Magnolia Mansion

The house is a lovely old mansion filled with beautiful furnishings and loaded with character. The location is probably one of the best in the city for anyone looking to stay outside party central (the French Quarter). The Garden District neighbourhood is filled with gracious homes, great restaurants and fun shopping along Magazine Street. Centrally located along both bus and streetcar routes that took us everywhere we wanted to go. Tim our host was excellent - offering great advice on city restaurants, how to travel around the city, tour information, and constant warm Southern hospitality. Our room was well appointed and comfortable for three people. Breakfast was continental style and always fresh. We would definitely return!

We were running a little late for check-in, and Tim was nice enough to wait for us without charging a late fee. Then, when he heard we were on our Honeymoon, he gave us a FREE upgrade to the Vampire's Lair! We had a really great stay. Tim was so helpful, from recommending restaurants, answering any random questions about the house, to even giving us two sets of batteries for our digital camera because we forgot ours. It was just, all around, a great experience. When we make it back to NOLA, we'll definitely be making our stay with Magnolia Mansion.

My wife and I stayed in the Bordello Room. The mansion is awesome, the room was wonderful. It was so quiet the first night, we thought we were the only guests. I recommend staying on the second floor. The location is great - one block from the trolley, few blocks from Magazine - basically 10 minutes to the quarter or some great places in the Garden district. We were allowed to drop our bags off several hours before check in onthe first day and again several hours after check out on the last day - which basically gave us an extra day in NOLA. Tim was amazing. His recommendations for tours, restaurants and bars (especially the po boy at Tracey's) were spot on. Anyone that complains about a stay at Magnolia Mansion are the same people that win the lottery and complain about the taxes -- haters.

My wife and I stayed 2 nights for our wedding anniversary. We could not have been more pleased with the accomodations or service. Tim was a very helpful host and went beyond average to ensure we were well taken care of. The location was very convenient as it was only a short 2 block walk to the St. Charles Trolley. Very nice area in the heart of the garden district. I would definitely recommend a stay here.

We were lucky to find a last minute opening for Mardi Gras week at Magnolia Mansion. This mid-19th century mansion is spacious and elegant, its stoic whit exterior a great counterbalance to its bright and colorful interior. The rooms were spacious, quiet and comfortable. The mansion is conveniently located on Prytania street near the garden district, walkable and convenient to everywhere. Tim, the house manager was pleasant and very knowledgeable about New Orleans, the neighborhood and much more. Having a child at Tulane we are becoming frequent visitors to New Orleans. Normally we stay at a hotel on Canal street. This was a GRAT change of pace and environment. We would definitely stay here again

Kind and friendly staff. Amazing old southern mansion. Clean and pleasant. Great Location to transportation. Breakfast was a bit weak but good coffee. I would stay again next visit. Tom 57 M Michigan

Our stay at the Magnolia Mansion was very pleasant. It was like a calm quiet oasis in the bustle of New Orleans. What was a very pleasant surprise was just how quiet it was, both the neighborhood and the other guests. The room was very comfortable and clean. We would definitely consider returning to the Mansion.

This is an authentic mansion, high ceilings, grand parlor and ballroom, and creaky stairs. The theme rooms are fun and the upstair rooms are just as cool as the pricey downstairs rooms. The host is fabulous and full of information for your stay. If you are looking for high end digs this is not the place; if you want an authentic stay in a old mansion home, this is it. A bit overpriced, but in a good location for NOLA.

Magnolia was a great get a way. The Mardi Gras room was perfect for the three of us girls weekend out. I did here little girls in the hall way playing.

My wife and I spent our first weekend together away from our son in almost 3 years. We had a great time exploring the city, but enjoyed returning at the end of the day to the Magnolia Mansion. Tim our host was always around to help with whatever we needed, from a map of a parade route, to great reservations at the Commanders Palace, to a bottle of soap for the huge in room tub. Everything was perfect.

I LOVED the old house..downstairs; however, they have really trashed the upstairs. It is such a beautiful old mansion and they could have made it into such a classy place but they missed the mark. Unfortunely, Tim was not much help when it came to suggestions on places to see and restaurants, etc. Just so you know, the place is up for sale and they are not putting in a lot of effort to bring people back.

The mansion was beautiful, really like stepping back in time. When we got there, we were handed a few pages of instructions on what we could and couldn't do during our stay, and that created an atmosphere where we were afraid to do the wrong thing, speak to loudly, step on a creaky floorboard too loudly, anything that would disturb the absolute quiet of the place. That made it difficult to describe our stay as "fun" or "enjoyable." The breakfast was a bit of a disappointment, not what I would expect from a bed & breakfast. "Home cooking" would have seemed more appropriate in such a place, not frozen Jimmy Dean sandwiches, and then only upon request. We stayed in an upstairs room and there was black mold on the bathroom ceiling, which is extremely harmful to a person's health. The rooms were a decent size, we peeked into a more expensive room and even those were not very big, but still nicely decorated.

I selected Magnolia Mansion because it appeared to be the most authentically restored B & B of the many I researched. I also liked the historic nature of the Garden District and that it was removed from the Quarter but only a block from the St. Charles Streetcar, which we took everywhere. The house is beautifully restored and looks exactly like the photos on the website. Our room was larger than I expected, the bathroom was huge, and the bed was very comfortable. The furnishings were gorgeous and totally over the top. We had never stayed in a B & B before, because we like our privacy, but it wasn't a problem here. The manager, Tim, was helpful, but not overly so. The owner, Hollie, was in residence on our last day and could not have been more pleasant. I wish she'd been there during our whole stay. The B&B was immaculate - no cleanliness issues at all. The breakfast was just as advertised - bagels, fruit, oatmeal - and the coffee was ready by 7:30, which was all we needed. Finally, we had what may have been a bit of a ghostly experience on our last night there. Noises, lights on that we didn't leave on, etc. Still a little in denial about the whole thing, though. Overall, it was the perfect place for us. I'd recommend it highly. We'll be back!

Thanks to Tim for making our three day stay so memorable. Very nice comfortable room, and especially grand veranda and entrance. Appreciate the guidance on things to see and do, Tim saved us from some wasted time. Sad to say though, we saw no ghosts during our visit, save the one above the front desk!

Our site host was there at all times for help. We enjoyed the location on just the edge of the Garden District and the streetcar line was really close by. Parking was just outside the front gate and we just loved New Orleans and had a very ghostly experience. Stayed for four nights and really hated to leave. Sorry we never met the owner but the site host was GREAT. Would recomend this vacation site to our friends and family.

Our first visit to New Orleans we stayed at the historic Magnolia Mansion. It was beautiful, clean, and very romantic. The mansion is dressed with historic pieces down to the window treatments. All our arrangements over the course of the weekend were taken care of by Hollie and Tim. They made our stay wonderful!

This place met and went beyond our expectations. The house was so clean and so well designed to the period in which it was built. The history of place was very interesting and so very much work went into restoring it. our host, Tim, was wonderful!