If you are looking for a sleek and modern place to stay or a cookie cutter hotel, don't pick Adrienne's place. This location is much better! From pulling up to the mansion and seeing the surrounding foliage and outside decor, you know you are in store for an experience and not just a vacation. First, you are greeted by the coolest dog, Boggs, in NOLA. He was loving and seeing him sleep in the house at night rather than barking at you when you came in showed he is used to people and will not bother you during your stay. Coming to the front door you start to realize this home is going to be interesting. Opening the door provides the proof. Adrienne and her husband (he was, unfortunately, unable to be there for our trip) have collected a million things over the years and their home is a shrine to the passions they both have in life. I won't ruin the surprises but we thought it was a fantastic collection and I will say it added to our stay. If you like old houses with history and a possible ghost, pick this one. She has a booklet describing the home's history. I recommend reading it. We stayed in the Library Room and besides having an impressive book collection, the outer balcony was an added bonus. It was so cozy we even fell asleep sitting out there one night. We had access to her pool and it was clean and added to our trip especially with the 95 to 100-degree heat we had.
Upon checking in, Adrienne was busy with her husband at the hospital but made a special arrangement to meet us so we could leave our bags early and get on with our vacation. That was a great gesture. She has wonderful stories and great travel tips for the area. The Garden District is fantastic. Take the time to walk around the streets. Literally one block to the Commander's Palace and Lafayette Cemetery. You can walk to the street cars and pretty much get around anywhere for a 7 to 12 dollar Lyft. Magazine Street is also less than 4 to 5 blocks away. It was nice to not be in the craziness of the Quarter and to be able to feel safe and have some solitude. I could go on about our trip but I'll let you decide for yourselves. Even when we had an issue during our stay Adrienne was hospitable and showed concern for our needs. Gave me reassurance she was legit. We loved the house, the story behind it, the location, the collections throughout the house, the pool, etc. But most of all we loved Adrienne. Go see her, go see NOLA and you will be happy you stayed with her.
Thanks for everything Adrienne, when we come back to NOLA we will be looking here first.
Tim and Stephanie.