I would highly recommend staying at John's place when coming to New Orleans. It is not too close and not too far from the French Quarter (I felt like it was the middle man for food places, bars, grocery, etc). The home was very home-y, clean, and the bed was SO comfortable (I literally slept like a baby). John is a very great host, I mean he even came out of his way to introduce himself to see if everything was okay. Communication was great (very responsive to texts/calls).