I had a 3-day conference at the convention center in June. My husband and another couple joined me. While I was conferencing, the friend worked remotely and the guys did some "touristy" things. Once the conference ended midday Wednesday, we all took off and visited parks, museums, a couple of music halls, art galleries, restaurants, breweries, etc. The next few days and evenings were all about fun. Here is what we learned. If you have an event at the Convention Center, The Refinery Apartments are a perfect location; it is literally a two-block walk from the Refinery which is also walking distance from Burbon Street, many restaurants, The French Market, shopping, museums, and much, much more. If you do not feel like walking, the public transportation is cheap ($3/day or $8/3-days) for the bus and street car. You can get on and off of both all day for that price. The apartment was beautiful, clean, well-equipped, quiet. If you've never been to NOLA, you should go. It really is safe though the French Quarter (ie Burbon Street) is not really clean and it is very loud! One visit to Burbon St is plenty unless you really want to drink a lot but if you just go one block in either direction there are still plenty of places to grab a drink, get great food, and listen to incredible music. We went to the Mahogony Music Club two evenings and both bands were fantastic. The Refinery was perfect for our group. Thank you for a great stay!