Tucked into a quiet street, just blocks from inventive cocktails, funky craft beers, brunches of shrimp and grits and outstanding Bloody Mary’s, is a dramatic space with extraordinary ceilings and diffused light. Deliberately edited and modern, Folwell’s home is quiet, restful, and exactly what we had hoped for.
Mornings can be spent reading and sipping pressed coffee at the long table in the sunny front room or perched near a window in the eclectic kitchen — a large French press, filtered water, and coffee is provided. The bathroom is minimally designed but functional and the shower is generously sized. And we greatly appreciated the high-quality washer and dryer and the large collection of wooden hangers for air-drying and storing our clothing.
But the finest amenity, and the one that may bring us back to Folwell’s time and again, is the open use of the two wonderful bicycles. The neighborhoods of New Orleans, the many narrow streets and parks, can be easily explored via these comfortable, simply-geared two-wheelers. In the early mornings we would bike to coffee or breakfast, in the evenings we would wander off to breweries or just whizz past the shops and tourists in the nearby French Quarter. It was lovely and perfect.
Would we recommend a stay at at Fowell’s? Well, do you enjoy feeling part of a colorful, quirky neighborhood? Do you appreciate the gentle peace of subdued but elegantly appointed surroundings? How about the opportunity to meet and chat with great bartenders, fun waitstaff, and eccentric locals? Then the answer is a resounding yes!