Algiers Point sits directly across the Mississippi from the French Quarter, a six-minute ferry ride away, and the neighborhood’s quiet residential streets hold some of the city’s least-visited but most rewarding places to stay. These three properties anchor the area’s bed-and-breakfast scene.
1. House of the Rising Sun Bed & Breakfast
The House of the Rising Sun went up in 1896 at 335 Pelican Avenue, built the year after the Great Fire of Algiers leveled much of the surrounding neighborhood, and the building sits three blocks from the ferry landing inside the Algiers Point Historic District. The two named guest rooms honor the neighborhood’s deep musical roots: the Red Allen Room for swing trumpet legend Henry “Red” Allen, born in Algiers, and the Memphis Minnie Room for blues guitarist Lizzie Douglas, also an Algiers native.
Hosts Kevin and Wendy Herridge run the property with a continental breakfast and a printed walking-tour brochure covering the neighborhood’s history, and the Algiers levee sits two blocks away, putting the river within easy reach for anyone who wants the view directly rather than from a window.
House of the Rising Sun is at 335 Pelican Avenue. Call (504) 231-6498 or book at risingsunbnb.com.
2. Casa Pelican B&B and Cooking School
Chef Karen Duncan sold her own Louisiana-themed restaurant in 2009 and opened Casa Pelican shortly after, running both a bed and breakfast and a hands-on cooking school out of her historic home in Algiers Point. The Balcony Room occupies the second story of the property with a large private balcony, and guests staying here can also book one of Duncan’s four-hour Cajun and Creole cooking classes, which run small groups through gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, and dessert before sitting down to eat everything they made together.
The setting puts guests directly across the river from the French Quarter in a genuinely quiet residential neighborhood, with a fresh hot breakfast included every morning regardless of whether a cooking class is on the itinerary that day.
Casa Pelican B&B and Cooking School is at 712 Pelican Avenue. Call (504) 210-5011 or book at casapelicanneworleans.com.
3. La Maison d’Olivier
La Maison d’Olivier occupies a meticulously restored three-story landmark in the historic heart of Algiers Point, with four suites named for different threads of New Orleans identity: The Big Easy, The Lagniappe Room, The River Room, and All That Jazz. The River Room is the suite to request specifically for anyone chasing a water view, and each of the four comes with a private bath, air conditioning, and high-speed internet alongside the historic detailing that defines the rest of the house.
A fully equipped kitchen and daily continental breakfast round out the stay, and the property’s VRBO listing carries a top-rated bed and breakfast designation built on consistently strong guest reviews.
Le Maison d’Olivier is in Algiers Point. Book through VRBO or Expedia to check current rates and suite availability.
