DEGAS HOUSE

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.

3ème étage à éviter : pas de fenêtres, literie a changer et ménage plus que défaillant. De plus très bruyant.

Nice hotel and space
Only complaint we had were our neighbors, they were extremely extremely loud

This tour is pretty interesting. Mrs. Liz was my tour guide and I was the only person there. They generally have larger groups. What I didn’t like is you are not allowed to take photos. There are no original Degas paintings on site and the 2 houses that were once 1 are still being renovated. They split the house in 1920. The tour lasted an hour which was plenty for me. I’m sure if a large group and questions then it would be

The trees in front of homes were planted in 1820. Edgar Degas visited for 4 or 5 months from starting late 1872. Seems he really didn’t like the heat and never had anything good to say about NOLA. But it’s where he started painting ‘Impressionism’ but he said he was a ‘realist’! Seems Degas never really appreciated NOLA although he had his breakthrough there. He also wrote about the many skins colors in NOLA but only painted Caucasian’s. Maybe because his mothers blood line had African descendants…

His uncle was renting the house (1869-1879) never owned it. When Degas visited there were 18 people living there. The story is filled with family drama. His brother Rene’ married his first cousin on mom side which I guess this was their way! When he left her for the neighbor this split the 2 families.

The tour included a parlor which is now a dining area for brunch and the actual dining room. We also toured the room where he stayed in while visiting.

I read about DeGas so most of the information I already knew. There is a 30 minute film shown before tour.
I recommend touring this house if in area. The cost is $30 but they give senior/military discount. I paid $26. You can also stay at house. The Le Musee museum is almost next to it and I highly recommend this tour because it’s outstanding!!

Lots of history. Great people