Food, Fun and Bed and Breakfasts in New Orleans

New Orleans bed and breakfasts are one of the best resources for which fun and which food is the hottest in this amazing city. Bed and breakfast hotel owners talk with their guests each evening.

New Orleans is popular around the world for its food, music, and diverse festivals, the most famous of which is the Mardi Gras. In fact, this cultural mixture which is so singular only to New Orleans is the reason why it is called the most unique city in America. Much of New Orleans’ bed and breakfasts, downtown hotels and buildings are evidence of the city’s exceptional and exclusive historical architectural heritage. You can easily use much of your time admiring the celebrated environment. New Orleans is home to 20 National Register Historic Districts and fourteen other local notably historic sectors. The most famous region in the city is the French Quarter where the streets are lined with Creole townhouses with courtyards and multifarious designed iron balconies. Some New Orleans bed and breakfast hotels are in these buildings.There are also bungalows and shotgun houses, the latter a style original to New Orleans.

Aside from the French Quarter, New Orleans boasts the equally famous Bourbon Street which is known for its untamed night life and Magazine Street, a haven for antique and boutique shoppers. In between these streets you will find some of the most astounding structures such as the old and historic Pontchartrain Hotel, 19th-century mansions, and Loyola and Tulane Universities on St. Charles Avenue.

New Orleans, Louisiana is always included on the top ten list of most visited cities in America garnering more than ten million visitors each year. It was ranked number one on America’s Favorite Cities conducted by a 2009 Travel and Leisure group. Whatever kind of “FUN” you are into, it is can most likely be present in New Orleans from spring break parades to wild weekends, live concerts, cafes and bars, vintage shops, the Carnival or Mardi Gras, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Voodoo Fest, and for the literary hungry, the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, and, of course, some of the most amazing restaurants in the world.

Food is another endeavor New Orleans is famous for, most especially its indigenous cuisine. If you have not heard of the finger licking beignets, a square pastry which looks like donuts, be sure to find them because they are unique only to New Orleans. It is best served with face au lait, a mixture of coffee and chicory. Try the Italian Muffuletta sandwiches or the jambalaya.

New Orleans, Louisiana got its name from the Duke of Orleans, Philippe d’ Orleans, hence, the French Creole structural architecture all over the city.

2 Tips for Your New Orleans Getaway

1. Read bed and breakfast reviews on iLoveInns.com

2. Choose your lodging only after talking to the innkeeper (to discover their knowledge of the area.)