Ben's place is nothing like we had stayed at before. Shotgun house style was brand new to us with it's narrow body and long length. His place very clean, renovated and in a relatively good part of town (I personally wouldn't walk on the street past 10 PM). There is a bar 2 houses down which could make for some noisey situations late at night (I kept hearing base at 1-2 am) but it's not too bad and I could fall sleep no problem. The best are as described and clean and comfortable. Bathrooms are also very clean. We didn't use the backyard at all so I can't comment on that. The AC in the house is strong and it can cool down the place quickly not to mention that every room has a ceiling fan which helps a lot. He left a few bottles in the fridge which was a godsend when I arrived there from airport. There is also a grocery store not more than 100 yards away where you can buy all the amenities you might need. You are also less a mile from Frenchman St if you are planning to enjoy some bars and live music and it is also a 5-10 mins Uber ride away from French Quarter. Ben was nice enough to also let us stay a few hours later passed the checkout time as our flight was delayed a bit. Overall we enjoyed our visit and we would totally stay here again.