Marigny: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours

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Why stay here

Frenchmen Street’s clubs are steps away, the Quarter is a 10-minute walk, and the side streets are quiet at night.

Who it's for: Music lovers, couples and repeat visitors who want the Quarter nearby but not outside the window.

48H in the Marigny

Frenchmen Street music both nights, a walk to the Quarter by day.

1. 10:00 – Washington Square

   Coffee and a walk past the Creole cottages around the park.

2. 12:00 – Walk into the Quarter

   Ten minutes up Royal or Chartres to Jackson Square.

3. 19:30 – Dinner and a set at Snug Harbor

   Creole dinner downstairs, modern jazz upstairs.

4. 22:00 – The Spotted Cat

   Small, packed club with swing and trad jazz bands.

5. 20:00 – Day 2: Frenchmen Art Market

   Local artists’ stalls under string lights, evenings Thursday–Sunday.

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Where to stay

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  Hotel Peter and Paul

  2317 Burgundy St

  Rooms in a restored church, rectory, convent and schoolhouse, with a guest pool and The Elysian Bar.

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  The Frenchmen New Orleans by Kasa

  417 Frenchmen St

  27 rooms around a pool courtyard right on Frenchmen Street. Not quiet; there’s a bar attached.

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Vacation rentals

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New Orleans limits short-term rentals: whole-home rentals are banned in most of the French Quarter and capped in residential blocks. Book listings that show a city permit number.

Other ways to spend 48 hours in New Orleans

• French Quarter — Jackson Square, beignets at Café du Monde, a muffuletta at Central Grocery and jazz at Preservation Hall.
• Bywater — Crescent Park on the river, wine in Bacchanal’s backyard and a long brunch at Elizabeth’s.
• Tremé — Congo Square, St. Augustine Church, Mardi Gras Indian suits at the Backstreet museum and gumbo at Dooky Chase’s.
• CBD / Canal Street — The Roosevelt’s Sazerac Bar, fried chicken at Willie Mae’s and the river at the foot of Canal.
• Warehouse / Arts District — The WWII Museum, Southern art at the Ogden, galleries on Julia Street and dinner at Cochon.
• Lower Garden District — Coliseum Square’s oaks, Magazine Street shops and the best sandwich at Turkey and the Wolf.
• Garden District / Uptown — Mansions under the oaks, Commander’s Palace, Lafayette Cemetery tours and the streetcar to Audubon Park.
• Mid-City / Bayou St. John — City Park’s oaks, NOMA’s sculpture garden, a po’boy at Parkway and the Canal streetcar back downtown.