This is an older home, and there is definitely a character to the neighborhood (good morning, roosters waking me up at 5:30 am, it's nice to greet the day with you!), but it's a 10-15 minute walk to Frenchmen's street and just another couple minutes after that to the riverside and the Cafe du Monde/Jackson's Square area. It's not a luxury place where you want to spend all your time, but you're in New Orleans, so it's a great base from which to explore.