Brandon's apartment was gorgeous! Exactly as the pictures. We unfortunately did not meet Brandon, but his friend in charge of cleaning welcomed us. We were able to put our bags at the apartment before the check in time so we had our hands free to discover the city.
We were also welcomed by a nice chilled bottle of sparkling wine :)

The apartment is very comfortable, with great amenities. It is quiet, expect the first night we got here, and from midnight to 3am there were other guest chatting and laughing very loudly outside. Second night went better.

In terms of neighborhood, it is about 20-25mn walk to the french quarter, which is not bad at all. I felt that the block we were on was pretty safe, but around felt a little sketchy. I believe this is an up and coming neighborhood that will be great soon, since we saw a lot of renovations going on, but I wasn't feeling 100% secure as we were walking around, and especially around night time. I would recommend a car to avoid walking around.

Apart from that, we had a great stay. :)