We stayed here mid October... From the very beginning, everything was GREAT. PARKING SPOT. Priceless. LOCATION. Excellent. COST. Very reasonable. HOST. Very amiable, knowledgeable, personable. Lots of perks not mentioned. Shower very good. 1 1/2 blocks to Frenchmen St. 3-4 blocks to Bourbon St. Use Google Phone Maps. You'll be surprised. Bourbon St. is if you want to get wild, or see a freak show. For us (mid 50's ) it was good for during the day. We went for music. Frenchmen St. is great for night time crawling.. Great music, safe, older crowd... They have a great Art Market on Frenchmen St. at night, very cool.. Music can't be beat. My favorites were Spotted Cat & Maison ( or something like that)... As far as food, for breakfast may I recommend Horns or Ruby Slipper. Make a left out of the driveway and Horns is right on the corner. Go one block further and Ruby Slipper is cattycorner.(Looks like a school). For a really GREAT Alligator, Duck, or boring beef Hot Dog, go to Dat Dog on Frenchmen. 1 or 2 blocks on the left when you get to Frenchmen. Iced Cold Beer, EXCELLENT FOOD. Ask for suggestions. They like that. And try the Anna's Poor White Trash French Fries. GREAT !!! Avoid Oceana. It sucks. Most of the places you'll see on the New Orleans channel sucks. Be forewarned. Our experience brought us to Magazine Street. The best meals (& reasonable $) we found there. But the best places are places you might lift your nose up when you come to them. Try them. Frenchmen Market is nice. Nice and overpriced. But go for the experience. You can find souvenirs ALL OVER. Wait till the end of your visit. You'll know where to go by then. Cafe Dumond is overhyped, overpriced, and crowded as hell. Try Beignets elsewhere.You won't be missing anything. For everyday Nawlins food, try Po Boys on Bourbon. Close to the Postal Place. Price, quality, quantity are all correct. If you want to tour the Miss. River, try the steamboat Natchez. Don't fall for the luncheon. It's terrible. Being from the NY area, I'm used to the homeless population. NY has nothing on New Orleans. My only advice is they depend on the generosity of tourists. They're not violent or overbearing. But you have to keep in mind you have what they want. Be mindful. In my humble opinion, New Orleans is a GREAT place to visit. The food, the sights, the music, the architecture. It's everywhere you look. If I didn't mention it, believe me, it's there.
Back to Michael's place. I really can't say enough how happy we were that we stayed there. He's eclectic. The place is all you need. It's perfect. Just be mindful that it's not a hotel. No room service, no maid service. Just a clean, convenient reasonable accommodation. In my opinion, you're not gonna find much better. Thank You Michael. PS: Banana trees in the backyard!!! Enjoy!!!