Overall, we could not have asked for a better experience for Mardi Gras.

Liberty and Pops were the best hosts we could have asked for and were equally as charming as Huckabuck Village (the prettiest home on the block). Every morning we woke up to lovely jazz music playing in the living room along with a light and tasty "no cook" breakfast (croissants, fruit, yogurt, juice, coffee and King Cake for Mardi Gras), served promptly at 8am. One morning, Pops even surprised us with some delicious freshly squeezed tangelo juice.

The location is very nicely decorated and truly feels like home the minute you walk in. Not to mention, it is also central - an easy 10/15 minute walk from the French Quarter and a 5 minute walk to Canal St. (for the Streetcar). However, Liberty was gracious enough to let us ride in her car a couple of times - once to go Uptown for an amazing "Box of Wine" parade that she invited us to and the other time was when she had to pick up a friend from the airport and we happened to need pick up a car there too. She also walked us to the Zulu parade (which was only 5 minutes away) and gave us history tidbits about the "Krewe of Zulu" while Pops helped us get some parade "swag." We walked away with a lot of coconuts (the Zulu prize) and beads!

Tours and visiting wise, Liberty was very helpful. While hotels and travel companies aim to sell their packages, Liberty helped us to decide on what was best for us. In addition, she has a table with brochures and information, located upstairs, for guests to gander at during their stay. She recommended that we go see that Barataria Preserve since we wanted to take a swamp tour and visit the trails and beautiful nature that NOLA has to offer. So, we took an airboat tour and then did a short hike through the "Two Canals" that were close by - beautiful! Barataria is about 35 minutes away.

I highly recommend Huckabuck Village to anyone looking into visiting NOLA, you will not be disappointed and probably will not want to leave.