Our hosts were most welcoming, making sure there was a supply of bottled water for expeditions and promptly replying to any queries. The apartment was spotless, plenty of hangars, quiet day and night, beds comfortable -- very nice indeed. Getting to town or to mid-city was easy and pleasant on the St. Charles Streetcar, but being a block away from St Charles gave the sense of a neighborhood. We liked not having to carry (and worry about losing) a key - the Schlage door lock was a nice convenience. Having a drier in the back hall was really welcome after we were soaked in a morning rain.