Elaine is great! We were there to move our daughter into the dorms at Tulane and Elaine called us several days before our trip to make sure we knew about Bed, Bath & Beyond's 'pack and hold' program (which we already did and which I can't say enough good things about BTW) and to tell us that there was a BB&B + a Target in between the airport and her place on Soniat St. (hint: - the BB&B in Harvey is MUCH, MUCH less crowded with college move-in shoppers than the one in Metarie and just as easy to find). She also wanted to make sure we knew about other things to do in NOLA besides the French Quarter. We didn't really have any extra time to explore, but something that was really helpful was that Elaine's place is just off of the section of Freret St that has a number of good restaurants, a breakfast place, a very good coffee shop, the best bagel bakery in NOLA, a small grocery, and a bar (Cure) that was just named one of the top 10 bars in NOLA by the Times-Picayune, all within a safe & easy 2 block walk. The place itself is as advertised. The beds are comfortable, the shower is very good, the place itself was spotless, Doris (the manager next door) was very helpful, and everything we needed was provided. We only had one problem: it rained very hard in the middle of one night and the sound of the rain hitting the air conditioners was quite loud inside. But the air conditioners worked very well even though we stayed there in mid-August when it was extremely hot and humid outside.
If we'd been able to stay longer, I'm sure we would've made good use of the very nice kitchen, but making tea in the morning was all the cooking we managed. We'd stay there again.