Close the tabs and stay here! This is about half hour walk or very short drive ($8.50 Lyft) to the most touristy parts of New Orleans. That means it’s quiet and clean and residential. I was worried about staying a little more removed from French Quarter, etc. but having been to those areas I believe they would be very unpleasant to reside in, kind of like Times Square for my fellow East Coasters - crowded, loud, dirty, pricey.
The place is gorgeous and extremely clean, in between a hostel and a home. The kind of shared bathrooms you’re genuinely happy to shower in barefoot. I was able to easily park my SUV around the corner on the street, which is so Un crowded you don’t truly have to parallel park and can just pull over to the side of the road.
We were hungry on arrival and were able to find multiple excellent and affordable places to eat Creole and Cajun food within 2-4 walking blocks, including some places that turned out to be pretty renowned restaurants and historical sites (Dolly’s think the inspiration for Disney Princess Tiana and where Obama ate when he came through). The food was BEYOND. We will definitely stay here again on our next trip to New Orleans.