While Beverly's home is quaint and charming with beautiful detailing throughout we had a very unfortunate experience our first night there.
At around 7:30pm while enjoying some delicious crawfish boil in the kitchen, we were caught in the middle of a termite swarm. At first they were only attracted to the two kitchen lights but they then started flying into our clothes and food. We went to our bedroom to escape to only turn on the lights and find more termites swarming around. It was the most disgusting and disturbing experience I have ever encountered.
I texted David (Beverly's assistant) who begins to inform me that it's very common ("it's just a part of being in the South" were his exact words) as we are in the middle of termite season. I found his reply completely inadequate; he was first not a bit surprised which leads me to believe this is not this first occurrence or complaint and was not concerned and didn't even bother to come take a look at the situation.
My husband subsequently spent over an hour plugging up all the cracks in the windows and doors with wet paper towels to prevent the termites from coming in. This made a huge improvement. We contemplated on leaving and going to a hotel but at this point we felt the majority of the problem had been solved.
While we enjoyed our time in New Orleans, we do not plan to stay at Beverly's AirBnB in the future. I highly encourage people who do decide to stay here to make sure it's not termite season so to avoid this from happening to you.