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Melrose Mansionvs1896 O'Malley House
Both hotels are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Melrose Mansion scores marginally higher than 1896 O'Malley House Bed and Breakfast. Melrose Mansion comes in at #42 in New Orleans with endorsements from 5 publications like oyster.com, Gayot and Frommer's.
Melrose Mansion
Fodor's
Gayot
Oyster
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
937 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116
From $129/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Pool
- Fitness Center
- Breakfast included
Fodor's "It's not easy to combine period details with luxurious, modern conveniences, but the Melrose has done it." Full review
Gayot "Although this hotel technically sits outside the French Quarter, it embodies all the character of that famed area."
OysterUpscale
"Located in a quiet residential area on the outer edges of the French Quarter, this upscale hotel is an elegant mélange of renovated Victorian Gothic mansion and modern bed-and-breakfast." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The current building oozes the kind of old world elegance that New Orleans does best, an uptown-style property surrounded by the culture and liveliness of downtown, and all the better for it." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This luxury boutique offers 14 rooms and suites, each with unique design, in the historic Faubourg Marigny neighborhood within walking distance to attractions like the French Market, Cafe du Monde, and Jackson Square"
New Orleans Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
Frommer's "Enter this grandly columned 1854 Victorian Gothic, and rather than antiques and brocades, you’re met with ultramodern, atonal leather furnishings set against stark white 21-foot-high walls." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"If you were a millionaire with a New Orleans pied-à-terre, this could be it." Full review
1896 O'Malley House
DK Eyewitness Gayot
Zagat Fodor's Frommer's
120 S Pierce ST, New Orleans, LA 70119
From $168/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundy Room
- Free Parking
DK Eyewitness "One block off the Canal streetcar line, the O’Malley House is a marvel of elaborate Queen Anne-style architecture."
Gayot "New Orleans's 1896 O'Malley House offers a charming escape for visitors to the Big Easy."
Zagat3.8
"Take a "step back in time" at this "charming", "congenial" Mid-City B&B, housed in a "lovely" Colonial Revival, where the "efficient", "accommodating" staff pays "special attention to detail"."
Fodor's "This elegant bed-and-breakfast near the intersection of Canal Street and North Carrollton Avenue offers rooms furnished with beautiful antiques." Full review
Frommer's "A quiet, nondescript Mid-City neighborhood unexpectedly houses this splendid B&B, antiqued but not frilly...largest rooms are on the second floor, where the impressive decor ends at the bathroom door" Full review
