DIRTY AND DINGY
The description as well as the reviews for the "lovely historic cottage house" are misleading and inaccurate. The place was not at all lovely or historic; it was dirty and run down. When we arrived, we were dismayed and disappointed. At the front of the house there were bars on the doors and signs that read "KEEP OUT," and the concrete blocks that formed the landing in front of our door were hazardously uneven and upturned. It looked like a total wreck. The bottom floor was so damp and moldy that we could not use the downstairs bedroom. The bathroom was grimy and dusty; the fan was broken and made a horrifying, screeching noise. There seemed to be no thought or care put into preparing the house nicely for us. The place was not at all welcoming, only a scrap of paper with the wifi network and password scrawled onto it. We saw two large cockroaches scuttling around. In addition there were cockroach traps, one right by the bed! It was disgusting, and we felt creeped out. This place needs a thorough cleaning. During our 5-day stay in New Orleans we tried to stay out as much as possible because being inside the house was so unpleasant and uncomfortable. This airbnb house really put a damper on our stay in New Orleans. Otherwise, the Irish Channel was a beautiful and colorful neighborhood. Many homeowners had fixed up their houses to be really "lovely"-- which Mimsie falsely claimed her house to be.