B & W Courtyards Bed & Breakfast

Celebrated our 10^th wedding anniversary in the courtyard bedroom.
The bedroom: wonderfully comfy king sized bed, nice linens, natural light with curtains to block it when you want to sleep in. A little lacking in space for luggage and the bathroom is teeny, tiny. (Not just teeny, tiny, but shower and commode are literally in two separate closets — this room would be inappropriate for a couple just getting to know one another). Also, this room was just through the wall from the breakfast room. Late sleepers should not choose this room.
The courtyards: our room was off the front courtyard, with a peaceful, bubbling koi pond. We often left our window open to listen to the fountain. We frequently used the rear courtyard hot tub (plenty of room for two — three or four would be a crowd). I was surprised not to run into other guests in the courtyards, even though there was a full house during our visit.
Tom & Dana: they are fabulous hosts! Breakfast was delightful every morning, and they both had excellent recommendations for local food and fun.
The neighborhood: We LOVED the Marigny! I have only ever stayed in the Quarter before, and I was ready for a new experience in Nola. The Marigny is quiet, but close enough to the excitement that it doesn’t feel isolated. We rented bikes, which allowed us to spend plenty of time exploring the Marginy, Bywater and even the French Quarter easily.

My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon in New Orleans. We stayed in the front carriage room, which had purple and green walls and was absolutely darling. My husband and I enjoyed drinking champagne in the courtyard hot tub under the stars, surrounded by the B&W’s charming decorations and landscaping.
Breakfast is scrumptious. Some of Tom’s amazing breakfasts included ham and egg frittatas, sweet potato waffles (OMG!), and homemade biscuits. There’s also a great bakery across the street (NOLA Cake Café & Bakery) which has awesome king cake.
Tom and Dana were also very knowledgeable about the city. We attended some great musical shows, restaurants, and parades based on their suggestions.
B & W Courtyards was an eclectic, friendly, and romantic place to stay. I highly recommend it.

This is the most charming place… close to the French quarter, but quiet so you get a restful night’s sleep. Tom and Dana are especially good hosts. Tom cooks a sumptuous breakfast that readies you for a fun day out on the town. The rooms are delightful with all the amenities that you might need. I will go back in a heart beat. Lisa R Studio City ca.

We booked for B&W for our honeymoon and could not have been more pleased with it. We got in a wee bit late (around 7ish), but Tom was there to greet us and tour us around the absolutely stunning grounds and our adorable little cottage. They had also set out a bottle of chilled champagne in our cottage as a honeymoon gift for us. The next morning, we got to spend some more time with Tom and Dana (who are absolutely fantastic!) and eat Tom’s simply phenomenal breakfast… and Tom never has an off day on his breakfasts, they are always superlative! When I indicated a particular interest in parts of New Orleans’ culture, Tom and Dana always had excellent suggestions for where we could go to do just that. B&W is also in an eclectic and uniquely wonderful area that is French Quarter adjacent, so you get all of the Quarter flavour and very little of the noise (or drunken co-​eds). Even as we left and were driving home, we were already planning our next NOLA trip, which, of course, included B&W Courtyards and Tom and Dana. We loved every minute of our stay at B&W and can’t wait to go back – thanks you guys!

Tom and Dana are wonderful hosts and we loved every second of our stay at B&W Courtyards. The breakfasts were delicious and our room (the back carriage) was spacious and so comfy. The home is located within easy walking distance of the heart of the French Quarter. We will be back without a doubt, thank you Tom and Dana for an incredible experience in NOLA.

Tom and Dana are great. Booked this place cause my son wanted to celebrate his 21^st birthday in NO. They went above and beyond to make our stay amazing. The breakfast where out of this world and a great way to mingle with the other guest. Will stay here again when we are back in NO.

Five stars all the way for this place. Tom and Dana are the best. I stayed here for my 21^st birthday and as my birthday came closer I found a box of cupcakes in my room with a hand written note saying «happy birthday”(you can’t really find that anywhere else). Tom and Dana take the extra step and go above and beyond for their guests. They change the sheets and towels everyday. And provide such an open and hospitable environment that you can’t find in a big chain hotel. Eating breakfast gives you a great opportunity to meet other visitors who you can talk to about the city and things to do.

Tom and Dana are such great hosts; they make us feel at home and they provide excellent breakfast. They made our stay in New Orleans an unforgettable one because of all their great suggestions where to go and where not to go (what’s safe and what’s not). I highly recommend this place and I will definitely stay here again the next time I visit New Orleans!

Me and parents really enjoyed our stay here. I have been to 2 B&B in New Orleans before B&W Courtyards, no doubt B&W is the best.
Tom and Dana were very welcoming and hospitable, they told us about the local events and restaurants, and we really enjoyed their life story as well.
Highlight is the breakfast, so many B&Bs just buy stuffs from the grocery stores and put on the table, very few of them take time to cook for the guests. However, Tom and Dana always offer delicious hand made fresh breakfast from the their kitchen as you sit down, and the table setting is very beautiful and elegant, which is unbeatable. Def recommend to stay with them!

Tom is the new owner of B & W and doing an excellent job. He was very helpful in assisting me with coordinating a reservation and accommodating requests. All calls and emails were returned within 24 hours and he was extremely helpful.
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The rooms were excellent and very clean, the grounds lovely, and the food very good. This is a must stay for a B & B in New Orleans!

My husband and I wouldn’t think of staying anywhere else on our visits to NOLA other than B & W Courtyards!
Kevin and Rob are wonderful, gracious hosts.
The rooms are spotless, and each presenting their own décor.
We just love the location. Nestled in a nice quiet neighborhood, it is within walking distance to Frenchman Street and the French Quarter.
If you choose to stay with them, please take the time to listen to their suggestions. They won’t steer you wrong!
Also, Kevin’s breakfast is breath taking! Rob’s stories are delightful.
Enjoy!

The best of the best! Hosts are incredible and helpful and the room was great. The courtyard itself is inviting and delightful. Hard to visualize that as you approach from the street that behind the door is a place where you could stay forever. Convenient by foot to all of the French Quarter if you wish to visit there. However, lots more to do and see in NOLA. Our hosts (Rob and Kevin) made sure we went to fabulous restaurants (not just the pricey or touristy ones) and saw neighborhoods and landmarks we had never seen before. They were so right about the sculpture garden at NOMA and nothing we have seen before in this country for such a garden can compare. Perhaps the highest compliment we can give is to say «we will be back.»

Rob & Kevin are fantastic hosts – their morning chats and tales provided daily entertainment. They are full of advice for a day’s agenda and are well-​connected and can hook you up to most anything. We stayed in the second floor suite – private, comfortable and cozy. The room was made up each morning while we lingered over morning coffee entranced by Rob’s wit and charm. The inn is just a short walk from French Quarter – really not far at all unless you are lazy. Definitely worth a repeat visit.

B&W Courtyards is a great place to stay when in NOLA. It’s not in the middle of the French District which can be very busy yet close enough so you can access all the places you want to go to very easily. It’s also a few blocks from Frenchmen Street which has a great selection of bars and clubs and some great music. A great place to end the evening on your way home.
But the greatest thing about B&W are the owners, Rob and Kevin. Rob sent me a confirmation email after booking the inn that included a «Things To Do In New Orleans»
that he personally wrote about this very fine city. It gave us a head start as to what we wanted to do as well as a look into the many fine restaurants in NOLA.
But the greatest part was meeting Rob and Kevin. They were so accomodating to all our needs throughout our stay. Kevin even helped my wife with her injured knee. She had severly hurt herself prior to our trip and he gave her some patches that helped subside some of the pain. I must say the Vodka in town also helped with that as well…
And Rob was so helpful and full of great ideas. He sat us down when we arrived and showed us a map and descibed all the sites we should see and explained it in great detail. But the best part is in when Rob «holds court» at breakfast. His stories about his life in New Orleans were fantastic and he had me laughing so hard that I had tears running down my face.
Rob and Kevin are truly two of the best and they made our stay in New Orleans one we will never forget.

Great owners and absolutely experts when it comes to the area… We loved their company and really appreciated how they went over and above when it came to returning my ipod when I stupidly left it behind. Classy and entertaining all the way.

So when I came here and saw nothing but six 5-​star reviews on Unilocal (at the time) I thought «right, the fix is in.» So I went over to Trip Advisor and subsequently took the time to read all 280 5-​star reviews there. Surely it must be the most elaborate scheme ever devised to bump up ratings.
Nope, it is the real deal. Rob and Kevin run a great inn and will show you a great time. I am not sure what to add to all of the praise. It was my first time in NOLA and the Courtyards was a great place to stay. A couple of blocks off Frenchmen street, it is residential so you do not get a lot of street noise or crowds. We stayed in the Font Carriage House room and even though it is facing the street we were not bothered by anything going on out there. Rob made a big deal about the funky bathroom, but you get used to it. I mean, you do know that you are not booking a weekend with some retired granny for a B&B getaway in Northern Michigan to see the colors — you know that, don’t you?
You are booking a New Orleans visit, right in a residential neighborhood, a few blocks away from cool places to eat and hear music. Listen to the detailed orientation when you get there, I usually like being on my own but they steered us well for our limited days in the city. We had a great time, loved the room and appreciated the degree to which Rob and Kevin take care of the place and pay attention to details. The room was comfortable and we immediately felt at home — no, at home we feel surround by work and kids and stress — we immediately felt far from home and were in a very Happy Place.
I should be embarrassed by all of the gushing, but I give few 5-​star ratings so feel pretty strongly about the place. Go there, and be sure to start each day around the community breakfast table for shared story telling and more local insights into how to have great experiences there.

It’s impossible to count the number of times I’ve seen a magazine or newspaper article headlined, «Fifty _​_​_​_​_​s You Should _​_​_​_​Before You Die.» The B&W Courtyards does not belong on one of those lists. Rather, it is a place you must visit before you can claim to have lived.
During our week in New Orleans we learned that the city is a place that celebrates all things, including food, music, art and, most notably, human diversity. Rob and Kevin embody this spirit. Having spent five days as their guests in mid-​October 2011, we can attest that our stay with them was one of the highlights of our trip.
Upon our arrival, Rob spent nearly an hour with us reviewing a map on which he’d highlighted places to visit, eat and listen to music. His monologue (do NOT interrupt Rob) was hysterically funny and, more importantly, his recommendations proved to be spot on.
We had an opportunity to interact with our hosts each morning over an extraordinary «continental breakfast» (in quotes because it was more like consuming a continent) prepared by Kevin, an artist with fruit. As Kevin worked in the kitchen, Rob presided over the table, where up to eight guests held their sides while he shared his over-​the-​top tales of life, love, and wretched excess in The Big Easy.
Our room was in the main house, situated above the dining room. It featured a good-​sized bedroom with King bed, a separate sitting room, a bathroom with shower, and absolute spotlessness every single day of our stay. In short, it was everything we wanted and more.
I strongly recommend B&W to anyone who wants to live New Orleans not just in its eateries, drinking establishments or music halls, but even before stepping out into its streets.

Breakfast was yummy and the conversation was mutually engaging. Kevin and Rob did an excellent job in making our vacation wonderful. My other and I aren’t married but it feels like we are on a honeymoon! Rob gave us wonderful and useful pointers on places to see and things to do. I hope we can make this a yearly trip and stay here again.

Hands down, the best B&B experience I have ever had. The other two reviews here pretty much cover it all — but, I can’t say enough about the owners! Rob and Kevin were SO wonderful. They bent over backwards to be accommodating (we missed our connecting flight and got in late, for starters — they couldn’t have been more gracious). I knew from the minute I spoke to Rob on the phone when we booked the reservation that I would like him — and I was right. Rob and Kevin make you feel at home and are genuinely nice, welcoming hosts without any pretense whatsoever. Colorful characters with impeccable taste? You bet!
The love and care they have put into creating this charming property is evident from the minute you step through the front gate. The gardens, the décor, the attention to detail in making your stay comfortable are all part of what makes this a little slice of heaven. I love the neighborhood, too — you’re easily within walking distance of the French Quarter, live music on Frenchman Street, great shopping on Royal St. too. And Rob’s helpful tips on things to do (and NOT do) are spot on — trust him, he knows what he is talking about! There’s a great place for breakfast/​lunch (should you opt to sleep in and miss Rob & Kevin’s early morning hospitality — a shame, but it happens!) right across the street on the corner called the Cake Café and Bakery.
We miss it already and can’t wait to go back!

I am truly amazed that there is only one other review for the B & W on Unilocal.Rob and Kevin have been welcoming visitors to NOLA for quite some time and you can see the evidence of their good work by the hundreds of 5 star reviews on Tripadvisor. If you are looking for a place where you can be within walking distance of the quarter and the great live music on Frenchman St., this is your place. Rob is full of some great suggestions and his passion for NOLA’s food, music, culture and people comes through. B&W Courtyards is a great stay if you want to enjoy what New Orleans has to offer, but actually would like to get some sleep at night.