Byron's place is exactly as described: an example of the uniquely New Orleans shotgun house located within walking distance of the major tourist draws, but away from the commotion of the crowds. As mentioned, the nearby area is visually on the sketchy side, but at no point during our visit did this make us feel unsafe.

Byron was very accommodating for our needs and was fine with us arriving and departing at the times we wished. He was generally responsive to e-mails or texts within a couple hours at most both before and during our stay.

The one issue we did have was that the internet failed during our visit. This generally might not be a problem for most groups, but the purpose of our visit required consistent high-speed internet access, which we had expressed to Byron before booking. We suspect that the issue was not something that could have been controlled, since power-cycling of the router did not return the network to usual operation. Of course, we all understand that ISPs don't reliably deliver what they claim, but it was frustrating to have to scramble for an alternative way to access the internet.

Overall, we'd still definitely recommend staying at Byron's place - it was clean, spacious, and conveniently located.