Great place to stay if you want to be micromanaged!
1 of 5 stars
We rented these units for our annual get away. We paid our deposit, booked the room, and then the owner began managing our trip. We just want to rent the rooms, not have a house mother. While at first you think it is thoughtful, you realize that your vacation is going to be monitored. From the kind of milk you drink, to the length of time you can stay in the hot tub, because adults can't be trusted to know what's best for them. The terms of the lease kept being changed around, and the owner wanted to discuss things far more than necessary. We began to worry that he would knock on our door at night and tell us it was time for lights out.
One of the reason we booked these suites was the courtyard and hot tub. After we made our reservations, signed the contract, and paid the deposit, the owner informs us that the hot tub would be closed during our stay. When our contact person told him that we were disappointed, he proceeded to tell her he simply couldn't deal with people going over the mandated 30 minutes and all the wine glasses so close to the water! Oh no, what 1st world problems to be dealing with. It's NOLA, people want to wind down and relax. Who wants the landlord timing your activities?
Seriously, you need to back down, take a step back and have some faith in people. We aren't college kids, we are a group of professional women from our 40's up. We don't party, we simply like a place where we can gather and catch up each year.
You also can't babysit your guests, or hover over their vacation. If you want to be a good landlord, like a good parent, you have to know when to let go.
Bottom line... we apparently asked too many questions, didn't toe the line, and didn't appreciate the micromanaging. He canceled our contract at the final hour.
We have all purchased our plane tickets, and are traveling from all around the country. He put us in quite a spot, trying last minute to find accommodations to a vacation destination. Extremely unprofessional. He was in a snit, and took the cowards way out instead of doing the right thing and just backing off.
We found a great hotel willing to accommodate us. We will have better sleeping arrangements, a courtyard and pool to gather around and have some drinks, closer access to the heart of NOLA, for a much better price AND no one to tell us it's time to go to bed! Come to think of it, maybe he did us a favor. read more