My husband, parents, and I stayed at the Guest Wing for our first trip together to New Orleans. Larraine's place is everything it is advertised to be and more. Her house is located in a very cute neighborhood that is in the process of rebuilding from Katrina. It is comfortable, well-kept, clean, and cozy, and it was a perfect place to call our home base after a long day of walking around the French Quarter. We really enjoyed exploring the neighborhood and walking up to the levee to watch the barges and riverboats while sipping on a delicious beverage from the Daq Shack.

If you stay with Larraine, you will learn that she is very passionate and knowledgeable about her community. The attractions in the French Quarter are classic, but definitely check out what's going on in the 9th Ward. The best food we ate our whole trip came from Cafe Dauphine and Gerald's (where we ate four times during our stay - best donuts and king cake!).

Larraine is extremely easy to communicate with all around, and gave good direction in the planning of our trip and during our stay. She is also very fun! We shared several meals with her as well as an evening of Zydeco dancing. She made sure that we had everything we needed to make our trip enjoyable and treated us like family. We look forward to the next time we will be able to stay at the Guest Wing by the River!