Beautiful hotel. My godfather was a ship's cook in the Greek merchant navy in the 60s and 70s, a very interesting time to be traveling the seven seas and visiting ports all over Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He has a lot of stories from that time, but he always said that New Orleans was his favourite city of all the ones he visited. When he came back home, he opened a village bar/cafe in his small mountain village, and he decorated it with some of the things he'd brought back from his travels. (I remember there was a stuffed caiman or small alligator of some sort mounted above the bar, which was an unusual novelty in rural Greece 40 years ago!) Years later, I was able to visit New Orleans myself, and I have to agree that it's one of the most interesting, atmospheric, and characterful cities. Truly a unique place.
I swear I just finished talking for quite a bit with a Greek-American man at a bar LOL. And he walked away just before I read this! He would have loved to have heard that. But, I do have a friend who is from Athens (lives in TX now along with me) so he will really enjoy that when I tell him. Sounds like an awesome place your godfather built!
Our absolute favorite hotel in NOLA! The staff is so friendly and accommodating. We always book the windowless interior room. Not spacious by any means, but because of the darkness of the room and lack of outside noise, we sleep like babies. Also, if you are in town for Jazzfest it is a perfect location because the busses that shuttle you to and from the fairgrounds load & unload across the street.
I've stayed at the FMM on several occasions and have had great times. True, the rooms are small, but very quaint. You are staying in history. Forget the corporate hotels, enjoy New Orleans and The French Quarter as it should be enjoyed.
Love it beautiful place
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Beautiful hotel. My godfather was a ship's cook in the Greek merchant navy in the 60s and 70s, a very interesting time to be traveling the seven seas and visiting ports all over Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He has a lot of stories from that time, but he always said that New Orleans was his favourite city of all the ones he visited. When he came back home, he opened a village bar/cafe in his small mountain village, and he decorated it with some of the things he'd brought back from his travels. (I remember there was a stuffed caiman or small alligator of some sort mounted above the bar, which was an unusual novelty in rural Greece 40 years ago!) Years later, I was able to visit New Orleans myself, and I have to agree that it's one of the most interesting, atmospheric, and characterful cities. Truly a unique place.
I swear I just finished talking for quite a bit with a Greek-American man at a bar LOL. And he walked away just before I read this! He would have loved to have heard that. But, I do have a friend who is from Athens (lives in TX now along with me) so he will really enjoy that when I tell him. Sounds like an awesome place your godfather built!
Our absolute favorite hotel in NOLA! The staff is so friendly and accommodating. We always book the windowless interior room. Not spacious by any means, but because of the darkness of the room and lack of outside noise, we sleep like babies. Also, if you are in town for Jazzfest it is a perfect location because the busses that shuttle you to and from the fairgrounds load & unload across the street.
Unfortunately, we didn't stay in New Orleans while returning to Texas on our yearly road trip. If we had, I definitely would have stayed here again.
I've stayed at the FMM on several occasions and have had great times. True, the rooms are small, but very quaint. You are staying in history. Forget the corporate hotels, enjoy New Orleans and The French Quarter as it should be enjoyed.
Heck yes. I'm hoping we can stay there again when we road trip to FL and back this December.
Very informative video, the hotel looks so cozy! How far is this hotel from the Ernest N. Morial convention center?
Thank you. It is one mile as the crow flies to the convention center from there.