This was the ideal setting for my large extended family reunion! The Creole Complex has two separate houses that back up against each other on the same property, with beds and baths and yards galore!
The main house in front is an enormous 3 bedroom with absolutely gloriously high ceilings and the old brick fireplaces on the first floor, with a huge living and dining room that opened onto a side porch with French Quarter-style railings (this served as a perfect home base for the whole fam to gather, in true New Orleans aesthetic). The bedrooms are upstairs, and the Master bedroom is very large and set up to sleep a lot of people with 2 Queen beds and 2 twins (which worked out great for my younger cousins to stay in), while the other two bedrooms were set up for the elder couples to stretch out in privacy. The second house has a separate entrance in the back yard that you get to off of the side porch, past another side yard with outdoor seating. It is also newly renovated like the main house, and each 2 bedrooms upstairs have their own private bathroom (which was great for my parents and aunt and uncle) as well as it being off the street and quiet - you wouldn't know that if shares a wall with the main house or is right in the middle of the city...
All in all this worked out fantastically! I was so glad not to stay in the lame hotels along Canal street and be close to Frenchmen street and the FQ! And while we were initially looking for one giant house to sleep all 14 family members, this actually ended up working out a whole lot better for us; the old folk and couples enjoyed having the peace and quiet of a separate house, while the whole fam was still together and all in one place. Great place to bring a huge group but have space! And a great host too! Thanks Graham!