My husband and I stayed at this place Sunday-Wednesday in April. It was fairly quiet, no problem with loud partying or anything. I did not hear any other neighbors either. In general, we had a pleasant stay and I do believe that the apartment in and of itself is good, and in a good location. That said, there are definitely some issues with the building.
The elevators are hit and miss. This unit is on the 8th floor, so if the elevators are not working, or there is only 1 elevator working for all of the units (both of which happened during our short stay), then you're in for either a long wait or a long walk up/down the stairs.
On the way to the unit, as soon as we got off the elevator, there was an overpowering smell of trash. The trash room is on the way to this unit, and I'm not sure if it was because other guests just left their garbage on the floor (instead of putting it down the chute as instructed) or it wasn't cleaned often enough, but there is definitely a problem there, as this smell persisted during all 3 days of our stay.
If you're a light sleeper, you will be awakened by the loud A/C being activated every once in a while. It is LOUD.
On our first night, we came back at about midnight and spotted 3 very large, very live cockroaches right outside our door. There is a sizeable gap between the floor and the door, so we had to use one of the towels to cover that gap at night, just to make sure they wouldn't get into the room.
The apartment itself is nice, and the pictures posted on here are faithful.
I am, however, disappointed in the cleanliness and the attention to detail:
- The remotes didn't have batteries and one of them didn't even have a lid on the back
- There was a light brown smudge on the bathroom wall (ew)... I cleaned it off with just toilet paper and water
- The floor was sticky
- There is a coffee pod machine with complimentary sugar and creamer on the kitchen counter, but both the sugar and the creamer were so old that they were completely turned to stone. Needless to say, I could not use either.
- The sheets and quilt are great, but a second blanket or a comforter would have been nice. My husband was fine, but I was freezing at night.
- The door to the fridge opens towards the wrong side. This is obviously nitpicky and minimal, but speaks volumes about the attention to detail. You have to move the table and chairs and walk around the door to get something from the fridge.
- There are huge windows with blinds and blackout curtains, but the blinds are not wide enough and the curtains don't quite overlap, so we could never have darkness inside the room. Not even at night, since there is a parking lot right across the street and it is always lit.
We had a great time in NOLA, but at over $100/night I would expect no roaches, at the very least. If you can look past these issues, good for you and have a great time!