Name: La Belle Esplanade
Address: 2216 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, New Orleans, New Orleans, 70119, United States of America
Rating: 10

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This was my fourth time staying at La Belle. Matthew and Melanie are what it's all about. Do you want an insider's guide to the city, with a running comedy show alongside?  Just book and stay at La Belle Esplanade. Matthew and Melanie love New Orleans, and want you to fall for it as well.

Fall in love with New Orleans!

An excellent stay. The hosts are fun, kind, and quirky. They made breakfast with the other guests feel almost like a family gathering.
The room was beautiful, very clean, and well maintained. The hosts are very knowledgeable of the area and gave us some excellent pointers on where to go and what to see. 

This place defined our stay in New Orleans 

I'm fairly sure I found La Belle Esplanade searching for "unique hotel New Orleans", and wow did that search deliver. If you want the reassuring sameness of a generic hotel room with a key-card and an ice machine down the hall, LBE is not for you. 

If, however, you want breathtaking architecture, a spacious suite, and charismatic hosts in a quiet, historic neighborhood - close enough to everything NOLA has to offer, yet far enough from the touristy areas to take a nap in the middle of the day - book now!

Every morning begins with breakfast selections handpicked that morning from local vendors. Freshly baked bread with butter and a selection of jellies, pastries, meat, cheeses, fruits, and a bit of something warmed up (grits, stuffed crab, jambalaya) along with coffee and orange juice. While you feast, Matthew and Melanie will chat with you about your adventures the previous day and give recommendations on off-the-beaten-path places to check out. 

The location is fantastic. About a mile from the French Quarter in one direction and City Park in the other. There's a Blue Bike station a block and a half away in front of the coffee shop that you might want to visit if you wake up too early to want to bother Melanie for coffee. They open late on the weekends though. Matthew was a good sport when he caught me in a cranky mood about that. (Also when my boyfriend broke a key in a lock about 15 seconds after we arrived.)

The bed was very comfortable with fluffy pillows (why does Tripadvisor really want to know about the fluffy pillows?) and there were power strips in almost every outlet. There's wifi. There is a TV although we never used it. There's a mini-fridge and a mart close by to grab whatever you might want to put in there. Under the sink there are q-tips and floss in case you forgot yours - nice little touches. 

The house is over 100 years old. It's beautiful. It also has steep stairs and kind of quirky plumbing - what can you do? In the 1920's I'm sure they appreciated just having running water in the house. To get out onto the balcony overlooking Esplanade, you open the floor-to-ceiling window and the counterweights jingle a little bit for ambiance. We'll miss that window. 

I would have appreciated a grab bar to get into the claw foot tub/shower, and the curtain felt a little claustrophobic. When I thought about suggesting a change, I looked up at bar securing it to the thousand-foot ceiling and thought "wow, that would be difficult". A grab bar wouldn't be that hard though. That's my only suggestion, really, and not meant as criticism, more of a safety issue. I'd be even crankier than I am before coffee if I busted my a** trying to shower. 

We will be back, and have to struggle with the age-old dilemma of staying in the familiar room or trying a new one. A big thank you to Matthew and Melanie for being great hosts and sharing their love of the city with us.

Not everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), but it just might be yours

This was my 8th trip to New Orleans, and my third at La Belle.  There is a fourth stay on the books already.  Stay here.  Just do it. Melanie and Matthew enjoy curating experiences for their guests, and you'll wind up going places and doing things that most visitors miss entirely.  The house will give you the real, old New Orleans vibe, and you're going to fall in love with it.  All of it. Thanks, M and M, for everything!

Authentic New Orleans

I would so recommend this place! Wonderful atmosphere and character and located in a nice neighbourhood. The owner is super friendly and gives you loads of advice of what to see and do and initiated really appreciated dialogues during breakfast. I really hope I will be able to come back! 
Thank you so much! 
Sara from Sweden 

The place to stay in New Orleans!

This was our first trip to New Orleans and first Bed & Breakfast experience and we could not have asked for more from either! Matthew and Melanie are the perfect hosts to a truly unique place. We were given wonderful recommendations to start our days and then allowed the city to guide us the rest of the way. We highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to have a great New Orleans experience.

First B&B experience

My husband and I spent five nights in New Orleans and had a truly magical vacation. La Belle Esplanade is a beautiful, fun, and vibrant home with unique accommodations and fabulous breakfasts that sustained us throughout the days. Our room (Les Fleurs) was very spacious and clean, with a super comfy bed and fun decor. 

Matthew and Melanie, a truly dynamic duo, were wonderful hosts and were instrumental in the wonderful time we experienced. Their passion for New Orleans is extremely contagious. Their daily recommendations were spot on for areas to visit, restaurants, and activities. We learned very early there is so much more to the city than Bourbon Street and really spent no more than 30 minutes there during our stay. However, if this is your thing, you are close to all the action but far enough away to get a quiet recharge. Since this was our first visit, we felt as though we had a nice blend of some typical tourist attractions, as well as places we never would have known existed. We loved how New Orleans had its big city feel but also felt like a small town, as we spotted many people bumping into others they knew at various restaurants and coffee houses. We loved the beautiful historic Treme area where La Belle stands tall. Very safe area and walkable. Highly recommend staying as long as you can. It feels like we did so much, but I know we barely scratched the surface. There’s something to do and see at every turn. We look forward to returning.

You must stay here!

I wasn’t sure about staying at Lebelle at first. I am more of a Hilton kind of person. I was so wrong. I loved the charm, hospitality and kindness of the hosts. I am not a morning person but I made sure to get up in time to have breakfast with the host and the other guests. The hosts served us food from various local shops. He would give us a little info about the food and it’s origin. It was always delicious! It really does feel like staying with a good friend. I’m glad I came and would like to return, if Matt will have me :-)
Go here to stay if you are thinking of heading to Nola. It’s so worth it!

You will fall in love, just like I did!

Highly recommended. 

If you’re thinking about booking La Belle Esplanade just do it! You won’t be disappointed.

Located North of the French Quarter so quiet, there some nice local restaurants and a couple of neighbourhood bars worth visiting where there isn’t many tourists. 

The room are very spacious, well equipped, full of quirky furniture and decor. 

Matt and Mel were lovely, as well as providing a nice breakfast and fresh coffee each morning they offered lots of advice to help make the most of our stay. 

If we return to New Orleans one day, this is where we’ll be staying.

Somewhere we’ll always remember

We couldn't have chosen better for our first trip to New Orleans. Matthew and Melanie are truly excellent hosts. Their knowledge of the area is huge and their love of NOLA is infectious. We consider this place and these people to be one of the best holidays we've ever had.
The accommodation is just lovely, so many quirky things that make each suite personalised and fun. We had the Clio Suite which was beautiful and comfortable. The breakfasts were different every day, with curated goodies and their background provided with a dose of good company and good advice.
The French Quarter was lovely, especially once you moved away from Bourbon St! But Treme district has so much to offer as well. We walked for miles every day and so enjoyed the neighborhoods we visited.
Do yourself a favor and go to La Belle Esplanade and get to know NOLA the way we did. You will not regret it!

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