We would stay at the Parks-Bowman Mansion again in a heartbeat! The home is incredible, and because the owners are collectors, it was a bit like staying in a small private museum--colorful and fun with something interesting to see around every corner. It is in the best possible location of the Garden District convenient to everything. We had wanted to stay in the Red Room but it was not available for the days we needed. However, even though the library is smaller, having a large and lovely porch off of our room in the library was worth the trade-off. Just one thing--the sofa-bed was quite comfortable but because they added a bed board to make it firmer we weren't able to close the sofa to make more room in the daytime. That said, we didn't come to New Orleans to sit in our room, and the rest of the home is so spacious there were plenty of places to hang out when we were there.