For starters, I'll say that the owners were generally nice and easy to work with (though I never saw them - just texted..), and gave refunds and discounts for my general disappointment with the house. The house was clean, nicely appointed, with neat art, and a nice modern kitchen and decent bathrooms. That's the good stuff. Now...
I should have paid more attention to the square footage (only 1000 sq ft). This house has 4 rooms besides the bathrooms. They are claiming a kitchen, and 3 bedrooms. but.. not really. There is 1 bedroom, and they basically put beds in the dining room and futons in the living room and called them bedrooms. So.. no dining room, no living room. There is a side table in the kitchen, and only 2 decent chairs in the house, so.. lots of fun eating breakfast standing up in the kitchen... :/
The pictures are misleading - be careful. You walk in the front door to a 'bedroom'. Notice that the room with the 'Treme' street sign is shown with both beds and 'futon' couches. They just moved the couches and put sheets on. And be forewarned, they are incredibly uncomfortable futons. Maybe OK for kids.. but.. awful for this small adult.
Lastly - the showers are both 'single knob' style, and they are both plumbed backwards (hot is cold and vice versa). Three college-educated adults each came out complaining that there seemed to be no hot water before we figured out the problem. There was no sign, no note, nothing telling us that this was a problem. Which is especially irritating, because after I asked the owners, they basically said 'oh yeah, we know.' Argh. This is a _fixable_ problem Pay a plumber and fix it. If you aren't going to fix it, at least notify your guests.
Basically.. this rental is a money grab set up for young tourists who want a crash pad, and aren't planning to cook or eat at the house (a shame, 'cause it's a nice kitchen). I think the lack of a dining table is criminal, honestly. Sitting on the couch around a coffee table to eat breakfast or dinner is just.. sad.
