Fully immerse yourself in New Orleans with a stay at this historical house! When you are in a city like NOLA why stay in a regular hotel? The Lanaux Mansion provides a perfect location and setting for your stay. We booked the 2-bedroom Lanaux Suite for our 4-person family. The two bedrooms were large and spacious. One bedroom has a daybed, so you could sleep up to 6 in the suite. The other bedroom had a fabulous balcony that looked out on Esplanade Avenue. At night you could sip a drink on the balcony and hear the jazz music of Frenchman Street in the distance, but when you when back into the room and closed the window, all was quiet. The king-sized beds were extremely comfortable. Each bedroom had individual air conditioning units, so you could control the temps for comfortable sleeping. (Be kind and don't run it full blast when out during the day.) The rooms share a bathroom, which has 2 parts, the first with the toilet & sink and a separate room with small shower tub & make-up room/dressing area. There is also a very small kitchenette that had regular coffee maker, Keurig, microwave, dorm size fridge & freezer & sink, plus cups, plates & cutlery. The owner left some bottled water & juice in the fridge & had some coffee, teas, sugar/creamers, plus a couple small snacks like oatmeal & granola if you arrive completely starving. The outside is secured with a coded double entrance, plus your individual rooms also are opened with the same system, so you don't have to worry about carrying or losing keys. It was just as advertised on the AirBnB site, so there were no surprises or misleading information.
Location is perfect. Esplanade Avenue forms the eastern border of the French Quarter, so you are close to all the action, but not subjected to the loud craziness at night. It is a block away from the famous Frenchman Street, which has a multitude of jazz clubs playing live music every night. You are also close to the French Market, which has several quality food stands & plenty of places for reasonable souvenir shopping. (Our favorites were Mother Nature's Cupboard for friend alligator bites & frog legs; Alberto's Cheese & Wine Bistro for muffulettas, and Loretta's for beignets & pralines.)
Beth communicated clearly and promptly answered questions. She also allowed up a safe place to store luggage when we arrived earlier than check-in and didn't need to get to the airport until after checkout on our departure day, which was greatly appreciated. All of this made for a very happy and successful first trip to New Orleans for our family.