I wanted to take the time to make sure I wrote a thorough review that would help people decide whether or not this location would be an ideal booking for them on their trip. There are definitely things I wish I would have known prior to booking. I want to preface my review by stating that the host doesn’t actually live at or near the site. He is out of the country and sends reservation information to the family that lives in the home. Unfortunately for me, he did not send Trudell my reservation information prior to me arriving even though I booked over a month in advance. This meant at 4 when it was time for me to check in there was no one there and the room wasn’t clean. I even messaged the Host and got no response back from him. That being said, as soon as Trudell saw my voicemail/text she immediately called and was apologetic. Trudell was incredibly kind and sent me a list of all her favorite restaurants and what she recommended we ordered at those locations. She also had the cutest poodles, 10/10 would pet again. In general, for the price I felt like this was a solid booking for $130/night. I just wish the unit would have been a little cleaner and I’m not 100% sure I’d stay here again.
________Location________
In general the location isn’t bad and a lot of the issues have nothing to do with the host or the home. It’s about a 15 minute walk to the French Quarter and overall there wasn’t a time I felt unsafe walking to and from the quarter, but I wouldn’t make that walk alone. You do also have to pass under the highway which is an incredibly busy street. There are a couple of cute little coffee shops within a couple minutes of walking which was nice for me. THE ROADS ARE ATROCIOUS. All of NOLA is pretty rough but this street would absolutely destroy a low riding car. I went to NOLA and all I got was a nail in my side wall, I’m lucky that I have a car guy partner who was able to patch it for me. The street is lined with beautiful trees that really give you that cozy southern feel which I loved. The apartment is directly across the street from a highschool. If I would have known this I wouldn’t have booked this location for a romantic anniversary trip for me and my partner. There’s nothing romantic about listening to teenages scream at each other. Also the neighbors dogs spend most of the day barking at everything they see.
________Apartment/Home ________
I did some research and the home was originally built somewhere in the late 1800’s. My research states that the present home was built in 1855 but potentially remodeled/rebuilt in 1892. The unit is honestly so cute and I can tell it was renovated with a lot of love by the current owners. Being a home that’s over 100 years old, there are going to be basic issues that come with an old home. If you can’t handle cosmetic issues that come with a home that is probably constantly under restoration/TLC, I’d stay in a Hotel. That all being said the unit really REALLY needs a thorough and deep clean. The trash from the previous airbnbers was still in the apartment, and there were dirty dishes in the dishwasher. The unit was covered in dust and hair from previous airbnb-ers, vents/floor boards/rugs just incredibly dirty. The throw pillow on the bed was covered in saliva and is probably time to just retire it. A good portion of the light bulbs in the unit need to be replaced as they were out. The shower in the unit was TO DIE FOR. I’d stay there again just to enjoy the rain shower head, that being said, the side wall shower heads could use a good vinegar soak to review calcium build up. I loved the patio and my partner and I enjoyed the hammock we brought with us every evening out there. To get to the apartment you do have to go through a common room and up the stairs. I believe there are two different families/people living in the home as with most NOLA homes it is multi-unit. The wi-fi is terrible and in general I've noticed with old homes they really need a wi-fi extender. Side note, the bathroom is totally haunted.
________Check in process ________
We arrived at the designated check in time but as previously mentioned there was no one there to check us in. I’m not really sure why we weren’t just sent the key code to the lock and given instructions on how to access the apartment (up the stairs and to the left). It would have made the check in process much easier as we set outside the home for 30-40 minutes waiting for a call back from Trudell. She informed us that she wasn’t sent our reservation information and had no idea we were going to be there. I’ve stayed in MANY airbnbs across the world and this was my least convenient check in process (at no fault to Trudell who was incredibly kind).