My wife and I had an excellent time in NOLA, the Bywater and Betsey's place. The apartment was clean and spacious. Fortunately we had a chance to meet our hosts, Betsey and John. This was our first visit to NOLA -- we knew very little about the city and the Bywater in particular. It is a fascinating neighborhood and Betsey and John are two big reasons it is so. Great city, great neighborhood, great stay and great hosts. (The bikes were huge -- we walked or used the bikes to go everywhere.)