houmas house plantation and gardens
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houmas house plantation and gardens印象
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Worth the $24 per person tour. Nice gift shop and the grounds are kept up to high standards. A little further than some of the other plantations, but worth the drive. The tour guide came dressed in a period costume and did a great job in explaining the history of the property.
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This was a great experience with the beautiful sitting and tour. Our tour guide Sandy was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. Was the best tour on this trip.
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This is a beautiful plantation house with absolutely beautiful grounds. You spend 1 hour in the tour and can spend 1 or 2 hours on the grounds. We had an amazing tour guide, Sandy Reed. She is very knowledgeable, the tour was very informative and she tells the story just like she was part of the Houmas House. She also involves those listening to the tour making it interactive and just absolutely splendid. You are allowed to take pictures and visit the grounds as long as you like. We stop and had a drink at the Turtle Bar which is absolutely precious. Tiny but a lot of fun. It is housed in what used to be one of the garcionners (boys homes) of the plantations. The bartender we had was very pleasant and also knew a lot about the plantation. The current owner of the house still lives in the House and you actually tour his office and his bedroom. You can get AAA discount for tickets.
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Really an Awesome way to spend a whole day and/or night! The entire experience is really cool. We went to take the tour and learn about the history of this magnificent sugar plantation. We took the tour, led by a period actress and historian Susan Harris dressed as a bonified Southern Belle! The Mansion is beautiful and as good an example as I've ever seen.Afterwards we decided to have lunch at one of the 3 restaurants on site. Café Burnside is the less formal but still formidable, open for lunch 11AM-2:00PM and SUNDAY Brunch 11AM-3:00PM. Great menu, reasonable prices, I had the Fried Shrimp Po Boy and my friend had the Crown Jewel Hamburger. Both were ENOURMOUS and FABULOUS. Our server Tammy was 2nd to none (A delightful lady who engaged with us just enough and anticipated our every need.From there to The Turtle Bar, where our expert Mixologist Derek, whipped up a perfect Mint Julip (in a sterling silver Julip glass) followed by a "real" Old Fashion (pre 1900 without the "cherry") and a Killer Amaretto Sour. He also gladly served up a little bartending history, explaining the use of various "bitters", citrus fruits and the like.After that we joyously and relaxedly explored the grounds with it's "Secret Gardens" and such.Exiting through the Gift Shop (funny how that happens), we were treated to a GREAT selection of one of a kind offerings and wonderful book collection AND an Art Galley in the back.I know this is a long write up, but one well deserved. We spent about 5 hours there at OUR digression, could have been 1 or could have been OVERNIGHT (they have wonderfully appointed "cabins" on site.
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We recently toured a few plantations on Feb. 7th and the tour at Houmas House was by far the BEST! Our tour guide Susan Harris was awesome. Very knowledgeable about the house and it's history as well as the history of the area. She was very entertaining. We've toured pretty much every plantation in that area and not many guides get into playing the part but she was fantastic. Also the house and grounds are gorgeous!
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We stayed in one of the new cottages. It was a wonderful experience except for when we were locked out of our cottage. They installed card entry. It does not slide in. It like a card fob. It mysteriously got demagnetized. Other than that it was lovely.
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Beautiful place with amazing gardens & pathways that are just delightful. I have been on several tours around the country and Sandy has to be one of the best guides ever!! Her southern accent, humor and knowledge of the place makes the tour so enjoyable. Such a gorgeous setting! Three of us had lunch and everything was just delicious! Enjoyed the dragon fly shaped biscuits and the beautiful environment of the restaurant. I have been to several southern attractions and the is one of the top three for me! Just lovely!!
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What sets this tour out from others is that you can touch things in the house because the house is privately owned. The tour guides are knowledgeable and the staff exemplify hospitality. If you go on a tour see about getting Judy as your tour guide she is the best.
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This is not my first visit here, and I still think the plantation is very worthwhile! The tour guide Sandy was very knowledgeable and entertaining and the home, grounds, and history are excellent!
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We went and did the house and garden tour. Our guide was the greatest, he was very knowledgable and a lot of fun! The gardens were beautiful as well.