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Park View Historic Hotel and Guest HousevsMelrose Mansion
Both properties are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Melrose Mansion ranks marginally higher than Park View Historic Hotel and Guest House. Melrose Mansion is ranked #42 in New Orleans with approval from 5 publications including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Park View Historic Hotel and Guest House
Frommer's
Fodor's
Gayot Frommer's
Lonely Planet
The Wall Street Journal
7004 St Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
Frommer's "Built in the late 1800s as a boardinghouse for the World Cotton Exchange, this is an inn crossed with a B&B, which means a front desk staffed 24/7 and proper public areas." Full review
Fodor's "This historic property, steps to the streetcar and Audubon Park, adds to the delightful choices of smaller Uptown lodgings." Full review
Gayot "It may be a good distance from the busy Central Business District and the French Quarter, but the oasis-like setting is worth it."
Frommer's "For Tulane and Loyola visitors and others staying far uptown, this late-1800s boardinghouse with St. Charles Avenue frontage (easy streetcar access) is a splendid choice. The wide porch..." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"From the wraparound veranda you can enjoy up-close views of stately oaks grizzled with Spanish beards in the park and on St Charles Ave." Full review
The Wall Street Journal "The ancient live oaks of Uptown’s Audubon Park shade the Park View Historic Hotel. Order some wine and toast the evening at candlelit, wrought-iron tables on the front patio."
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
