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April 2024 by Brett Bergman
Beautiful venue for a wedding. Food and beverage service was on point as well!
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February 2024 by Denis Renaldo
This could be a good place to visit if it was open.According to the sign this beautiful, famous house is open for tours from 9am to 5pm and in fact nothing is open. No one answers the ringtones. Too bad, because it’s not very close (a good 2 km from the French Quarter). The neighborhood is quite nice
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February 2024 by Louis and Elaine
Living in New Orleans we do not get as many chances as I would like to stay in the beautiful homes in the area. We have not stayed here so my review is on the outside of the Degas House. We found the exterior to be lovely and the grounds are well kept. The home is located in a beautiful area of town and a great neighborhood. I would love to arrange a tour of the home and will expand my review if I can.Rooms: We have not been insideNearby activities: Great neighborhood with many beautiful homesSafety: Good residential neighborhoodWalkability: Extremely walkable area with a lot to seeFood & drinks: I understand they have a nice restaurant on the property and several nice restaurants in the neighborhoodNoteworthy details: A beautiful home with a tie to a great artist
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December 2023 by Yolande Le Penhuizic
Excellent welcome, and fascinating visit to the Degas house.
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December 2023 by Jeanette Lynch
Lovely!!!
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November 2023 by David B.
We spent Thanksgiving in New Orleans and invited two friends from Dallas to meet us. We were truly excited to have friends stay here, only two blocks from a property which we own, as we've been looking for a convenient non-airbnb type place for friends and family when we're all in town.The owner was pleasant and accommodating on phone calls and advised on Thanksgiving day that he would be away from the house, having dinner with friends. He was kind enough to upgrade both rooms and left clear directions via voicemail on how to access Degas House.We arrived early evening on Thursday just as it was getting dark outside, to bring luggage up to the rooms where our friends were staying. Degas House is charming with large rooms downstairs and an old, yet elegant staircase to the second floor. The upgraded rooms were located on the second floor at the front of the home. One room faced Esplanade, with a large gallery, and the other room was just behind the first. The rooms were large. A quick look at the bathrooms revealed claw foot tubs with shower curtains. Air registers in the ceilings of the rooms appeared near black from an apparent lack of cleaning. The bath robes smelled musty. The second bedroom from the front only had a trickle of cold water at the bathroom sink. All of these things were minor and easy to dismiss as we knew the home was old, but are things you expect to be addressed on a regular basis. The first night of the two night stay ended with one of our friends being cold throughout the night as the heat in her bedroom (closest to Esplanade) did not work. This was reported the following morning. Also, breakfast, which our friends understood would be served on Friday morning, was not available at the advertised time. Just before 10 AM on Friday morning, the owner responded to a message from one of our friends who was inquiring about breakfast and someone did arrive just before 10 AM, and offered to make breakfast for our friends, who declined breakfast as they were preparing to leave for the day. They did accept coffee which was prepared for them. Breakfast was served on Saturday morning, as advertised, although I don't know if our friends stayed and ate.Also, on Friday, our friends were advised that the great-granddaughter of Degas would not be available for a tour, as previously indicated. Friday night's stay revealed the heat in the front room had not been repaired and unfortunately, our friend who stayed in the front bedroom, got very little sleep over two nights.Our friends were also offered suggestions about dining options, being advised by the Owner that Cafe Degas is now a second generation restaurant and is not as good as it once was, and Santa Fe restaurant, very near Cafe Degas, would be an excellent choice for a meal. As someone who grew up in New Orleans and first went to Cafe Degas when it opened around 1986, and as someone who frequents Cafe Degas and Santa Fe when in town, I can offer without hesitation that Cafe Degas is a truly wonderful spot for lunch, dinner, or brunch. In fact, I ate at Cafe Degas on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and we had brunch at Cafe Degas yesterday (Saturday after Thanksgiving). Both meals were excellent. The service, as always, was phenomenal. The Owners and employees are terrific and we have chosen Cafe Degas for many special family events and moments, and dinners with friends, over the past 35+ years.I also had lunch at Santa Fe on Friday (restaurant recommended by the Owner of Degas House). I have eaten at Santa Fe dozens of times. I enjoyed my meal. Santa Fe is less than a block from Cafe Degas and is a good, convenient spot for a meal, with a somewhat more casual menu than Cafe Degas. Cafe Degas and Santa Fe offer two different dining experiences. My two-star review stems from 1) the apparent failure of the owner of Degas House to offer reasonable compensation for the lack of heat in one room and the failure to provide breakfast on Friday, during the advertised times; 2) the failure to provide a tour with the great granddaughter of Deg
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November 2023 by Shannon (NOLA Gent)
This is a historic space that I've attended events at and it also operates as a bed and breakfast. The noted French artist, Edgar Degas, lived here and produced some of his art here completing 18 paintings and 4 drawings before moving back to Paris. This is the only remaining home and studio of Degas who lived here for only five months when he stayed here with his mother's family during 1872 to 1873. It is a nice space for an event and it looks like it would also be an interesting place to stay at if you wanted a bed and breakfast experience. Overall this is certainly a nice spot to visit if you're in the area.
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November 2023 by Shannon S.
This is a historic space that I've attended events at and it also operates as a bed and breakfast. The noted French artist, Edgar Degas, lived here and produced some of his art here completing 18 paintings and 4 drawings before moving back to Paris. This is the only remaining home and studio of Degas who lived here for only five months when he stayed here with his mother's family during 1872 to 1873. It is a nice space for an event and it looks like it would also be an interesting place to stay at if you wanted a bed and breakfast experience. Overall this is certainly a nice spot to visit if you're in the area.
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November 2023 by Brian Goins
We did the walking tour, which included a video, house walkthrough and then short walk through the nearby neighborhood. It was interesting to learn about Degas’ time in New Orleans, about the home and area. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and was a great host.
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November 2023 by ToastNOLA Ops
Ample parking, historical venue, quaint and charming building! We had the pleasure of DJing and completed a Wedding Videography package at Degas House for Jesse & Jessica October 2023 and it was a blast!There was a little issue with the string lights near the dance floor but we had some uplights that helped remedy the situation.Pennywell Events decorated perfectly and dressed up Degas House outdoor area so well. The ceremony and reception were a hit. One improvement to the ceremony area outdoors, in the future, is to turn off the camera chirp/alarm. Otherwise, it was beautiful, peaceful and a very celebratory evening.We look forward to many more events later this year.
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November 2023 by Kaitlyn Apgar
Tried to go to the degas house when I got a city pass and was instructed to call. All I got when I called 3 different times was “call you back later”Never got a call back laterWas super annoyed by this and seems a great way to get out of a partnership deal.
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October 2023 by Dominique Hilbert
We stayed in the Jeanne Garret Room, the house itself is a beautiful building, the room however.... the bathroom has had it's best time, so bad that one of the little tiles on the floor kept sticking on my foot when exiting the bathroom. When I wanted to take a shower, I almost lost my balance because the whole bathtub was loose. The airco was no luxury with the tempreratures at the time off our stay but we couldn't sleep from the racket the airco made. We where there for two nights, after the second night we had no breakfast, we were the only people in the house and the office was closed because it was Sunday, nobody there to help us out. We did make a mistake to not try to adress the manager by phone but we were on a tight shedule.That room didn't enhaced our experience of New Orleans at all.The location however is great.
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July 2023 by thught c.
I recommend not eating there until there kitchen is fully operational and up to code.
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May 2023 by Carolina Perez
If you'd rather enjoy a quieter side of town, this is the spot. It's a very well cared for gorgeous home built in the 1800s with some room options that include a private balcony & even a kitchen. We received complimentary breakfast served fresh daily & the option of mimosas or bloody Mary's. And of course, coffee & tea available. The staff was amazing, they made us feel at home. Big shout out to Ms. Dee, Sharon Parker & Mathew Rhodes for your great service. Hope to stay there again on our next trip to NOLA.Rooms: Balcony, AC, kitchen, double rooms, jetted tube
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May 2023 by Jen B.
The Degas House's owner David does not bother to concern himself with the health, safety, or well-being of his guests, employees, nor this beautiful piece of history. He chose to ignore countless warnings from the Chef that the stove and oven in his kitchen was improperly maintained, not serviced as required, not in proper/safe working condition, causing flame blowbacks, and leaking gas (to the extent of getting sick and headaches); as well as even disregarding guest reports of "strong gas smell" permeating all the way upstairs (guest's rooms). He refused to get the stove serviced and repaired; then fired said Chef for (after nearly a week of his continued disregard/dismissal of the issue) reporting it and refusing to use the stove until it was fixed and the leaking gas issue remedied.*stay tuned for a profusion of arrogant, egomaniacal rhetoric based on the world according to him in response...
