Savoring New Orleans

For a truly authentic getaway, recommend a stay at the 7-room House on Bayou Road, an inn set in a 1790s West Indies-style plantation home and where NOCE is located. Just a few minutes’ walk from the French Quarter, this B&B features authentically decorated guestrooms with four-poster feather beds and oversized bathtubs, wide galleries and French doors opening onto flowering patios, as well as a private cottage that features a porch with rocking chairs overlooking the garden. Rates range anywhere from $135 to $320, but travel agents should call in to check the property’s weekly specials.