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Location
The Burgundy Bed and
Breakfast, a gay owned and operated New Orleans B&B, is
located in the historic Faubourg Marigny,
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in the immediate vicinity of restaurants
and bars (including six of New Orleans' gay bars)
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suitable for
jogging and near the "Country Club" (see Links) for swimming
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2 blocks from of the Marigny - Bywater Bus stop
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4 blocks from Elysian Fields Avenue, Marigny's main thoroughfare
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6 blocks (10 min / 0.4 mi / 600 m) from
the Frenchman Street restaurants, bars and music clubs
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9 blocks (15 min / 0.6 mi / 1 km) from the Riverfront /
Canal Streetcar stop and from Esplanade Avenue, the
"dividing line" between the French Quarter (Vieux Carré) and
Faubourg Marigny.
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15 blocks (25 min / 1 mi / 1.6 km) from the middle of the
French Quarter (Jackson Square, Café du Monde or Bourbon and St.
Ann, the center of New Orleans' gay-bar scene)
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Faubourg Marigny in the News
American Planning Association Designates
Faubourg Marigny
One of the Top 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2009
The American Planning Association announced today
that the Faubourg Marigny has been designated one of 10 Great
Neighborhoods for 2009 by APA’s Great Places in America
program.
“We are truly honored to have been chosen as a
Great Neighborhood” President of FMIA Chris Costello noted, “our
residents work hard to keep our neighborhood friendly and open to
visitors while sharing everything there is to offer in its unique
sense of place, local citizen activism, historic architecture with
social and cultural diversity.”
Through Great Places in America, APA
recognizes unique and authentic characteristics found in three
essential components of all communities: streets, neighborhoods and
public spaces. APA Great Places offer better choices for
where and how people work and live every day, places that are
enjoyable, safe and desirable. Such places are defined by many
characteristics, including architectural features, accessibility,
functionality and community involvement.
Read more
Map
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Driving Directions / Parking
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From the east: Stay on I-10 until the Elysian Fields Av. Exit
237. Take Elysian Fields to the left (South) for approx. 1.1 miles. After
crossing St. Claude Av. (traffic light), N. Rampart and Burgundy, take a left on
Dauphine (traffic light) and continue
for 5 blocks to Franklin Av. (traffic light). Take a left on
Franklin (for one block), then left on Burgundy, and park in
front of the house (on-street parking is reasonably easy and
safe).
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From the west: From I-10 take I-610 East at Exit 230.
Continue for 3 miles to Exit 3 (Elysian Fields Av.) Take Elysian Fields to the right (South) for approx.
1.8 miles.
After crossing St. Claude Av. (traffic
light), N. Rampart
and Burgundy, take a left on Dauphine (traffic light) and continue
for 5 blocks to Franklin Av. (traffic light). Take a left on
Franklin (for one block), then left on Burgundy, and park in
front of the house
(on-street parking is reasonably easy
and safe).
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Alternative
route from the west: Stay on I-10 (this requires concentration!) until
the N. Claiborne Exit 236B. Follow N. Claiborne for approx. 3
blocks to Elysian Fields (traffic light). Take Elysian Fields to
the right (South) for approx. 0.6 mile.
After crossing St. Claude Av. (traffic
light), N. Rampart
and Burgundy, take a left on Dauphine (traffic light) and continue
for 5 blocks to Franklin Av. (traffic light). Take a left on
Franklin (for one block), then left on Burgundy, and park in
front of the house
(on-street parking is reasonably easy
and safe).
Taxicab from the Airport
Here's what I do: As soon as I have
all my baggage, I call United Cab, 504-522-9771. They get my name
and my location (in front of baggage claim of my airline) and give
me the number of the cab which has been ordered. I walk out the
nearest door, cross the first lanes of traffic to the neutral ground
(median). The cab is there very fast; we check that my name and his
cab number match. Charge is $33 for one or two persons, $42 for 3,
$56 for 4. As a courtesy to the many B&B's in the Marigny rectangle,
United Cab does not charge extra for crossing Elysian
Fields (as most companies do).
Public Transportation from the
Airport
The
Airport Express
Bus E2 leaves the airport about every 15 minutes and costs $1.60
exact fare. It takes about 45 minutes to the Central Business
District, Loyola and Tulane Ave (www.jeffersontransit.org).
[Katrina update: The E2 only goes to Carrollton and Tulane on
weekends now,
where you have to transfer to the Tulane bus to Loyola Ave. It
therefore takes quite a bit longer than before all in all! Also, E2
no longer runs as often. Check the web site!] From there you can
call and I can usually pick you up. If not, you would walk 2 blocks
to Canal and N. Rampart and take the St. Claude bus to St. Roch
(about 5 minutes), only 2 blocks from the B&B.
If You Arrive by
Train
Taxicab from the Train/Bus
Station costs approx. $10 (metered fare).
Links
Check availability and request reservations here:
Availability and Reservations
or call The Burgundy Bed and Breakfast in New Orleans at
1-504-942-1463 (also guest rooms and fax number) or my cell phone:
1-504- 261-9477
or call toll-free within the Continental US 1-800-970-2153
or send us an email
to
theburgundy@cox.net (in English, French or German)!
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