The Mansion is an authentic old New Orleans home that is wonderfully different than staying at a modern hotel. It is in a great location to hop on the St. Charles streetcar and go uptown to the Audubon Zoo or downtown to Canal Street/French Quarter. It is also an easy walk to Magazine street. We enjoyed going to the World War II museum, Mardi Gras World, a tour of a cemetery, seeing the historic homes in the Garden District, and walking all over the French quarter. We did occasionally need to use an Uber for areas the streetcar did not go, but we never had to wait more than 5 minutes for one...they are everywhere!
Because of the great location to the streetcar, you will hear the streetcar going by all day/night. We brought a white noise maker and used the air conditioning unit to help block out the noise.
We stayed in Unit C, which was on the second floor (out of 3 floors) between Unit B and D. (The walls are thin and you can easily hear conversations going on in the other units.) It is beautifully decorated and has many amenities such as 2 robes, snacks, first aid kit, hair dryer, hair and body products, bottled water, coffee/tea, as well as lots of brochures for restaurants and tours. The queen bed was very comfortable, but the futon (not sofa bed) is probably best for a child, not adult. The shower is a claw foot bathtub enclosed in a plastic shower curtain. For someone with a handicap, this might be difficult to get in and out of, however there is a security hand rail to hold onto if necessary. Otherwise, we had plenty of hot water and great water pressure.
A really nice bonus is the cafe next door. You can go there (at only certain hours) to get specialty coffees and muffins, bagels, cookies, etc. made by Jayson. He is very knowledgeable of the area and awesome at making coffee/sweets! It is there that we met Paula and got more information about New Orleans.
Overall, we had an amazing time in New Orleans for our first time and will definitely be back!