Our family spent 9 days at the Magic Cottage, surrounding the second weekend of Jazz Fest. We are New Orleans familiar; one son attended Tulane for about 10 years en route to a medical degree, and have evolved from stays in and near the French Quarter, to more adventuresome stays more distant from it.
We love the Uptown neighborhood: Magazine Streets’ rich mix of restaurants, coffee houses, shops, and Whole Foods Market; being on the same block as Octavia Books, a great independent bookstore; and being a comfortable walk to Audubon Park, Tulane and Loyola Universities. I could go on. If you’re drawn to Bourbon Street, or want to be closer to the Fair Grounds, this may not be your best choice, - but it sures works for us!
When you add the Magic Cottage to the mix, you have a prescription for a great vacation. From the moment you open the door you understand that it is the kind of place where you have an immediate sense of place - of feeling good, of being “home”. It is comfortably appointed with gallery quality artwork on the walls. a fully equipped kitchen for those who like to cook for themselves, and comfortable accommodations. There is access to a patio/garden at the rear of the house to enjoy that morning cup of coffee, of afternoon glass of wine. And, one morning we noticed an art student sitting on the sidewalk of the front of the house working on a painting of the house. She said that it was her favorite house on the street! On top of all of this Julia was a gracious hostess. The combination can’t be beat!