Lanaux Mansion Bed & Breakfast

The Lanaux Mansion is a beautiful, 1879 Victorian Mansion in the New Orleans French Quarter area. Enjoy our unique historic charm as you experience undisturbed privacy in the old world atmosphere of your room or suite. Or relax in the peaceful, colorful Victorian Garden just outside your room. Across the street is the New Orleans French Quarter, with endless entertainment including art galleries on Royal Street. Around the corner on Frenchmen Street, big name musicians perform nightly at Snug Harbor, New Orleans’ Premier Jazz Club. More great New Orleans music venues, world-class cuisine, and several dining choices are just a stroll away. Located on Esplanade Avenue in the New Orleans Marigny, the Lanaux Mansion Bed and Breakfast is right on the corner of Chartres and Esplanade, two of the most historic streets in New Orleans. There’s simply no better location for a New Orleans B & B.

As you step into the Lanaux Mansion’s antique atmosphere you’ll enter the era of the 1800s. The 11,000 square-foot mansion was built by its original owner, attorney Charles Andrew Johnson. The guest rooms are graced with his furniture, artworks, books, and mementos. The Lanaux Mansion was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the country’s best B & Bs and was the setting for the Brad Pitt movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.