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Melrose Mansion vs 1896 O'Malley House

Both hotels are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Melrose Mansion scores marginally higher than 1896 O'Malley House Bed and Breakfast. Melrose Mansion comes in at #42 in New Orleans with endorsements from 5 publications like oyster.com, Gayot and Frommer's.

Melrose Mansion
Melrose Mansion
8 / 10
937 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116
From $129 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Concierge
  • Pool
  • Fitness Center
  • Breakfast included
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Fodor's Fodor's
"It's not easy to combine period details with luxurious, modern conveniences, but the Melrose has done it." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Although this hotel technically sits outside the French Quarter, it embodies all the character of that famed area."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Located in a quiet residential area on the outer edges of the French Quarter, this upscale hotel is an elegant mélange of renovated Victorian Gothic mansion and modern bed-and-breakfast." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"The current building oozes the kind of old world elegance that New Orleans does best, an uptown-style property surrounded by the culture and liveliness of downtown, and all the better for it." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This luxury boutique offers 14 rooms and suites, each with unique design, in the historic Faubourg Marigny neighborhood within walking distance to attractions like the French Market, Cafe du Monde, and Jackson Square"
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1896 O'Malley House
1896 O'Malley House
7 / 10
120 S Pierce ST, New Orleans, LA 70119
From $168 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundy Room
  • Free Parking
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"One block off the Canal streetcar line, the O’Malley House is a marvel of elaborate Queen Anne-style architecture."
Gayot Gayot
"New Orleans'€™s 1896 O'€™Malley House offers a charming escape for visitors to the Big Easy."
Zagat Zagat
3.8
"Take a "step back in time" at this "charming", "congenial" Mid-City B&B, housed in a "lovely" Colonial Revival, where the "efficient", "accommodating" staff pays "special attention to detail"."
Fodor's Fodor's
"This elegant bed-and-breakfast near the intersection of Canal Street and North Carrollton Avenue offers rooms furnished with beautiful antiques." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"A quiet, nondescript Mid-City neighborhood unexpectedly houses this splendid B&B, antiqued but not frilly...largest rooms are on the second floor, where the impressive decor ends at the bathroom door" Full review