The carriagehouse is a great place to stay for an extended visit to New Orleans. It is away from the madding crowd in the most elegant Uptown neighborhood of large old homes, yet just a block and half from the St. Charles streetcar. You can enjoy the craziness of the Vieux Carre, but retreat to serenity. You can walk to meetings and events at Tulane or Loyola and the restaurants and shops on Magazine and in Riverbend are not far away. Located to the rear of the main house next to a pool, it is quiet and peaceful, facilitating work or reading. It has high ceilings and old-building charm, but still has modern comfort. Skye is a great hostess, who keeps posted but is very unobtrusive.