My wife and I recently stayed at Phil's home. We'd like to start with the positive points:
1., Phil was very friendly and communicative.
2., His dogs were very cute.
3., Neighborhood seemed safe, house had a security system.
4., The place is listed as pet friendly.
5., Phil was very accessible and we never had to wait for an answer, it was possible to arrive really late at night.
6.,WIFI worked well.
Now to the less positive things:
1., We were shocked to see how dirty the bathroom was. Long dark hair everywhere on the floor, in the shower... and it did not get cleaned during our entire stay (3 nights). 2., The bathroom had to be shared, which we had never tried before, and surely will never do again, since obviously the changing different other guests did not care about cleanliness at all and sometimes did not even bother to flush their business down the toilet...
3., The bed sheets were also covered with other peoples' hair, and seemed not washed & fresh at all. (luckily we had our travel bed sheets with us - you never know...)
4., The walls are super thin. Two out of three nights we had a hard time to sleep at all as there were extremely loud conversations and/or phone talks going on downstairs.
5., The AC had to be shared with the other guest room as well, so if another guest prefers a full running AC throughout the night, you might very well get iced.
As nice as Phil was, due to the circumstances mentioned before we never woke up well-rested, and at one point were even considering the possibility of leaving earlier. If you simply look for a safe and cheap place in New Orleans to spend the night, it is def. okay. If you'd like to feel comfortable and clean, you might wanna opt for another place or a hotel.