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A painted shotgun house on a Marigny street A rocking chair on the front porch A jazz set on a small stage off Frenchmen Street

A 1907 shotgun house, two blocks from Frenchmen.

Twenty-two beds, five rocking chairs, and a pot of red beans every Monday. A hostel for people who came for the music and stayed for the porch.

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A Creole corner townhouse in the Marigny

Built in 1907 by a carpenter named Emile Granby, let room by room to dockworkers and musicians from 1931, and a hostel since 2021.

Heart-pine floors, plaster medallions, and a hallway that runs straight from the front door to the kitchen. Two blocks from the Frenchmen strip, fifteen minutes on foot from Jackson Square.

Our story
Bunk beds in the six-bed dorm The rooms Three dorms and two privates, from $38. Rocking chairs lined up on the front porch The porch Five rockers, coffee at seven, no reservations. A trumpet player on a dim Frenchmen Street stage Frenchmen Street Four minutes on foot, and a board of who is playing.

A bunk, a queen, or a balcony over Dauphine.

Six-bed dorm with wooden bunks and tall windows Shared · from $38 a bed Six-bed dorm The front room of the original shotgun. Reading light, outlet, and a locker at every bunk. Four-bed dorm with wooden bunk frames Shared · from $48 a bed Four-bed dorm Smaller and quieter. One of the two rooms is women-only at the same rate. Private queen room with soft lamplight Private · from $95 Private Queen Courtyard side, ground floor, a real queen mattress and twelve-foot ceilings. Private room opening onto a wrought-iron balcony Private · from $125 Private with Balcony The camelback room. French doors onto a wrought-iron balcony over Dauphine.
  • Coffee and chicory from 6:30
  • Full communal kitchen
  • A locker at every bunk
  • Wi-Fi on the porch too
  • Luggage room from 8 a.m.
  • Free street parking

Red beans on Mondays, like clockwork.

The kitchen is the engine of the house. Cook for yourself, or leave five dollars in the jar on Monday when the pot feeds whoever is around. The rest of the week has a shape too.

  • Monday, 6 p.m.Red beans and rice, veg pot alongside
  • Wednesday, 7 p.m.Porch vinyl night
  • Thursday, 8 p.m.Frenchmen walk with a staff member
  • Sunday afternoonsSecond lines, when a club rolls
Events and nights out
The communal kitchen at dinner hour Records from the house collection Two musicians playing on a Marigny sidewalk
The front porch at first light

Five rockers, no reservations

Itineraries dissolve here. Coffee appears at seven, the neighbor’s trumpet practice starts at four, and when a second line comes down Dauphine you have the best seat in the parish.

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Street musicians on Frenchmen Street

Bring the whole brass band.

The house sleeps 22 when every bunk is full. Groups of eight or more get a named contact, one invoice, and 10% off. Fifteen or more, 15%.

Wedding parties, festival crews, college trips and reunions.

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Four minutes to the best ears in America.

Frenchmen does not do cover bands. The kitchen chalkboard says who is on at The Spotted Cat, d.b.a., and Snug Harbor tonight, updated by staff who actually go.

Where we send you

Free for guests. Neighbors wander in.

The whole week
Mon6 p.m. Kitchen shelves on red beans night Red beans and rice night Five dollars in the jar, if you can Wed7 p.m. The front parlor with the turntable Porch vinyl night Bring a record or pick from the crates Thu8 p.m. A late set at a club on Frenchmen The Frenchmen walk Leaves from the porch with a staff member

Around Dauphine Street.

See the whole tour
Creole cottages on Dauphine Street Shotgun house facades in the Marigny A second line on a Marigny street Wrought-iron balconies off Frenchmen Street A Marigny street corner

Left in the porch book.

Red beans on Monday, a trumpet two blocks away by nine. I extended twice and still left too early.

Marisa K.Six-bed dorm · March 2026

The balcony room over Dauphine is worth every dollar. The staff walk to Frenchmen was the best night of the trip.

Owen & LisePrivate with Balcony · May 2026

Quiet when you want it, a porch full of strangers when you don’t. Spotless bathrooms, too.

Jae-won P.Four-bed dorm · January 2026

Pick your nights in the Marigny.

Book online and the door code lands in your inbox. Questions first? Call the house on +1 504 312 0847, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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