Large Elegant Apartment close to the French Quarter

We had a great stay on our first visit to NOLA.
James was very helpful.
Beds were good, shower was good. Appreciated the water & coffee.
Bathroom is on the small side for 4 adults but not a huge issue for us.
We did see a roach once but not a big deal for me.

We did a lot of walking and the 5 bus is a block away. 10 minute walk to the French Qtr and even closer to Frenchman Street for great music.

I had been looking forward to Mimi's a block away, but they are having some noise disputes with neighbors from what I can tell. The one time we went in the service wasn't great.

Awesome to have NOLA Cakes close. Great breakfasts!

Recently spent a couples weekend in this apartment. It was just what we expected. Close enough to the French quarter to not having to take the car everywhere we went. Will defiantly think of staying here again in the future. Only suggestion I might have is clock radios in the bedrooms.

My husband and I along with another couple rented this place from James. The price for the location is excellent. We felt very safe in the neighborhood. We did have our doubts on the taxi ride from the airport because a lot of the areas look pretty shady getting there. Once we were there and walked around a little bit, our doubts disappeared. The neighbors were all friendly.

We ate a Feelings Café less than 100 feet from the place and had a wonderful meal. It is an upper scale quality restaurant, but casual dress is fine. We also ate a couple of meals at the Balcony Guest House located on the corner of Royal and St. Roch. Great food! Had a burger that was wonderful and enjoyed the daily special of Tandori Chicken. Very reasonably priced. If you want to buy beer, wine or spirits to take back to the place, this is the closest place to do so. This is also where the laundry mat is.

After walking back and forth to the French Quarter (1 mile) and Frenchman Street (0.5 mile) a few times a day for a week, we decided to try the public transportation. You can purchase a Jazzy Day Pass for $3 and use it for the Street Car and Bus system all day until 4am. There is a bus stop very close to the house. The bus will take you all the way to Decatur and Canal St. If you go to this website: http://www.norta.com/Maps_Schedules/SystemMap/IndividualMap/index.html?ID=5 and select Real Time Map and Estimated Arrival Information, put Going to Canal at St. Peters for the direction, and select the Royal at Franklin stop and submit, the bus number and estimated time of arrival for that stop will be displayed. The map shows the location of the bus and updates every 30 seconds. We also would walk down to Elysian Fields Ave toward the river and hop on the Riverfront Street Car (probably ¼ mile).

I highly recommend going to the New Orleans School of Cooking for a very informative, fun, and tasty experience. You can go to their website and download a coupon for $3 off.

We had a great time and James’ place was perfect for us. We will rent from him again after we lose some of the weight gained on this last trip and return to New Orleans.