I am only allowed 500 words for my love letter to this lovely hostess with the mostess!

That word count is not enough to describe that Adrienne & Bill are probably two of the coolest people you will ever meet. They steered us to where all the great food spots were. They were better than any city guidebook.

Their mansion is the epitome of everything that is great about New Orleans (or at least MY idea of New Orleans). It oozes history, devilish charm and magic. Your jaw will dropped and after you pick your jaw up off the floor, you will want to wander and explore. Every square inch of space in the mansion has something incredible to look at from the art to the oddities, all with a story behind it.

Also, the Haunted room IS Haunted. I took my mother for a fun birthday weekend in New Orleans and didn't tell her I booked a haunted room. I had heard noises throughout the night but was too tired and dismissed it thinking it was Adrienne's cats (turns out she keeps the cats on the floor below, nowhere near our room). I finally was awoken at 2am to the sounds of footsteps. My mother nudged me to ask, "Do you hear that? What is it?" I guess the noises had awakened her as well. We both sat there listening all night to tiny footsteps dancing around the bed. It sounded like a young person who had a long skirt on. You could hear the rustling of her taffeta on the floor. The footsteps were loud and only about three feet away. It didn't scare us at all. You got the sense it was a young female presence. I got up and grabbed my camera and began taking pictures of where the noise was coming from. I captured some pretty neat pictures with one bright orb in them. My mother was blown away by the whole thing. She had never experienced anything like this before and was a big skeptic. I am trying to post the pictures of the orb, but I don't think this site will let me.

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Anyway, I made the unfortunate mistake of booking another airbnb reservation for the second half of my New Orleans trip that I couldn't cancel out of. I was dragged from this place kicking and screaming. I didn't want to leave. But I will certainly be back!