I had the best time staying in New Orleans at the P-B Mansion. Saying it was The Perfect Place to stay is not even a little bit of an exaggeration. Adrienne, aside from being a warm, gracious host, is one of the coolest people I've ever met, and we didn't even get to spend much time hanging out with her - there's so much to see in New Orleans, and never enough time to see it in. (Until you move there, and even then there are so many things going on you have to pick and choose.) I would have loved to just spend a day hanging out with Adrienne and Bill.
Then there's the mansion itself. It's absolutely gorgeous, outside and in. Everywhere you look there is interesting art, and upstairs on the landing and inside the Haunted Bedroom are books and books and books. The balcony upstairs is gorgeous, with a view of the city in the distance, while still being in the peaceful Garden District, where the air smells like flowers.
The house is also very central to everywhere you want to go in New Orleans. Magazine St. is 2 blocks away, as is the streetcar in the other direction. They provide a list of restaurants nearby and around the city, as well as personal recommendations when you see them going out or in.
We stayed in The Haunted Bedroom, but were too zonked out every night when we came back (late- very late...hey, it's New Orleans!) to notice any activity, although the overwhelming sense of welcoming energy in the room and the house overall was immediately apparent to me. The bed was also incredibly comfortable.
I'm never staying anywhere else when I visit New Orleans, until I hopefully move there and I'll probably still stop by to say hi to Adrienne and Bill.