Hollis was extremely generous in his time and his assistance with New Orleans. You can tell that he takes pride in his city and the history of New Orleans. The home itself was VERY CLEAN and beautiful with eclectic art and New Orleans Vibe with hair dresses, costume books, etc.
Things to know:
Hollis lives in the house - in the back bedroom, you can hear the television and wake up to the shower going in the morning. He did try to keep quiet of course but just so you know.
House has bamboo flooring - so he will request that you take your shoes off immediately when you walk in to preserve the wood.
Hand Sanitizer is on the front table - he will request that you use it once you walk in and every time after.
Cleaning - there was no cleaning fee with the facility but he requires that you sanitize the full bathroom before you leave the home. (odd)
Check In - we had a really late check in (9pm) he did not provide lock information until after we were checked in and was there when we got there.
Hospitality - Hollis was more than willing to provide us a tour of the facility if we got into town sooner. Something I wish I could have definitely done before going.
Obama - Hollis loves Obama (like I do) and had pictures of the Obama family as well as a picture of himself with Obama in the facility. I myself loved the pictures, but if you are not a fan of Obama you may not want to stay.
Food Recommendations - Hollis requested Melba's and I WOULD TOO - so dang delicious.
Tourism - Currently New Orleans has it really rough, bourbon street along with all of the normal tourist places were pretty much closed completely up and if they were open only until a certain time. No 24 hour facilities really.
If you need a room to crash - this is the place for you. Not far from things (uber's cost us $10-25 to bourbon street due to surging), and has beautiful artwork throughout.
Thanks!