We were very disappointed in the rental. Our plane was delayed and we did not get to NO until after 7 the first night. We had dinner with our family and got back to the house at 10. When we got back to the house, my daughter took a shower and thereafter, when we flushed the toilet, the bowl would just fill without draining.
The next day, the sewer was blocked again. Raw sewage backed up into the bathtub. We sent the owner a text and he responded with a description of the location of a sewer cleanout and asked if we could show the plumber where it was. Meeting a plumber was not on ou list of activities planned for our trip to New Orleans. We all went out for lunch (at a place with working bathrooms!). At the time we ate lunch, we still had heard nothing from the owner about the status of repairs. We went back to the house about 3:30 with the intent of leaving if it had not been repaired.
When we arrived, there was a Rotor-Rooter truck parked in front of the house an the driver was trying to get in touch with the owner by phone. We let him into the house and he made a determination of what needed to be done and then tried to call the owner again. He received no answer. We gave him the number we had - but he still received no answer.
We packed up our stuff and left.
I understand that things happen that are beyond the owner's control. I assume the owner did not know about the sewer problems before we arrived. The problem I have is that he did not take care of the problem after he was informed. If we would not have gone to the house at 3:30 after lunch, the repairman would have not been able to even find out what the problem was. After he did find the problem the owner was not available to authorize the repairs.
We had a very short time in New Orleans and didn't intend to spend it routing repairmen to drain cleanouts per the owner's instruction.
I would recommend that you specifically ask if the plumbing problems have been fixed before booking. Once you get there you may be on your own - as we were.