Kathy's cottage is an absolute gem. The area is very quiet and residential - but not too quiet, you'll see lots of students around and on the weekends it's lively but not noisy. Kathy's place is spacious and looks exactly like the pictures. There's a beautiful garden in the back and of course the cozy front porch. Kathy is a wonderful host, very responsive, helpful, and her hospitality is just amazing - she truly made me feel at home. The cottage is very well maintained, impeccably clean and airy - there is lots of space to spread out and room to store your stuff. The furniture is cozy, yet practical and you'll find yourself surrounded by cool and unique artwork. The kitchen is really large, lots of space to sit, work, cook and eat. A super lovely touch was the water and soda in the fridge when I arrived - since I traveled internationally I arrived quite late and didn't need to go out and hunt for a grocery store. Speaking about stores, the location of the cottage is great - Magazine Street offers everything in short walking distance e.g. breakfast, lunch and dinner places (Gris-Gris is an absolute must) as well as local arts and crafts, apparel and grocery stores. No need to venture far. I took the bus to "downtown" NOLA and this is also a good option - bring some time as the schedule might not be accurate and sometimes it takes a while until there's actually a bus but it's very cheap (a Jazzy pass for the day is only 3$) and you get to see the area. Overall I had a fantastic time in NOLA and can only highly recommend staying at Kathy's place.