We had an incredible stay at Stephan's apartment. First off, it's huge. I mean really really huge. You can't tell from the pictures just how big this apartment is. There were five of us and it felt like an indulgence to have such a large space. Also, Stephan calls it an apartment, but it's more like a house as there are no shared walls, no one upstairs and no downstairs. It's above a business but the business is closed (and apparently has been for years). This is much better than an apartment. Better than most houses, frankly.
The location was ideal for us. It's very close to the French Quarter, we walked to a bar on Bourbon Street in under ten minutes. Also we caught a music festival we didn't know was happening at nearby Louie Armstrong Park, which is a must visit. We didn't use Uber a single time while we were here.
The apartment itself is very interesting. A friend I was traveling with is a carpenter and couldn't stop talking about the wood work, which is very beautiful. The craziest part might be the steambath. There are two seats built into the shower in the master bathroom and a dial that enables you to turn the shower stall into a steam sauna. At first I thought it was broken; it takes about 5 minutes to start. But I loved it. Such a cool little feature.
I do wish there was a dishwasher, but everything else was great. Oh, and you have to get close to the BlueTooth speakers to turn them on with the remote, but they really jam when you connect them to your phone. There's a really large television with Netflix, etc. The beds were very comfortable, and the towels were thick and it was very clean when we arrived.
Another thing I liked is the keypad access on the door, which makes getting in and out very easy, as opposed to the last place I stayed where we were all sharing one key with a lockbox that kept jamming.
Overall we were super happy with our choice of staying here and would definitely stay again.
One more thing, Stephan was quick to answer when we had questions. He's clearly on his host game and knows the importance of getting back to people and I always appreciate that.