This was certainly a fantastic and interesting place to stay.
First of all, the location is incredible. The 100 block of Royal feels a little rough at night, but it was incredibly convenient, and the building itself felt secure.
Be sure that you know this is a 4th floor walk up. It wasn't a problem for us, but I did slow down on that last flight every time.
The unit itself is unusual. It looks as if it was once rented out room by room. In fact, when the manager let us in, she gave us a key for the unit door and keys for each of the bedrooms. The unit is divided into two floors. On the lower floor, there are two bedrooms on the Royal street side of the building, one bedroom on the back side of the building, and a bathroom at the end of the hall. Upstairs, there is a kitchen and living room area and a large master bedroom.
I ended up using three of the bedrooms over three nights. The first night, I stayed in the upstairs bedroom. It is beautiful and the bed was comfortable. The room is underneath the eaves of the roof, so it has a beautiful pitched ceiling. There was lots of noise well into the morning hours from folks partying and revving engines below on Royal street. But a little white noise on my phone covered it well enough.
The reason I didn't stay up there is that I was freezing all night. I couldn't find a blanket to add to the bed and ended up layering myself under towels in the middle of the night. Whether it was due to the room's proximity to the air conditioner or to the ghosts that perhaps shared the space, I have no idea. but the next morning, I moved downstairs to the larger of the two bedrooms on the Royal side of the unit.
The larger downstairs Royal-side bedroom is beautiful. From the plaque on the door, I assume that it was the owner's room at one point in time. There are two beds in the room, and I slept in the queen sized bed. The mattress in that bed is a little sunken, but it was more than comfortable enough for one side-sleeper. But the noise on the Royal street side of the second floor was unbelievable. There is a fire escape access door in this room, and I'm sure that contributed to the noisiness. It isn't a solid exterior door, but just a hollow-core interior door. But for the price, it was fine. If I had brought earplugs it would have been fine, but alas I hadn't thought to. Instead, I grabbed a noise canceling earbud in the middle of the night and managed another passable night's sleep.
The final night, I joined my travel companion in the room on the back side of the unit. This room had two comfortable double beds, reasonable temperature (or fewer ghosts), and blissfully minimal noise.
It may sound like I'm giving quite a critique, but I assure you I'm not. The cost of renting this entire unit was less than renting a single hotel room outside of the Quarter. For me, the fact that it was older and full of the quirky charm of buildings that have been occupied through many generations was part of the charm an allure. It was perfectly located and made our wanderings so easy and fun. Plus the unit was managed by an incredibly friendly and accessible manager.
I would definitely book this location again, although next time, I might leave the upper and front bedrooms to the ghosts.