Alright, review for our first stay in New Orleans. We stayed here for a week to sightsee and work remote with our 5yo son.
Positives:
1. Clean house with great updates. It felt like a home home, and the upstairs bathrooms were impressive (bath, rock floor bottom shower, strong water pressure)..AC! Real house plants!
2. Easy check-in and communication. Response time was typically within a few hrs or prompt! I didn't realize the neighbors were super friendly and would open the gate + take out the recycling for the AirBNB so messaged Quintin & he said it was OK.
3. Private gated driveway. I felt safer knowing our car was parked here. Definitely get an Airbnb with private driveway in NOLA.
4. Walkable to awesome spots. Jack Rose, Avenue cafe, Cafe Porche, Mr Ed's, Lula distillery..check em out!
Now some not so positives. I really appreciate Quintin and love the house overall, but think it's useful for reviews to talk about both sides.
1. Home might not be great for people with mobility issues, or sensitive to sound/privacy. The stairs a kinda steep, but Positive: thank goodness it Ls, and for the handrail and baby gate! Also, could hear neighbor (it's a duplex) sneezing or coughing next door. I think it's a similar setup so our bedrooms must be same but split w thin wall. Not a bad thing per SE but just made us conscious of our sound level, talking, music, TV..
2. This is a good neighborhood who want to be close to what NOLA has to offer but not too close where it gets dirty/stinky/feels unsafe. BUT you'll get remnants of that from the homeless camp under the overpass or people wandering St Charles. Positive: Security measures are heavy here: double locks, alarm, gated remote control driveway, camera...walking around the neighborhood we had a few peddlers ask for help. Having empathy and learning about the horrors ofe Hurricane Ida/Katrina and rehabilitation of NOLA helped bring to perspective.
3. Wifi not great for 2 devices Zooming or simultaneously using a streaming service + mobile. I had to tether off my mobile network because my work Zoom would glitch. This prob doesn't matter for people who are visiting NOLA for vacation vs having to work..
I recommend Quintin's home for people looking to explore NOLA!