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The Inn at Houmas House
Darrow, Louisiana, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
The Inn at Houmas House is a line of private cottages along an oak alley on the 38-acre Houmas House estate, a few steps from the Mississippi on River Road. The cottages copy historic outbuildings from Uncle Sam Plantation downriver, each with a porch. Overnight guests are on the grounds after day-tour buses leave. Latil's Landing serves a five-course tasting in the original 1770s French manor Thursday through Saturday, with chef Jeremy Langlois in the kitchen.
- 21 rooms
- Architect: Douglass Freret
About The Inn at Houmas House
- Twenty-one cottage rooms sit along the oak alley; the buildings depict structures that once stood at Uncle Sam Plantation downriver.
- Latil's Landing is fine dining inside the original 1770s manor, a five-course tasting Thursday through Saturday by reservation, chef Jeremy Langlois.
- The estate gardens cover about 38 acres beside the Mississippi; breakfast is included and mansion-tour tickets are sold on arrival.
History
Houmas House is a River Road plantation estate in Darrow. Overnight lodging is in cottages on the grounds rather than in the main house, with Latil's Landing in the eighteenth-century manor as the estate's tasting-menu restaurant.
Restaurants and bars
- Latil's Landing — Restaurant · Creole · Chef Jeremy Langlois
- The Carriage House Restaurant — Restaurant · Chef Jeremy Langlois
- Dixie Café — Café · Jeremy Langlois
- Turtle Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Houmas House Mansion and Gardens Tour — Guided mansion tours offered daily, offering a glimpse of plantation life; 1 hour.
- Great River Road Museum and Gardens Tour — Explores river life on the east and west banks of the Lower Mississippi between Baton Rouge and New Orleans; 8 hours.
- Self-Guided Garden Tour — A self-paced outdoor experience through the lush 38-acre gardens; 8 hours.
Amenities
- Extensive wine collection in the Wine "Cellars"
- Guided mansion tours
- Self-guided garden tours
- Great River Road Museum
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