I stayed at NOLA for Essence Fest during the 4th of July and I absolutely LOVED IT!!!! The location was PERFECT, not right in the middle of all the festivities for when you need a break BUT not too far from Bourbon and Canal St for when you want to "party hard" (lol) and experience all of the other areas that New Orleans has to offer. It's a great spot for friends wanting hit the city or individuals just needing a weekend getaway. The apartment was very very nice, clean and well kept, COOL (for this summer weather), quiet, and in a good neighborhood off a main road. The host was truly a pleasure, extremely accommodating, very down to earth, easy to talk to, laugh with and she had a wealth of helpful information about the area, places to go, things to do (and not to do) which was very useful being that it was my first time in New Orleans. I would definitely stay here again on my next trip to New Orleans and recommend it for anyone else looking to visit.