Marigny Manor House

Stayed here for 4 nights at Halloween. Alvin and Brain are amazing; they cannot do enough for you and are lovely. They clearly enjoy what they do and want to make your stay in NOLA special and they certainly did that. They very much embody what it is to live in New Orleans and very knowledgeable about the city and places we could go. They also dressed up for Halloween and were great fun. We enjoyed our chats on the porch with them before a night out.
Other reviewers have spoken of their beautifully high ceilinged home tucked away on the outskirts of the French Quarter. They are rightly very proud of what they have achieved and their plans; but very modest at the same time. There is no penny-​pinching here; free snacks and drinks are available all day. The breakfast is plentiful, fresh and delicious. I heartily recommend the creole eggs with spicy sausage.
We stayed in the Royal room which is just above the dining room so I was woken up a couple of times by breakfasters downstairs in the morning. The room itself was spacious and gorgeous with lots of traditional features, as with the rest of the house. The shower is old fashioned in keeping with everything else so don’t expect a power shower!
We don’t normally spend so much on accommodation but I’m so glad we pushed the boat out on this occasion; there’s no way I’d stay anywhere else in NOLA. Thanks Brian and Alvin!

Marigny is a safe area outside the French Quarter with smaller, better behaved crowds and more music. Marigny Manor House is on a quiet street just off Frenchmen Street where all the action is.
Marigny Manor House is an historic antebellum house. It makes you feel part of history just to stay there.
Your hosts, Brian and Alvin, could not be more helpful or accommodating. They bought the house recently and have been doing quite a lot of restoration. They even plan to shut down this summer to restore and add another room.
My wife and I have stayed at many hotels and B&B’s in New Orleans over 25 years. So far, this is the best. We will return next year.

This is one of the nicest, most welcoming places you could ever ask for. Whenever anyone I know comes to visit, I always see if they can get in here.
When I still lived in the Marigny, I would love when a friend came to visit because we would sit on their porch and people watch. The hosts are more concerned with making their guests happy than any place I have ever seen.
I would recommend this place to ANYONE who wants a great New Orleans visit.

My husband and I stayed at the Marigny Manor House for 4 nights in December. The place was recently purchased by Alvin and Brian. We did not get to meet Brian as he was out of town however Alvin was more than capable of taking care of us and he did just that!
The location is excellent, on a quiet street with a large lovely porch that I spent an evening sitting on and watching people walking their dogs, (while drinking a beer of course). The house is just a couple of blocks from the entertainment and restaurants of Frenchman Street and a few more and you are in the French Market area free to roam the quarter. Our room was the Chartres room and was comfortable and spacious with a large remodeled bathroom.
Alvin fed us well with coffee, juice, fresh fruit, muffins, eggs and even offered pancakes if we wanted them!
I have already recommended this place to several of my friends for their next trip to NOLA! Thanks such much to Alvin for his hospitality and even my history lesson!

My girlfriend and I stayed here over New Year’s break. We loved our experience in the city and particularly at this B&B. Gil was an excellent host and was very generous with his time and knowledge. An absolutely great guy. The housekeeper Danny also was kind enough to set us up with a very nice view of the New Year’s Eve fireworks display at a local restaurant that he works at. I was very impressed by the sense of genuine kindness and friendliness amongst the people I met in the city. The inn is well located, just a short 5 minute walk from the Frenchmen blocks that have all of the best live music to be found in the French Quarter. Though Marigny is not technically part of the Quarter, you’re probably better off being in Marigny which is a very cute neighborhood on its own, and a little bit quieter than the Bourbon street hectic-​ness. Everything is within easy walking distance. The breakfasts were excellent (though very rich) and our room was beautiful and extremely comfortable, even with a bit of a chill in the air. One last word about Gil: It’s hard to express how much we appreciated hearing stories about the town from local who seems to absolutely love the city. He made so many good recommendations, some of which we didn’t even have the time to follow up on. If you get up early for breakfast, you can easily chat with him for an hour and have a long list of things to do. I heartily recommend the Marigny Manor House.

Love love LOVE this place! Our room (the Balcony room) was comfortable and quiet; we never heard the other guests. The room is about twice as big as it looks in the pictures on the web site – behind you is a sleeper sofa, bookshelves stocked with all kinds of books, and a hallway going off to the left that leads to a private bathroom with a shower/​tub combo. The interior of the house is beautifully decorated and maintained by the proprietors, John and Gil, who cooked delicious breakfasts and shared hilarious stories with us. They were warm, welcoming, helpful, and made us feel like they genuinely cared that we have the best vacation possible. It felt more like we were staying with good friends than at a B&B. The shower was on the weak side, but not to the point of being frustrating. They provided really good toiletries, including conditioner that actually works (why is this so rare???) and little bottles of mouthwash. The swamp cooler was a bit noisy, but it did a great job of keeping the room really cool, and even though I’m usually really sensitive to noise when I’m trying to sleep, it never woke me up or kept me awake. The location, just east of the quarter and a quick walk to the hippest part of Frenchman, was perfect. We’ll definitely be back!

Lovely house, great location, and John and Gil were charming and helpful beyond belief.

We stayed in the Red Room for several nights last month for nice getaway. After searching online and reading the great reviews on TripAdvisor and Unilocal,we chose the Marigny Manor House because of its location (we wanted to be close enough to walk everywhere and far enough away to enjoy some peace and quiet, which we thought might be hard if we stayed in the French Quarter). Our room was very spacious, comfortable, and quiet. Breakfasts were delicious — and we enjoyed getting to know John and Gil with our chats each morning. Overall, a great experience and if we find ourselves in New Orleans again, we’ll definitely be back.