Our stay at Paula's "Tree House" at The Mansion exceeded our expectations! We were apprehensive about staying on the 3rd story in an old New Orleans home in mid September, but air conditioners in the front and rear rooms more than did the job of keeping us cool and comfortable. We loved being able to step out the front door just feet from the streetcar stop. I learned how to download the fare onto my iPhone via the RTA app (saving me the hassle of fussing with exact change).
The Garden District neighborhood was beautiful. We took full advantage of the Saint Charles Ave streetcar to the French Quarter, Riverwalk and shopping on Canal Street, also to Audubon Park and Zoo.
The stair climbing was really no big deal, and the rest of the Mansion is dripping with 19th Century charm!
We would definitely stay here again!