New Orleans has a ton of places to stay in the French Quarter, a ton. We wanted to stay at a place that was close enough to the Quarter, but yet still quiet at night to rest. If you don't know by now New Orleans is open 24/7. And being a person that likes to go to bed at Memaw O'clock I really like it quiet. That being said, we decided on the Lamothe House due to location, cost and perks. If you visit
Book It you can get a good percentage off the cost, plus FREE parking and FREE breakfast.
Most of the other places charge up to $30 a day for parking and at least $20 per person for breakfast, in total for 3 days that is $90 in parking and $120 for breakfast in all $210 for nothing. Parking is in a secure parking lot, the gates are locked at midnight and they have 24 hours surveillance. Still do not leave valuables in your car. Get there early, the parking lot does fill up fast, maybe 20 cars can fit. Remember it is the French Quarter, you are in a historic district, that equals no spare space. So if you are not early you will have to park on the street. But the good news is you do not have to go far for fun, EASY walking.
The Lamothe house is located on 621 Esplanade Street, which is only a short (1/2 block) to Frenchmen Street. Frenchmen Street is where the locals hang out for great Jazz. Only 2 blocks up will get you to the French market, easy! The blocks are small to walk, not a large city block. And the best part is that they are perfectly safe, I didn't feel uneasy the whole time walking to our room at night.
The Lamothe house is broke down into 2 housing units. The Lamothe is on Esplanade and the other unit, the Marigny (mary-nee) is located right behind the Lamothe on Kerlerec. Parking is located on that street as well.
Here is the corridor leading up to the rooms. We stayed here at the Marigny. All doors are on the outside you don't have to enter the main building to go in, the same is true for the Lamothe.
Here was our room, we shared the mini patio. If we wanted extra privacy we could close and lock the shutters.
Now remember this is a historic home, but it had all the modern conveniences as a hotel chain. We did have a hair dryer, ironing board with iron, TV all though small with cable, A/C all the norm. It didn't have a coffee pot, so I brought my own. This is the little mud room entering into our bedroom, colored in Taco Cabana blue, hey its a Creole style house and they LOVE color. The lighting in our bedroom is dim, we had 3 lamps. So I couldn't get a great picture, plus no one wants to see an unmade bed. Our room was a Queen size bedroom and it cost $76 for a night. They do have what is called a regular room and that is $64 and a King Suite which is $129
all are Book it prices. Also kids stay free and our 3 could easily sleep in our room with air mattress. Plenty of room!
The bathroom is small and the doors are SHUTTERS.. I loved this. If you haven't broken the "potty pack" with your significant other, this is walking the line. There is not a bathtub in this room, only a shower.
Towels are changed out daily, sheets are not unless you request.
There is a door on the opposite side of the street that lets you into the Lamothe house through the courtyard. Breakfast is served daily from 6:30-10:00, it is not fancy. They have cereals, juice, coffee, fruit and some pastries. But you do sit at a fancy table in the parlor. The courtyard is so nice and quiet with the pool and koi pond. These people in the pool were funny, the older women wanted me to bring her back a strawberry mojito....
Koi pond
There you have it, my review of a great house! We will stay here every time we are in New Orleans!
Here is their website for more information.
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