The Frenchmen House "Rose Room"

We (my father and I) stayed here for my 18th birthday for an extended weekend. The AIRBNB hosts that owned this place knew we would be staying a few months prior and knew when we were going to arrive; that said they sent us an email the day before and had asked when we would be arriving we responded within an hour of the email, unfortunately, they did not acknowledge or respond back to us in any way shape or form.

In fact, we never received a response back and we were not sure if anyone was even meeting us at the house! This was a bit daunting and unprofessional as we were flying in some 1,500 miles away. It was not until we had arrived at their front door that we were told what the combination code was or any other pertinent information.

The owner of the house, Joanne (Jo), was nice and helpful once we arrived. She told us some places she thought were good to visit and places to eat like The Ruby Slipper, the different Jazz joints on Frenchman, Bourbon Street. She also warned that there were high chances that the bouncers would be carding anyone under 21. Nonetheless, we managed to squeeze in as many things as possible and have as much fun in three nights and four days as we could.

There are three rooms that you may rent at this house, ours was the “Rose Room”. The room was nice, and had a nice comfortable bed, a couch/daybed to sleep on as well. With a décor that was eclectic as well as interesting. Throughout the house, there are paintings, chandleries/lamps, most of the items are shabby and worn. Jo stated “almost all the items that were in the house were found or repurposed from off-the-streets of New Orleans, or yard sales. On the plus side, they were nice people that opened their home to us and were there to offer assistance if need be. They let us use their bicycles and that helped us get around the “Quarter”. The home had a pool table, two sweet puppy dogs named Charles (Golden Retriever) and Chloe (Chihuahua). The hosts also supplied a Keurig with a large variety of different coffee flavors, a variety of teas, and individual oatmeal packets for breakfast or a late night snack, which made it very convent for the midnight snacking department. All in all, we enjoyed our time at “The Frenchmen House "Rose Room"