Don’t EVER stay in a hotel downtown when you can live like a local in a charming historic house like this! My senior citizen cousins (86, 80 and 71) and my “younger” cousins had such a blast in New Orleans. They all said that staying in the Garden District, in such a charming house, in such a perfect location, made our trip all the better. First, the LOCATION: We had our rolls of dimes and quarters handy and popped on the bus or walked to the streetcar to get uptown and downtown every day. We walked just a short couple of blocks to a Peruvian restaurant, to the Boulangerie for breakfast, to Pizza Domenica, to Hansen’s for a snowball. And we walked just a couple of doors to get Israeli food (for the vegan in our group) and Mediterranean food. One day we strolled up and down Magazine Street and the other days, caught the bus to the WWII Museum and the French Quarter. Second, the ACCOMMODATIONS: there are 4 bedrooms and two full bathrooms upstairs. We had one couple in one, a single in another, 3 in the “bunk bed room”, and a couple in the 4th bedroom (with the King bed). The entire downstairs is a common area, with a toilet room. There is plenty of space for everyone to sit and relax and not be on top of each other. The kitchen has all the cooking amenities you’d want, but of course we were in New Orleans for the food that other people would prepare! Third, the COMMUNICATIONS: the owner was always super prompt in responding to my questions and the access on the first day was easy. All in all, this house really added to our enjoyment of the city. Now, here are my tips: bring eye covering if you are sensitive to light in the morning. I am not, but a couple of others were. The window coverings are wooden blinds and don’t seal out the light. And on occasion, during the night, boats in the Mississippi would sound their horns - not a lot though, but if you’re super sensitive to noise, bring ear plugs. It was only a couple of times. There was no problem with street noise and the house was well insulated. Summary: Stay here!