Balcony Guest House in New Orleans, LA

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Balcony Guest House

The Balcony Guest House is located in the Faubourg Marigny district of downtown New Orleans, La., three blocks west of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Frenchmen Street, accessible four blocks from the guest house, offers dance venues, unique restaurants, bars and a coffee shop. The French Market and Bourbon Street are six blocks down the river.
This second-floor guest house occupies the upper level of a building housing Schiro's Grocery and Café on the bottom floor. The Community Café and Bar, located within the grocery store, is a popular gathering place for artists and musicians. The cafe serves lunch and dinner, and features authentic New Orleans comfort food including poor boys, Creole red beans and gumbo, accompanied by cocktails. Full, complimentary breakfasts are served on weekdays, and hot brunches are served on the weekends in the cafe. A guest computer with a printer is available. The property features an 80-foot wrap-around balcony overlooking the city of New Orleans, a shared guest parlor and a video poker lounge. Self-serve laundry facilities are available. Pets are not allowed.

This guest house offers four guestrooms and one master suite. Hardwood floors and armoires are featured in all units. All accommodations at the Balcony Guest House feature private bathrooms with showers, with complimentary soaps and shampoos included. Cable television, cordless telephones and CD players are provided. Two of the guestrooms feature 12-foot ceilings and direct access to the balcony via French doors. The master suite contains a separate living room and bedroom. The living room area of the master suite includes a dining table for four, wet bar and microwave oven.

Surrounding Area

FAUBOURG MARIGNY

Room Information - Balcony Guest House

Bed Type:  Short Description: Deluxe queen room Long Description: One queen bed. Cable TV with DVD player. Telephone. CD player. Coffeemaker. Iron. Hardwood floors. Shower only.

Property Information

Check In Time - 3 p.m.
Check Out Time - 11 a.m.
Credit card required
Floors - 1
Guestrooms - 5
Hotel Built - 1899
Hotel Renovated - 2002
Minimum check-in age - 18
Photo identification required

Star rating: 2

Check in time is 3:00 PM, Check out time is 11:00 AM.

Area Activities

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts - 3 blocks
Frenchmen Street - 4 blocks
French Market - 6 blocks
Bourbon Street - 6 blocks
St. Roch Cemeteries - 1.0 mile
New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - 1.0 mile
Washington Artillery Park - 1.0 mile
New Orleans Museum of Art - 3.0 miles
City Park - 3.5 miles

Driving Directions - Balcony Guest House

2483 Royal Street, New Orleans, La.
From Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport:
Approximate distance to the property is 17 miles.

Drive east on I-10.
Take Exit 230 toward Slidell.
Take Exit 4 (Franklin Avenue).
Turn right onto Franklin Avenue.
Turn right onto Royal Street.