One of my greatest vacations I've ever had was highlighted by staying at this fabulous house. Kaylen described his house very accurately and we couldn't be happier. Right when we arrived, Kaylen greatest us with leaving some local brew in the fridge for us, and that set the tone for the rest of the weekend.
As great as the house is, the St Roch neighborhood was even better! A local market within a 5 minute walk had every possible cuisine you could want. There are also local cafes and bars near almost always playing live jazz.
The reason why I chose Kaylen's place because of his bicycles he let us use. It's about a 30 minute walk to Bourbon St (it's a nice walk if you have time), so we decided to take these out on a Friday afternoon and we saw more of the French Quarter in 4 hours that most people don't see their whole trip. For a nice casual ride, check out the Riverwalk.
The highlight of my trip by far was crawfish boil that Mike, Kaylen's property manager, invited us to join. I stuffed my face with crawfish, as hard as they were to eat, and had an amazing meal. That was probably the most authentic New Orleans thing we did. I don't where else I would find that experience.
After the boil, Mike invited us to join him to watch the Krewe De Vieux parade. I'm not a big parade fan, but I researched this online and it looked amazing. Actually being there exceeded all my expectations! Amazing floats, costumes, and music. My legs still hurt from dancing the night away. I highly recommend anyone who wants to experience Mardi Gras, without all the hoopla of Fat Tuesday, the Krewe De Vieux is the way to go.
Thank you Kaylen for this amazing experience. Believe me, if you want to experience NOLA for all its worth, stay at Kaylens.