saying she would order the part that needed to be replaced in the main unit, but I believe this was just her cover story for her not wanting to spend the money to repair the unit. It was never was repaired while I was there.
•	More than a week into my stay, Courtney brought over a temporary portable unit that was not powerful enough to cool the space, which she would have known if she had used common sense or listened to the AC experts at Home Depot. I called them myself. She ignored their advice.
•	The apartment was still 88 degrees even with the temporary unit Courtney installed. After a week of pleading with her to add another unit, Courtney brought over a fan, instead. Of course, anyone who has common sense understands that fans do not cool the air, they move air around.
•	I tried diligently to get her to fix the problem for the length of my stay. She never did. I found her to be inept, dishonest about the issue, and negligent of her obligations to her guests to provide a comfortable space that met its description.
•	You may be wondering why I just didn’t move somewhere else when Courtney failed to provide sufficient AC. I’m currently traveling for six months and have a ton of stuff (remember when you moved into your college dorm? Yeah… that much stuff). Additionally, it took weeks of research to find a place that met all of my requirements (dog-friendly, full kitchen, washer-dryer in unit, safe area, etc.) that was within my budget. Moving would have been a huge burden considering the aforementioned. Courtney told me to my face if I didn’t like the situation, I should leave. I asked her if she was going to provide moving assistance, and the answer was no.
•	Therefore, I had to fix the issue, which should never have been my responsibility. I bought TWO additional portable AC units just to get through the rest of my stay at Courtney’s place. Cost = $1,700. (So if you’re booking with Courtney, I advise you to bring your own AC or stay somewhere else – literally, anywhere else.)
•	Days after I installed my own AC units, Courtney messages me that she bought a second portable AC unit. Courtney’s lack of urgency was incredible, compounded by the fact that ONE extra AC unit still would not have been sufficient. The temperature in the apartment hovered between 78 and 80 degrees with the TWO extra units I bought.
•	I lost countless hours dealing with this problem that should have been taken care of by Courtney if she had been a trustworthy and responsible host -- including messaging and talking with Courtney and Airbnb with no resolution provided by them.
I caution you to steer clear of this apartment and any other listing that Courtney manages, as she proved herself to be uncaring, unethical, and not trustworthy.
Some other things to note:

•	Courtney failed to mention that construction on main house was about to begin and would be happening during my stay. Good luck sleeping past 7 a.m. The workers start hammering, sawing, and drilling right outside the bedroom windows around 7 a.m. daily, even on weekends.
•	If the construction doesn’t wake you up, the bedroom is so bright from a lack of curtains on its eastward facing windows, that will do it.
•	Or the road noise. Whoever designed this place did so poorly - the bedroom faces the street with the bed right above the garage door. You’ll hear the trash trucks, people slamming their car doors late at night and in the early morning, dogs barking when the neighbors let them out to use the bathroom, and the other street sounds.
•	If all of that doesn’t wake you up, wait for it.... the bed actually shakes. It feels like a minor earthquake going off throughout the night and day. I don’t know what’s causing it -- maybe the apartment isn’t structurally sound, so passing traffic shakes the apartment. I felt it in the middle of the night, in the early morning hours, and in the middle of the afternoon when I was sitting on the couch. It’s very strange.

All-in-all this was a truly terrible experience, and I advise you to choose another accommodation if you’re planning to enjoy your stay in New Orleans.