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La DAUPHINE B&B
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Front of La Dauphine B&B, New Orleans
To see how close La Dauphine is to the French Quarter of New Orleans,
see the map further down this page.
From $85 per night.
There are NO shared baths at La Dauphine.
There is a 3 night minimum (or more) year round.
Phone and address are near the end of the website.
We prefer email and online booking.
Laissez les bons temps rouler.
Read more about La Dauphine and New Orleans further down on this page - click here
Fort Lauderdale Condo Rental
Please inquire about our Fort Lauderdale 2BR-2BA Condo on Lake Emerald, for longer stays of a few months-- just blocks from Wilton Manors.
Click here for more photos, videos, and information about our Fort Lauderdale condo.
Check out the Fort Lauderdale video:
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Diamondhead - Gulf Coast 1-Bedroom Weekly Rental
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This second-floor furnished condo features one bedroom, one bath, living-dining, balcony overlooking the small Lake Arthur. Dishwasher, microwave and furnished with linens. Central air and heat. Swimming pool is just downstairs. The cozy lake view makes relaxing easy. The kitchen is fully equipped for cooking, and the communal laundry room is steps away. The bedroom has a queen-size bed. Accommodates two people (a couple) max.
Next door to the Country Clubhouse with fine and casual dining, this property is 10 miles from the beach, 50 miles from New Orleans (50-55 minute drive) and 30 min. from Gulfport-Biloxi-Ocean Springs area activities. Activities nearby include tennis, beaches, kayaking, walking trails, shopping in coastal towns. Within the Diamondhead community, there are local restaurants, grocery, postal services, banking and gas stations so you don't have to go far to meet your every need. The area has rolling hills, and is 65 to 105 feet above sea level.
One vacations here for peace and quiet, and relaxation. There's serenity everywhere. Check out the short videos below.
Did You Know?…
Travel and Leisure readers in 2012 named New Orleans America's Favorite City!
#1 for: Restaurants, Cafés, Nightlife, Offbeat People, Antique/Vintage Stores,
Street Performers, Wild Weekends, Flea Markets,
Cocktail Hours, Singles Bar Scene, Music Scene,
Neighborhood Joints, People Watching, City Pride, & Spring Break Travel--
#2 for Gay Friendly, Charming Accent,
And #3-5 for Cool Architecture, Boutiques, Coffee Houses, Romantic weekends,
Friendly locals, Hotel Options. And many other accolades rated #5-10.
Yahoo! Travel named New Orleans #1 Music Travel Destination
Trip Advisor named New Orleans the #1 spot in the World for Nightlife.
Bloomberg named New Orleans #2 Boomtown in the U.S., April 2013.
Need further encouragement? Take a look at this April, 2013 interview with Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
So what are you waiting for? Come out and play, dine, and experience New Orleans!
May 29, 2010
Dear Ray and Kim,
What an expansion of the soul and senses last week was!
Exactly what was needed by two fog-chilled San Franciscans to savor the world
anew!
To hear the very best music flowing out in the streets day and night-- part of
the intimate fabric of a city's character, climate and a whole 24/7 way of life.
Music, N'Awlins cooking, the relaxed conversation with strangers, the ever
present sense of water surrounding.
It was as perfect a six days as I can remember.
Thanks, and our very best from Noe Valley, the Fillmore, Pacific Heights, and Browser
Books!
This is the Real New Orleans
You might have heard people say that New Orleans is like San Francisco, Savannah, Charleston, Paris, or Marseilles. It's not.
The biggest difference is that the streets are exploding with live music all year round.
You've never seen such "street theater". Our most cherished visitors come for our food, music, architecture, history, artists, and writers.
The ambiance is very much like the French Caribbean.
We live in the old French area, much like my Creole ancestors did, coming from France and Spain in 1718 and 1793, respectively.
My mother and father grew up speaking French just a few houses away from us.
Our district, Faubourg Marigny, is a quieter version of the adjacent French Quarter--the main difference being that you can actually sleep at night here.
It's the safe, artist/gay residential area with about 70 bed and breakfasts.
Within a couple minutes walk of our front door, you have access to restaurants such as Marigny Brasserie, Feelings, La Peniche, Mona's, Wasabi, Adolfo's, and bars such as the Spotted Cat, d.b.a., Checkpoint Charlie's, Phoenix--not to mention an over abundance of galleries and antique shops.
Jackson Square is a mere 15-minute stroll through the adjacent French Quarter.
In the opinion of many, Faubourg Marigny, our neighborhood, has become the more bohemian extension of the French Quarter, increasingly becoming the neighborhood of choice for writers, painters, musicians, street entertainers and artists of all sorts.
Throughout the old, French district, you will see artists painting on the streets, musicians "jamming"-- French doors of bars and restaurants flung open, beckoning you to enter.
This is the real New Orleans. Our nearby Country Club offers a large pool (clothing optional), full bar, and lunch and dinner most of the year at a daily rate.
We love to host nice, relaxed people-- people who enjoy new surroundings and experiences-- people who can "go with the flow".
We try to steer clear of the formal, pretentious crowd-- no "putting on airs" here.
No children or pets, and there is a 3-night minimum and a limit of two persons to a room.
We met in Copenhagen, got engaged in Helsinki, got married in Canada, and now run our B&B in New Orleans :-)
Please come stay with us if you think we're your kind of place.
And remember that our place is "funky", with a "decrepit New Orleans vibe"-- kind of shabby chic-- and chock full of interesting stuff all around.
Ray & Kim
Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans
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Our Marigny neighborhood was featured in the April issue of "Travel & Leisure" as one of the trendiest in the nation.
For an Insider's Guide about Frenchmen Street, click here!
For more and larger views of the suites, click on the
image of
the suites and then again on the images shown.
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The Matisse Suite |
The Gothic Suite |
The Garden —
a peaceful oasis with a soothing fountain |
The Cybercafe,
a 24" core 2 duo iMac and a printer, scanner and copier are yours to use. |
Looking out at the garden.
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Video library |
If you forget your after shave |
Triptych by photographer Roberto Rincon |
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La Dauphine, |
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La Dauphine,
Residence des Artistes, The rooms feature queen-size, four poster beds, cable TV/DVD/VCR, phone, ceiling fans, central air and heat -- all this in a charming, yet unpretentious, renovated Victorian, 100-year-old house. Very relaxed and quiet and a continental breakfast is included. On street, unrestricted parking is readily available in front of the house. Hoshi and Tanuki--intelligent and friendly Japanese Shiba Inu dogs also live in the house. |
Languages spoken are: English, (yes - really), French, German and Danish. Ray has lived in Paris and in Bavaria, while Kim has lived and worked in Israel and his native Denmark.
Rates are higher
for
events such as Mardi Gras, Halloween and Southern Decadence (Labor
Day), etc.
Each room has it's own private bath.
There is a guest refrigerator in the common area. A three night minimum
is
required.
You will be well
cared
for!
Directions from airport:
Take I-10 East
into New
Orleans. Follow I-10 into city staying in right lane and take
what looks like
an exit with Slidell posted above (it's still I-10).
Take the Esplanade
Avenue
Exit (the next one after the Vieux Carre Exit) and turn right.
Go one
and a
half blocks to Esplanade Avenue and turn right at the traffic light.
Proceed
less than a mile to our street, Dauphine, and turn left. Go 5-6 blocks
to 2316
Dauphine to La Dauphine (on the right).
(Unbelievably, half the taxi drivers at the airport do not know the streets of the French Quarter-- even with a million tourists a month heading there. So be prepared to direct them.)
La Dauphine host Ray Ruiz & co-host Tanuki, a Shiba Inu.
Your host is Ray Ruiz, a travel writer and artist
(click here to look at Ray's art),
former
AT&T manager who lived in San Francisco for 22 years, and
is a native New Orleanian. He is happy to clue you in to the local
scene, especially regarding Cajun & Creole food and restaurants,
art, antiques, architecture and music. |
Come join us!
We met in Copenhagen, got engaged in Helsinki, got married in Canada, and now run our B&B in New Orleans. Please come stay with us if you think we're your kind of place.
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Your co-host is Dr. Kim Pedersen, a native of
Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Things to do in New Orleans?How about a concert at the House of Blues? You can see really big stars in an intimate setting like this clip with French rock star Johnny Hallyday shows. |
Concert with French rock star Johnny Hallyday at the House of Blues, New Orleans, May 13, 2014. |
For a downloadable PDF brochure, click here (you need the free Adobe Reader for that; download it here if you don't already have it). |
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DISTINCTIVE FEATURES:
Four blocks to French Quarter
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