Amazing location and super accommodating host! My friend and I took too long to book our stay so we were only able to stay the first two nights out of the four nights we stayed at NOLA (the last two nights got booked up fast!). So don't hesitate if you're thinking of other places to stay. We really wished we stayed the rest of our time there! -- We fell in love with the location. EVERYONE in the neighborhood is so kind. The walk to the French Quarter is scenic and lots of nice cafes, bars and stores to visit along the way. We're from NYC so we walk a lot. Carmen has bikes to rent, we would've used them if our stay was longer, but the walking was quite nice. -- The house was clean, wonderfully comfortable, and had everything we needed; bottled waters, stock pile of potato chips, a full working kitchen. My friend likes a room to be cool while I'm perfectly happy at room temperature. She took the bed in front of the house and had the AC on. I was in the back room without the AC on. It really felt like we booked two separate rooms in a hotel. She had the television in the living room while there's another flat screen mounted in the bedroom (fully equipped with cable). Had no problems with wifi. -- We landed early in the morning and got a bite to eat at The Joint, around the corner from the house, (amazing brisket sandwiches!) and in the last minute I asked Carmen if it was okay to check-in earlier. Lugging our luggage around wasn't as fun, as we had imagined. Carmen responded quickly, giving us permission to check-in earlier. We walked right over around 1PM, got cleaned up, took a two hour nap, and walked right on over to the Quarter.
Carmen's basket of info was super helpful. We really didn't need to bother her since she covered everything for us during our stay. -- oh, and SUPERB sheets! I'm picky about sheets and Carmen had really high quality sheets on both beds. Loved it. Would definitely book with her again if I came back to NOLA for another visit. Shout outs to Satsuma Cafe -- love your dirty chai lattes!