Our family of four had a great stay at Christian's place. The apartment itself is fantastic, and very much as described and pictured. Very unique and fun experience to stay in an old New Orleans mansion! Christian met us to let us in and provided us with many extras: coffee, half and half, a six-pack of beer, a king cake, toothbrushes/razors. The master bedroom was beautiful and the bed was fantastic. The living area opens onto the terrace, which we loved and used a lot. Everything is new and updated but in keeping with the character of the original home.

This was our first time using airbnb, and we were absolutely happy with our experience. Two things I will point out that I was unaware of at booking were 1) the terrace is shared with a neighbor. you have your own seating area with this apartment, as well as a shared table in the middle, and the neighbors have their own seating area. it's a HUGE terrace on the second floor, and we had no problem with this. we just couldn't tell this was the case from the ad (it does say "private terrace"). 2) this place isn't *technically* in the garden district. it's a block on the other side of st. charles. it's a super convenient location, and we felt totally safe, but things get a little seedy when you go north of here.