I recommend staying with Thomas to everyone. The house is beautiful and the room is very comfortable. I didn't get to see Thomas but communication was clear and precise. Thomas offered a lot of very good recommendations and material on the city which made settling in easy. The neighborhood's safety seems hard to assess for a German who doesn't know the American context - but the place is very close to a streetcar and cheap to reach with uber from the French Quarter which makes it a very good location.