Amay's apartment is a beautiful place for a family or a group of friends to stay in the City Park neighborhood of New Orleans. Amay was quick with suggestions for restaurants and nearby stores or places to visit prior to our arrival as well as during our stay.
Our family of four stayed here for almost an entire week and we loved every minute of our stay.
You do have to go up a steep set of outside stairs to get up to the place but both my 70-year-old mom and my 7-year-old managed it with some care. The front room is more like a mudroom with a washer and dryer which was very convenient for us.
The taste of the designer was apparent from the first moment we entered the place. It was sweetly feminine (but my husband also loved it!) without being cliché, filled with gorgeous art, some of it by talented Amay herself! There were great coffee table books and novels that I enjoyed checking out. I loved the beautiful strings of lights around the fireplace, cozy pillows, lush paintings, and vintage furniture. I even liked her mismatched china dishes and enjoyed having tea in them to start and end my day. The host had left us some yummy treats to enjoy. It was an indication of her southern sense of hospitality which was an extra bonus we weren't expecting.
Now if you're looking for tons of outlets for your tech and lots of modern gadgets with quartz counters in the kitchen, this apartment isn't for you. There was a TV with Roku in the bedroom but we never turned it on, too many things to explore in NOLA.
My overall impression is that if you want to be transported to a pink and mint hued, charming Parisian-themed place, right in the heart of Canal St., this apartment is perfect for you. We loved visiting NOLA and we will certainly contact Amay when we come back to visit.
Oh, did I tell you the streetcar stops right in front of the apartment?
It does.