follow me to French Quarter, and New Orleans lodging at

1870 Banana Courtyard

French Quarter / New Orleans

B&B . . . and beyond
 

Ooh la la. (Naughty. In 1800s, our New Orleans bed and breakfast home was a bordello catering to society’s elite). Now, a New Orleans  bed and breakfast, in a convenient New Orleans location, so no car needed. YESSIREE. Our accommodations at the B&B are an easy walk to all attractions in New Orleans French Quarter. Music clubs and bars on Bourbon Street, the nightlife in the French Quarter is something you'll never forget. Restaurants in New Orleans rival those in any major city, and there seems to be music on almost every corner: Cajun, Zydeco, Jazz, Blues, R&B, and don't forget historic Faubourg Treme neighborhood nearby.

RECENT MEDIA on us:

•         *Shhh! Keep it quiet.  Ready for a little ROMANCE? Did you see the online network news article about our being one of the 'Top 5 hotels for  . . .'? 

•     We were also featured in New Orleans/French Quarter section of TravelPulse's travel agent online newsletter as one of the  "Best romantic getaways".

•     Did you see us on ABC's© 'Haunted New Orleans' TV series?

•     Lots of travel blogs and travel sites have started highlighting our New Orleans B&B, too.

• We're even on UTube for our New Orleans accommodation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwrbf-OzCTI

MORE MEDIA: GUESS there is no one in the USA that doesn't know about the Who D'at nation now, or about our New Orleans Saints football Team winning the Superbowl. 

*HERE IS THE Shhh! photo:

After a day exploring New Orleans French Quarter, relax in the hammock in our courtyard, or on the porch swing on our verandah ('verandah' is a fancy Southern word that really means 'front porch', and 'courtyard' in New Orleans is what folks who don't live here might call a 'patio'). Then you'll be relaxed and ready to see MORE of our local 'characters', and listen to the music that made New Orleans famous.

BEYOND just a New Orleans inn, French Quarter hotel bed, room in New Orleans, or ordinary accommodations  . . .

      MORE  than just a bed and breakfast in New Orleans . . .

         We offer the ultimate in French Quarter Lagniappe

        + Southern hospitality that some folks call Creole hospitality.

       Don't just visit N'Awlins - LIVE it like a local® Make your New Orleans vacation one you'll remember forever. Use us as a sounding board or check out our INSIDER Eguides: New Orleans attractions, where to find the best Jazz, Zydeco, Cajun music, nightlife in New Orleans, dancing, dining in French Quarter and New Orleans restaurants, where to find the best food, French Quarter history, Haunted New Orleans Walking Tour, Bourbon St. bars, culture, sightseeing, New Orleans tours. Some folks say we have concierge service, extraordinaire. (That's just a fancy way of saying we're here to help you.)

LOCATION, Location, location: 

Want the world famous French Quarter at your feet?

You don't need a car when you stay at our New Orleans bed and breakfast, Creole/Victorian guest house. The main B&B is at the residential end of the French Quarter - 1422 N. Rampart St., 30 yards to Esplanade Ave. Banana Courtyard is in an historic French Quarter neighborhood within easy walking distance of Bourbon Street, New Orleans world famous restaurants and music clubs, close to legendary Armstrong Park, where "Jazz was born," Congo Square, fabulous shopping,  plus near all the other New Orleans destinations that make the Big Easy one of the most intriguing and diverse travel destinations in the world.

• the FRENCH QUARTER is only 1/2 block (30 yards to Esplanade Avenue.),

• 3 1/2 blocks (blocks in the French Quarter are SHORT!) to world famous Bourbon Street

• a block to: the luxury celebrity inn; a 24/7 bar that serves good, reasonably priced food; 1 more block to a restaurant with bar that serves the best hamburger and baked potato in the city along with a killer drink named the Monsoon (Port of Call restaurant's rival drink to Pat O'Brien's Hurricane).

• Laissez le bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll)? Let us give you the 'inside track', so you can experience New Orleans like a local - our nightlife doesn't end until daylight..

• a very special Southern city steeped in history.

Not ALL our accommodations are here at the main bed and breakfast.  We have so many repeat guests that we now have a number of other places.

Stayed in the French Quarter before, but in a 'cookie cutter' hotel room? INTRIGUED by the culture and secrets hidden BEHIND THE TALL COURTYARD FENCES? Get your 'insider' view by staying with us. Learn the secrets of our culture and why so many places in and near the French Quarter ARE hidden.

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7/7/2010: Return guests here now told us we need to "toot our own horn more" suggesting that we put headings of some of our many  reviews on our home page, not hide them in another section.  So here goes. REVIEWS: 50% of our guests are 'repeaters' or have HIGHLY reccommended us to colleagues, family, and friends: here is what they say:

• A place with soul in the city of Jazz.
• Will never stay at an hotel again.
• Romance and more
• Perfect location, convenient to EVERYTHING
• Best place I ever stayed in N'Awlins.
• Every year I go back -like home away from home.
• Perfect Honeymoon memory
• Great Value, Great Location, Lots of Character.
• Best place we've ever stayed at! Wish every place was like this one!
• Fantastic Stay in New Orleans
• Hauntingly romantic
• A unique experience you'll treasure forever
• Wish I was still there
• lots of personality, good location, good price. I loved it!
• Treat you like family
• Fantastic weekend
• Not for everyone, but if you want a unique, memorable experience, Banana Courtyard is the perfect choice.

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FLASH: Yippee for our great city!

• New Orleans (N'Awlins) ranked as the number one urban destination in the country for nightlife, New Year's Eve,

  No. 1 New Orleans: Is it any surprise? There’s a good reason that in the Crescent City , every day can be its own form of Mardi Gras, from the Frenchmen Street area to the whole French Quarter. We locals don't hide our offbeat nature, either: New Orleans also ranked No. 1 for civic pride.

• The Big Easy also rated high or out great neighborhood joints and cafes, people-watching, singles scene, bar scene, wild weekend, stangest people, and cocktail hour by  Travel + Leisure Magazine. 

• New Orleans Rated as favorite guys get away city

• Zagat recently named New Orleans the most affordable dining destination in the country, based on a survey of  diners from around the world.

• New Orleans French Quarter has been voted "Most walkable city in the USA".

•  New Orleans was also ranked number one internationally for nightlife according to TripAdvisor Annual Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards.

New Orleans was also recognized by them in four other categories including:

• French Quarter New Orleans rated third in the Top 10 Food & Wine Destinations in the United States

•  The City That Care Forgot was rated fourth in the Top 10 Food & Wine Destinations in the World.

• The Crescent City placed ninth in the Top 10 Culture & Sightseeing Destinations in the United States and

AND MORE . . .

• New Orleans and the French Quarter rated 15^th in the Top 25 Destinations in the United States.

• AAA's Southern Traveler magazine (July/August 2010) Named New Orleans the BEST WEEKEND ESCAPE

• AAA's Southern Traveler magazine (July/August 2011) Named New Orleans the BEST GIRL'S GETAWAY

WOW. New Orleans also topped the charts in several sub-categories, such as a favorite for wild weekends, singles bar scene, cocktail hour/happy hour, live music, concerts and bands, cafes/coffee bars, antique shops, and vintage shopping,  neighborhood joints, people watching, and best Spring Break destination.  Click this to learn more: http://www.travelandleisure.com/survey/afc/2009/city/new-orleans

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ARRIVAL: It's easy to get to our banana courtyard B&B from the Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY), the Lakefront Airport if you fly your own plane, the train station (Union Station terminal), Greyhound Bus terminal, or by car from I-10 (Interstate 10).

CONVENIENT LOCATION: The main B&B is an easy walk to ALL tourist attractions in the French Quarter. The Ernest  Morial convention center is also within walking distance, if you are energetic.

Or, we're on public transportation route if you want to go to different neighborhoods, ride the St. Charles streetcar, or you can take the bus or Riverfront Streetcar to the convention center if you want to travel in the fast lane.

Although you don't NEED a car when you stay with us, if you drive or rent a car, PARKING is available, by fee according to size of vehicle.

Don't forget to take our Canal Streetcar to go to the best po boy sandwich joint in the city, a reasonably priced Southern Italian restaurant, (yum, yum) and as a finale, the 100+ year old Italian Ice Cream Parlour &Bakery where they hand pack Canole, Gelato, and Sorbets.

We have rooms, Junior suites, studio apartment,  townhouse & cottage, all with PRIVATE ENSUITE bathrooms.  Rooms with a view, ROMANTIC rooms, antiques, COURTYARD, BALCONY, porch swing, MARDI GRAS costume display.

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PLEASE GIVE US YOUR OPINION: ♫ Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are? ♫   There are so many folks live in industrial areas or big cities who've never seen a clear sky with all the galaxies and stars twinkling, we thought a celestial ceiling might be a special treat for our guests. We're redecorating and considering a stargazing trompe loeil, night sky galaxy ceiling mural for 1 or 2 rooms (it's a ceiling where you can pretend that you are lying in a serene field and escape into the sky's soft twinkle and glow of a starry sky). 

We are told by some of our guests that it's a way to relax at the end of the day and let our worries melt away as you go to sleep. Both romantic and inspirational, it's like counting sheep.  You're asleep before you know it, carrying that peaceful state all through the night.

Call us toll free at 800-842-4748 or email us at info@bananacourtyard.com to let us know what you think.  If you gotta send an email, please type CELESTIAL CEILING in the subject line.

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RESERVATIONS/AVAILABILITY

click to go to > Reservation/availability/reserve hyperlink

800-842-4748 (CALL toll free from USA + most of Canada),

LOCAL # for B&B: 504-947-4475. 

FAX: 504-949-5689

Email: info@bananacourtyard.com

Web site: http://bananacourtyard.com

>>>   For 'newbies (we sometimes call y'all virgins)' who have never stayed with us before, PLEASE KEEP READING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ACCOMMODATIONS. (Yes. We KNOW this site is very difficult to use.  I can't find stuff, myself, without a lot of thought or searching.)

To the rescue is our son, Charles, who is making a new web site that is not so 'home grown'. We might even do a blog.  A HUGE leap for us.  We don't even know how to work Facebook or send tweets on Twitter.  If you are a Twin Peaks TV series fan, here is Charles web site of it. It has photo's from the series, and his recreating the scenes, 15 years later. Just click the photo to see the THEN and NOW comparison photo's.  http://www.intwinpeaks.com

YOU choose the type lodging and setting (room, vacation rental, Junior suite. LONG TERM +monthly rentals, too -- corporate apartment with kitchenette, corporate suite lodging, executive rental, house, our cottage):

• B&B room (in New Orleans we joke that B&B should have a 3rd "B" for beverage)
• romantic "honeymoon suite"
• historic house, townhouse
• getaway cottage
• all en-suite, private bathrooms
• ask for rooms with a view, or
• Jr. suite with a balcony

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Yeah, yeah. We know our photo's aren't "slick". Some day we'll learn how to use that "new fangled" gadget (digital camera) and editing software to crop out fire extinguishers, etc!  If rooms are  ever vacant, we'll take a new photo's.

TROPICAL COURTYARD: You saw photo of back of courtyard at the beginning of web site. Here are a few photo's of plants blooming.

Looking for a bargain, but don't want to give up amenities? REASONABLE RATES (all applicable taxes included): (Many guests return to us and recommend us to others because of our GREAT location, personal service, and "extras".  Another reason guests keep coming back is our reasonable prices.)  (Don't get TOO excited about lowest  rate. Only ONE of our accommodations is priced this low and rate applies ONLY for multiple night stay) Rates and package prices are subject to change without notice, especially since we ARE NOT ABLE to  revise web site often.

• low-season rates start at $79/night weeknights (NOPE. Only one  room is this cheap and there are only a few months in New Orleans that are off season / Low season)

• REGULAR rates from $99/night weeknights

• Some special event rates as low as $115/night weeknights.

• WeekEND night rates are more

• There's always a chance of a last minute availability discount. (Don't be disappointed. Sometimes last minute rates are less, sometimes more.)

• MONTHLY rentals (furnished cottage or townhouse) $1,350 up, off season, $2,000 up high season (some are near, but none IN French Quarter).

COMPARE: Save money every day you are here!  (SEE Lagniappe section below for even more freebies)

Our rates are ALL INCLUSIVE:

• that means local telephone calls are FREE

• rate includes ALL applicable taxes (some hotels don't tell you about all the extra charges, like telephone use fee, energy surcharge, Internet access fee, before hours registration fee, early checkin fee, occupancy fee, use tax. Yada, yada, yada.  You know what we're talking about!)

 (Drool at some of our bakeries pastries, then lick your lips.) IT'S CHOW DOWN TIME

• Stay at the main B&B, and you'll get even MORE for your dollar. Generous, free Continental breakfast served in the dining room.

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 bread pudding and fresh baked croissants

hand selected fruit, just for our guests  

Birthday? You never know. A birthday candle just might find its way into your pastry or yogurt (only 1 candle now, since we almost set table mat on fire with all these candles)

shoe sole pasties fresh baked muffins   turnovers   struedel braid  

apple struedel

king cake  will YOU be the one to find the doll inside the cake?  If so, you bring the next king cake to the party.

• Unlike many hotel Continental breakfasts, we DO NOT serve doughnuts, and don't expect you to use plastic forks and plates in OUR dining room. We set a lovely table for our guests, serve a baked good from nearby bakeries, multigrain toast. When we are home and have time, we slice and serve pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, etc. Otherwise, we always have fruit, individually selected by us. (FYI: By city ordinance, B&Bs in New Orleans are not permitted to serve prepared meals, but you'll never push away from our table hungry, unless you sleep through breakfast hours.  Even then, we try to have granola bars and fruit available for guests.)

 LAGNIAPPE:

• You'll be offered a free  welcome drink when you register (if you're willing to smoke it outside, ask our resident raconteur to give you a free cigar). PLUS  --  we try to leave out complimentary soft drinks AND bottled water for guests (we will even brew sweet tea for guests from the DEEP South, if you ask us, 'real nice').
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• Free WIFI Internet (wireless) throughout the main B&B. We even have a computer center so if you didn't bring your laptop, you don't have to pay an Internet cafe to check emails or print boarding passes.
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• Late afternoon, weekdays during business hours when we are around, more FREE stuff, you're welcome to a beer or glass of wine, on the house  >>> Gated, secure parking available, by advance reservation, for a reasonable price.

(ALL INCLUSIVE: Yesiree. OUR rates include all the items listed above. The only additional charges we can think of would be parking at the main B&B, by fee, depending on size of car)

INTERESTED IN A GIFT CERTIFICATE?

Gift certificates are a great gift for:

• friends, family or business associates.
• a SPECIAL OCCASION, or
•  just to say, "Thank you," to someone special.
• Many repeat guests buy gift certificates and DONATE them to their favorite charity auction.
   

Most folks purchase a $200 gift certificate. Just tell us how much you want to spend and what time of year the certificate is most likely to be used, and we can offer you guidance as to the appropriate amount.

We're new to this hyperlink stuff. I think if you click the GIFT CERTIFICATE picture, it will take you to the from to complete to purchase a gift certificate.

If clicking the picture does not work, follow this hyperlink.

https://updates.webervations.com/magic-scripts/giftcert.asp?memberid=6677

800-842-4748 (CALL toll free from USA + most of Canada),

LOCAL # for B&B: 504-947-4475. 

FAX: 504-949-5689

Email: info@bananacourtyard.com

Address of main B&B only: 1422 N. Rampart St. 30 yards from Esplanade Ave. (Please don't just show up here. Registration is by appointment, since we're not staffed 24/7 like an hotel. It's just "mom and pop," and we manage several other places so you gotta be sure which place you are staying. 

We don't have many rooms, so our accommodations rent quickly, because they are very popular (more than 50% of our guests have stayed with us before, so our rooms rent faster than many French Quarter B&Bs). It's ALWAYS better to call, so you can get your 1st choice of accommodation. Please remember we do NOT have a large staff, so an email may not be opened right away and the room you want for your dates may be gone (Nope, we aren't the Ritz.  "Mom" and "Pop" are helping guests, so we're not sitting at the computer).  Take the "plunge."  Try the old fashioned way: pick up your telephone AND CALL.

Come and stay in our unique New Orleans Bed and Breakfast and see why folks who stay here love it!!!

Bet'cha can't guess what this photo is (and Nope.  I didn't take it. You can tell that since it's a GOOD photo!)

Don't give up! If you haven't gotten bored yet, the headings in the section to the left may whet your appetite for what else you'll find within our web site other than just info about our B&B in New Orleans.

    Our web site is like a jigsaw puzzle.  Don't be embarrassed if you can't figure out how to use it. CALL and the 'banana lady' will talk you through finding stuff.

← For a full description of ACCOMMODATIONS, with ROOM PHOTO'S and regular rates, click on "see Accommodations, rooms" section heading to the left of this screen. At the top of the screen in that section, ABOVE the stained glass banana leaf window photo, find the block/box with the words "ROOM photo's and description". Click the down pointed ARROW in the right bottom corner of the box. That will open the pull down/drop down menu, THEN you can SCROLL DOWN to select and CLICK to open the accommodation you want to learn more about. After you click the room, you'll find a description of each accommodation, with digital photos (such as they are. Someone in this house needs to learn how to take better photo's).  Click the DOWN ARROW each time to REopen the pull down menu. Keep scrolling down, because there are a bunch of accommodations, and you can't see them all on the 1st part of the pull down menu (See what we've learned?!  You didn't think we knew ANY words of computer lingo).

   >>>>>>>>>>  IF YOU SEE NO SECTION TO THE LEFT, you are at bananacourtyard.com/home or a subsection to our main web site.  YOU MUST ERASE /home or any other word AFTER  .com, and refresh the page (control F5) using ONLY http://bananacourtyard.com

 ←  If you want to SKIP looking at the individual ROOM DESCRIPTIONs or SEEING PHOTOGRAPHS of the rooms, to make a reservation or an availability request via the Internet, please ^{CLICK  this hyperlink.}  RESERVATIONS and AVAILABILITY

or click "make RESERVATIONS or check AVAILABILITY" in the section to the left. 

 If the email 'bug' has hold of you . . . . . or if you get frustrated and don't want to fill out the form, you can email us at  info@bananacourtyard.com, but please don't expect an instantaneous response.

New Orleans French Quarter,

           . . . just the way you imagined!

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Folks are always amazed how SMALL the French Quarter is (about 7 by 12, short blocks). You can walk from one end of the French Quarter to the other in only 15-20 minutes!  When we walk guests from the main B&B to Bourbon St., it only takes a couple of minutes. OR in only 5 minutes and are you are at Frenchman St., Decatur St. and the Mississippi River. It only takes 7  minutes to walk to the Flea Market, then through the French Market, pass by Central Grocery for a trip back in time and a muffulatta sandwich (muffelata, Muffoletta, Muffelatta, there are so many different spellings and pronunciations -- don't worry) , 10-12 minutes from the main B&B and you are at Cafe du Monde, Jackson Square where the horse and buggies are lined up in front of St. Louis Cathedral! (Mostly mules, but horse and buggy sounds more romantic, huh?!) (Nope. That 10-12 minute walk does not include the time you will take peeking in courtyard gates or window shopping, or just ambling along, 'cause you are on holiday or vacation and don't have to be any place at a set time.)

Did you know that New Orleans (and the French Quarter) is the "Most haunted city in America"?

Want to take a peek at the TV series we were on recently? (ghost, haunting, paranormal, psychic, haunted New Orleans)????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDy_2zAeIU

From SWEDEN, SWEDISH, a Swede?:  Here is the latest on our great city: http://www.svd.se/resor/nyheter/uppsving-for-new-orleans_5882761.svd
 

AN AMAZING photo glimpse of N'Awlins: http://pilgrimslens.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/please-tell-them-theres-nothin-wrong-with-new-orleans/

# ONE FOR TOP MUSIC and NIGHTLIFE: It's official! Something we've known for years! New Orleans was recently voted "Number One for Live Music" by the Society of American Travel Writers. Jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, hip hop, Latin; we've got it all. http://www.satw.org/admin/detail_news.asp?id=739&parent=15&SId=26&ChaptId=&Type=

Whether you are coming to New Orleans and Louisiana for Mardi Gras parades, Jazz Fest, French Quarter Festival (FQFI), Satchmo Fest (Louis Armstrong), Essence Festival, other festivals, New Years Eve, 4th of July, Halloween, a honeymoon, romantic weekend, elope, a romantic tryst, anniversary, birthday, for recreation, music, food, to ride the St. Charles streetcar, tour the swamps, bayous, or plantations, learn about Vampires, Voodoo or historic cemetery/cemeteries, to hunt for ghosts, see the Aquarium, IMAX theater, Insectarium, French Market, flea market, Audubon park and Zoo, St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, take a cruise on the Mississippi River, to see Christmas in the Oaks @ City Park, watch Papa Noel in his pirogue taking Christmas presents down the bayou to the little ones, eat at beignets and drink Chicory coffee at Cafe du Monde, chomp on a muffaletta at Central Grocery, try baked Alaska at Antoine's or Bananas Foster at Brennan's, chow down  on crawfish (we'll teach you how to peel 'em, if you ask), go to a Jazz brunch or Gospel brunch (listen to the Pfister Sisters @ Marigny Brasserie's Sunday brunch), attend a convention at the Ernest Morial Convention Center, or to just be a tourist on Bourbon St., we'll try to help with suggestions for travel plans, tours, sightseeing, restaurants, clubs, music, and more. (When y'all see the VAST amount of information at the main B&B or when you get our Email guides, you may find more than you EVER wanted to know about New Orleans!)

WHAT DO GUESTS SAY ABOUT US?
(comments from our guest book):

• Great location -- you can easily walk to EVERYTHING in the French Quarter,
• New Orleans bed and breakfast extraordinaire, better than an inn.
• I felt safe walking back at night,
• Comfortable surroundings,
• A French Quarter bed and breakfast that offers a unique experience,
• We will never stay at an hotel again,
• Knowledgeable friendly  hosts,
• a short walk through the French Quarter, and I was at the Morial convention center!
• Can't wait to return,
• They made our honeymoon magical.
• Great New Orleans B&B to go back to.

THE INSIDER'S NEW ORLEANS: For years, we have shared our knowledge with guests about restaurants, sights to see, AND the music and dance scene. Let us know what YOU like, and we'll guide you to the off the beaten path treasures of our lovely city (small restaurants and cafes, bars and music clubs, and interesting things are often are "under the radar" of guide books.  PLUS, each guest receives an email with Banana Courtyard's EGuides: Restaurant Best Bets, 'Wanna' Hear Some Great Music?, and our sightseeing Guide to New Orleans and the French Quarter.

ENJOY PAMPERING? As that old saying goes, "We aim to please."  Experience the charm and elegance of the Old South. Our Southern hospitality reflects a bygone era, where you are an honored guest receiving  lagniappe (a little something extra) at our New Orleans French Quarter bed and breakfast.

• With us, you will be treated like a friend, instead of a room number!!!!!

Laid back atmosphere: Relax in a tropical courtyard, receive personal service, Vieux Carre style.  In our spacious 1870s Victorian/Creole home, you'll enjoy our eclectic blend of antiques, art, collectibles, dolls, books, period hat collection, and Mardi Gras costumes .  Guests say they've never seen so much STUFF!

1st TRIP to the FRENCH QUARTER ?
1st TIME staying at a BED AND BREAKFAST (B&B)?
It's our pleasure to help 1st time visitors (we call y'all French Quarter "virgins") and international travelers enjoy our city to the fullest. From helping you plan your itinerary to giving you special executive reservation numbers at popular restaurants, telling you about the most popular music clubs and your, steering you away from 'tourist traps" we do whatever it takes to ensure a fun filled, memory packed trip. 

A mixed bag of guests: Most people find out about us through word-of-mouth recommendation from previous guests.  Although many of our REPEAT guests are from the academic and medical community, since the late '90s, we have been pleased to host and pamper many guests with diverse backgrounds: groups and reunions, traveling business women, mothers and their grown daughters, fathers and sons, grandparents with grandchild, consequently initiating just plain "folks" and younger guests into New Orleans French Quarter B&B life.

We hope we can be your hosts

in the Big Easy!

Professional Affiliations:

• LTPA (Louisiana Travel Promotion Association)
• New Orleans Metropolitan Visitors and Convention Bureau (New Orleans CVB)
• PAII (Professional Association of Innkeepers International)
• Charter members: Bed and Breakfast International
• PIANO (Professional Innkeepers Association of New Orleans)

(FYI: At the B&B, we've got a stuffed peacock (from a movie set), vintage turtle shells made into light fixtures, goat pelt throws, mink/fox choker, etc. It ain't our fault -- we inherited these things, but if the thought of being in the same house with them turns you off, consider one of our other accommodations, instead.)

QUESTIONS?  Since our accommodations are in great demand, availability changes quickly. For FASTEST response, CALL  US:

800-842-4748 (Toll free USA and most of Canada)

Local #: 504-947-4475

FAX:  504-949-5689

email: info@bananacourtyard.com

Last but NOT least, thanks to all our great GUESTS. They keep coming back, referring family, friends and colleagues to us.  Some have made MAJOR contributions to our WEB site over the years.  Just like the Oscar awards, I'm sure I'm going to omit mentioning  someone who helped us, but open up the REVIEWS/GUEST COMMENTS section to the left and you'll see at least we've made a start (a major achievement for us to get ANYTHING started). Eventually, we'll get more guests photo's posted there, too.

♠  SPECIAL EVENTS, HAPPENINGS & FESTIVALS in NEW ORLEANS

Golly.  No one can BELIEVE how many festivals and special events there are in New Orleans and nearby places in Louisiana. (For details on the following events see section to left named CALENDAR, events, Festivals): Here goes, and this is just the beginning!
 

Oops.  There is more. OUR HYPERLINK section, TO THE LEFT, covers just about everything you want to know about New Orleans, N'Awlins lingo, sightseeing, music, food restaurants, nightclubs, tours, Mississippi Riverboat cruises, plantations, etc.