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The Audubon Cottages are a historic collection of seven one and two bedroom suites that offer guests private, luxury hotel accommodations in the French Quarter. The seven Cottages include private, guest-only access with a shared saltwater pool, said to be the oldest pool in New Orleans. Set in original brick, the pool is surrounded by lush foliage and offers seating in wrought iron chaise lounges.
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Property amenities
Paid private parking nearby
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Concierge
Non-smoking hotel
24-hour front desk
Private check-in / check-out
Parking garage
Wifi
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
Complimentary tea
Outdoor furniture
Sun loungers / beach chairs
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Air conditioning
Housekeeping
Safe
Telephone
Coffee / tea maker
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
iPod docking station
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Non-smoking rooms
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509 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70112
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Great for walkers
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The Audubon Cottages are a wonderful, private experience in New Orleans. However, it is a bit strange not having anyone on property to help with anything, and also to not have a place to eat on site. Overall, we enjoyed our stay, and especially enjoyed the privacy of having the pool all to ourselves. That part was really delightful and refreshing in the NOLA heat and humidity. Also, the location is very convenient to get anywhere around New Orleans. We were able to walk a lot, and see so many places.
There were some issues with the tv and WiFi, but we didn’t stay at the cottages long enough for that to be a big issue. For the price paid, and definitely for the price normally charged for these cottages, there shouldn’t be issues like this, though. Also, transportation to and from the airport is super expensive ($200 one way for our family of 6), and that shuttle service should be provided either for free or for less.
We were made to feel very special, since we arrived a couple days before our wedding anniversary. We were surprised with a beautiful serving tray of meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts, and berries, along with a bottle of champagne and plenty of sodas and bottled waters in the fridge. That was a very nice touch, and we really appreciated it!
We experienced some spooky sounds, but that comes with the territory of one of the most haunted hotels in the world.
There were some issues with the tv and WiFi, but we didn’t stay at the cottages long enough for that to be a big issue. For the price paid, and definitely for the price normally charged for these cottages, there shouldn’t be issues like this, though. Also, transportation to and from the airport is super expensive ($200 one way for our family of 6), and that shuttle service should be provided either for free or for less.
We were made to feel very special, since we arrived a couple days before our wedding anniversary. We were surprised with a beautiful serving tray of meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts, and berries, along with a bottle of champagne and plenty of sodas and bottled waters in the fridge. That was a very nice touch, and we really appreciated it!
We experienced some spooky sounds, but that comes with the territory of one of the most haunted hotels in the world.
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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As promised, Audubon cottages was lovely and quiet and tucked away right in the middle of the French Quarter, easy walking distance to everything. It was great to have a living room. The staff was very friendly and helpful, letting us stay in the room late in the afternoon on our last day and making sure we got biscuits at breakfast. Definitely recommend!
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from FQHC_Brian, Guest Relations Manager at Audubon Cottages
Responded Feb 19, 2020
Dear Lexi S, We're glad to have hosted you and your party at the lovely Audubon Cottages. Thank you for your interest in the property, and thank you for being our guest. We love to make an impression, and we love to see a happy and thoughtful review. Thanks for taking a moment to share. We hope you'll come and see us again whenever you're in the area. All the best
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Our stay in Cottage 1 was incredible. We were welcomed with a bottle of champagne, which we enjoyed while sitting out on the semi-private patio. The location is close to most of the action that the French Quarter has to offer, but is also easily accessible and private. The staff was accommodating of our every need, and were incredibly friendly.
Upon entering on Dauphine street, you are greeted with what feels like a secret garden. It looks and feels historic, but is excellently looked after by the staff. When I go back to New Orleans, I will almost certainly be staying at the Audobon Cottages again.
Upon entering on Dauphine street, you are greeted with what feels like a secret garden. It looks and feels historic, but is excellently looked after by the staff. When I go back to New Orleans, I will almost certainly be staying at the Audobon Cottages again.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from FQHC_Brian, Guest Relations Manager at Audubon Cottages
Responded Feb 16, 2020
Dear guest, We love to know that you left New Orleans impressed and satisfied with your stay at the Audubon Cottages. It is our pleasure to maintain the property and preset these top-notch accommodations for our lovely guests. Thanks for taking a moment to share your feedback! See you soon.
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Thus upscale boutique hotel has a great location in the French Quarter. Considering that we stayed there during a pre-Mardi Gras week, it was reasonably quiet. Our Master Suite was very large, decorated with period furniture, very private, and otherwise comfortable.
The inner brick courtyard is charming with heated wading pool. We also had a private patio.
Still, it was not a very good value. The somewhat limited self-service breakfast in a charming, but cramped breakfast area is not what you expect from an upscale hotel.
For example, there is no espresso coffee, again, something you would expect in a boutique hotel.
There are no facilities at the hotel, unless you consider a heated wading pool a real amenity. When we were there, other guests used to the pool to play music and drink (I mean, it is New Orleans). I did not find it to be peaceful or relaxing. And the absence of a comfortable breakfast area is a real drawback.
The privacy and relative quiet afforded by this Hotel in the French Quarter comes with a price: the room was very, very dark. If this is not an issue for you, well, go for it.
In the end, I would have to say that if this is what passes for high-end accommodations in New Orleans, you may want to adjust your expectations downward. The room expense may be in the luxury category, but it is hard to regard the Audubon Cottages as a luxury destination.
The inner brick courtyard is charming with heated wading pool. We also had a private patio.
Still, it was not a very good value. The somewhat limited self-service breakfast in a charming, but cramped breakfast area is not what you expect from an upscale hotel.
For example, there is no espresso coffee, again, something you would expect in a boutique hotel.
There are no facilities at the hotel, unless you consider a heated wading pool a real amenity. When we were there, other guests used to the pool to play music and drink (I mean, it is New Orleans). I did not find it to be peaceful or relaxing. And the absence of a comfortable breakfast area is a real drawback.
The privacy and relative quiet afforded by this Hotel in the French Quarter comes with a price: the room was very, very dark. If this is not an issue for you, well, go for it.
In the end, I would have to say that if this is what passes for high-end accommodations in New Orleans, you may want to adjust your expectations downward. The room expense may be in the luxury category, but it is hard to regard the Audubon Cottages as a luxury destination.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Room Tip: Ask for a room with decent delight if available
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Response from FQHC_Brian, Guest Relations Manager at Audubon Cottages
Responded Feb 26, 2020
We're glad that you chose to come and stay with us at the Audubon Cottages. Thank you for giving the property a try and for being our guest. It's a shame to know that your experience with the property wasn't what you expected it to be. We appreciate you taking the time to submit your review. Take care.
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This is the best place I've ever stayed in the French Quarter. Some of the well-known hotels are older with tired rooms and too many people. Our cottage was spacious, comfortable and newly renovated. Outside our room was a semi-private seating area surrounded by a brick wall next to a common courtyard with a small pool. The trees and landscaping are amazing. It is an oasis that works well after getting your fill of Bourbon Street, the noise and trash on the streets. Jeffrey and Brian were there to tend to our every need and offer great restaurant and bar recommendations. Normally, website pictures look far better than the real thing. In this case, the website photos do not do justice. This is my go-to place in the Quarter.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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This place is so close to perfect. Great location, excellent set up for two couples in Cottage 4. Lovely living room with comfortable furniture, a nice dining table and chairs, good set up with refrigerator/ freezer drawers, coffee pot , gorgeous private courtyard, nice second floor balcony, all just terrific! But when one looks at the photos of the other cottages on the property you see that the bedrooms of cottage 4 are not as nicely appointed. The king bedroom was spacious but contained little furniture. Closet space was good, but there was one small desk that had been converted to a dresser, leaving the top drawer very narrow, with just two drawers. We stayed for a week and there just wasn’t enough room to store our clothes. There was ample wall space to add another dresser but it had no furniture except a tiny antique table we had to move to give both sides a night stand (no bedside lamp). There was a very small desk on the other side of the bed to serve as a nightstand, with one small really dim lamp. The only other lighting was an overhead fan/light that ruins the ambiance. The bed was ok, pillows so oversized and fat that they were uncomfortable. The queen bedroom was very small, under furnished and dark. I know we weren’t there to hang out in our room, but don’t many of us read or watch tv before sleep? Honestly, antique dressers are widely available for little $ and another dresser & lamp would make this a perfect nest. Butlers we’re quite helpful - it would get a 10/10 with JUST a little more necessary furniture. It wasn’t inexpensive to stay there, and for the price it needs a little more to be excellent.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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The execution at Audubon did not come close to matching the luxury description on the their website. Missing amenities included: no robes, no working radio and no telephone; the refrigerator in our room did not match the website and was a standard dorm room model. In addition, the wrought iron furniture did not have any pads, making the pool and courtyard furniture quite uncomfortable. The "french quarter butler" provided no services at all, other than as a source of very general information. After texting the "butler" a response was given in one to two hours. The most basic service, asking the front desk (there is not one here) to call a cab for you could not be accomplished unless you had several hours to wait for a return call from the "butler." The service provided was not close to butler service; I guess you might call this person an onsite property manager, but that would imply that the person was on the property almost all of the time and he was not.
The property appears to be in need of some fairly routine maintenance. The common area was not swept our entire four days there, when you would expect a luxury hotel to maintain the common areas at least daily. There were leaves everywhere and it was unkempt at all times.
Our cottage faced Dauphine street and there was a large contingent of homeless between Audubon and the Compac corner liquor store a few yards away on the corner; they were loud and disorderly from sundown until the early morning hours. The screaming and fighting were plainly audible in our cottage until 3:00 a.m. or so each morning.
A note about Dauphine street: It is dark and not well lit; there are a great number of unoccupied buildings; after dark there are very few people using it other than those mentioned above. It was an unsettling walk each night.
I suspect the Audubon Cottages were, at one time, much nicer. They look like they have been neglected both as to condition and services. If a hotel is going to advertise that they provide a luxury experience, they should do so. This was a bed and breakfast without the breakfast.
The property appears to be in need of some fairly routine maintenance. The common area was not swept our entire four days there, when you would expect a luxury hotel to maintain the common areas at least daily. There were leaves everywhere and it was unkempt at all times.
Our cottage faced Dauphine street and there was a large contingent of homeless between Audubon and the Compac corner liquor store a few yards away on the corner; they were loud and disorderly from sundown until the early morning hours. The screaming and fighting were plainly audible in our cottage until 3:00 a.m. or so each morning.
A note about Dauphine street: It is dark and not well lit; there are a great number of unoccupied buildings; after dark there are very few people using it other than those mentioned above. It was an unsettling walk each night.
I suspect the Audubon Cottages were, at one time, much nicer. They look like they have been neglected both as to condition and services. If a hotel is going to advertise that they provide a luxury experience, they should do so. This was a bed and breakfast without the breakfast.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Room Tip: Avoid cottages 3 and 7 due to the noise after dark.
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most horrible experience I have ever had with a hotel group! Booked a weekend for my niece and her fiance', before departing on their honeymoon cruise on Monday, Dec. 14th. Cruise was cancelled due to covid, back in early October, cancelled through internet, no refund issued for the almost 400.00 charged upfront; have called every number and office known to man, no answer, mailboxes full, no call back after leaving 4 messages with reservations line, which is another company in Florida; customer service is non existent with this company; I will never use them again, or recommend their company to anyone. I guess I will have to drive to New Orleans from Alabama to get my refund; CC company won't charge it back since I booked it over 6 months ago. INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!
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Date of stay: December 2020
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Room Tip: book elsewher, customer service is non-existant here
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Audobon Cottages was an oasis in the middle of the French Quarter. When booking online, I ran into a snag and called the property. That was my first time talking to Jeffrey, who was the property butler for most of our stay. He was a quintessential character, with charm and insight about the area. He called us prior to our trip to settle last minute issues, and was in touch with us throughout. He had great recommendations for food, and even took our kids to Abbott's for frozen custard as his treat. This was our first experience that wasn't a standard hotel or an individual rental, and it was a perfect compromise. We were in the heart of the French Quarter, but inside the walls of the cottages it seemed private and exclusive. On 2-3 occasions we did hear street noise (particularly car stereos), but never for longer than a minute. Our kids loved the pool, and took a swim every night. The location was walkable to all the attractions, or the trolley to easily get you there (recommend a Jazzy Pass). One can't miss is the New Orleans Athletic Club for a good work out in an old fashioned club ($20 day pass with your ID and hotel key). The stay is more than a typical hotel, but well worth the money we spent.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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I can’t image ever staying any place else when I return to New Orleans. The Audubon Cottages were the perfect place to stay. Located in the heart of the French Quarter, the cottages take you back in time whilst ensuring you have every modern comfort and convenience.
We stayed in Cottage 1 which is where John Audubon lived when he painted his famous paintings. Both bedrooms were spacious and sumptuously appointed. The living area and breakfast area brilliantly incorporated modern convenience while keeping in the spirit of the era in which the cottage was constructed.
While we didn’t partake in the pool due to time constraints, in was so inviting, nestled in a courtyard in the middle of the various cottages.
Brian was so wonderful, helping us book our accommodations and making recommendations of things to do while Michael is a font of knowledge about the best places to eat and what to order. They both make you feel so at home that you will never want to leave …. But please do because we intend on coming back.
We stayed in Cottage 1 which is where John Audubon lived when he painted his famous paintings. Both bedrooms were spacious and sumptuously appointed. The living area and breakfast area brilliantly incorporated modern convenience while keeping in the spirit of the era in which the cottage was constructed.
While we didn’t partake in the pool due to time constraints, in was so inviting, nestled in a courtyard in the middle of the various cottages.
Brian was so wonderful, helping us book our accommodations and making recommendations of things to do while Michael is a font of knowledge about the best places to eat and what to order. They both make you feel so at home that you will never want to leave …. But please do because we intend on coming back.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
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Not sure. Best to enquire with the Cottages directly.
We were in cottage 7 but it was very quiet.
Taxi fare is a flat rate of $36 for 2 people and $15 more for a 3rd person, I believe (excluding tip). There’s a taxi kiosk at the airport where you can catch a cab into the Quarter or wherever you need to go.
"The 2 BR units are a great value if traveling with friends. Park one block away at the Dauphine Orleans and leave your car for the duration."Read full review
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Frequently Asked Questions about Audubon Cottages
Which popular attractions are close to Audubon Cottages?
Nearby attractions include Jackson Square (0.3 miles), New Orleans Secrets (0.10 miles), and Destination Kitchen (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Audubon Cottages?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and a concierge.
Which room amenities are available at Audubon Cottages?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Audubon Cottages?
Guests can enjoy complimentary tea and free instant coffee during their stay.
Is parking available at Audubon Cottages?
Yes, a parking garage, paid private parking nearby, and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Audubon Cottages?
Conveniently located restaurants include GW Fins, Oceana, and Olde Nola Cookery.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Audubon Cottages?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Is Audubon Cottages located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.9 miles away from the center of New Orleans.
Are there any historical sites close to Audubon Cottages?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Longue Vue House and Gardens (3.6 miles), Hermann-Grima House (0.06 miles), and Historic BK House & Gardens (0.5 miles).
Is Audubon Cottages accessible?
Yes, it offers reduced mobility rooms and facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.