Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed | Garden view

Reviews of Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

4 out of 5
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens
40136 Highway 942, Darrow, LA

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 106 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nestled alongbthe Mississippi, this planration house, its harden, cottages and restaurant are a true oasis.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Durango

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Another fabulous two nights stay. Great dinner at the Carriage House. Everything was top notch.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

BETH

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I LOVE HOUMAS house it’s so beautiful & breathtaking the staff & tourist are so FRIENDLY !!!! Plus the Food is DELICIOUS, free Breakfast was awesome the BEST !!! Then the carriage house was & always is DELICIOUS & FANCY !!! The Boutique or Gift Shop has the MOST UNIQUE & amazing gifts plus the WAX MUSEUM is INCREDIBLE & VERY INTERESTING the history is the most informative & enjoyable stuff to read about & also look at we loved OUR stay & we will DEFINITELY GO BACK & STAY again !!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Great room and service only complaint would be water pressure in shower
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from TW on 26 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us. We're glad to hear that you were pleased with your room and service. Because of your feedback, it gives us a chance to do better and to work on them so that we may provide the experience that our guest come to expect and deserve. We hope you'll visit us again soon. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from TW on 26 Jan 2024
Thanks for the 10 out of 10 review. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Best TW

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the room. The only problem is that our room was right next to the road. Traffic started at 5 am. It is their cheapest room but to much money for the noise so early in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from TW on 26 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your comments and regret to hear that you were disappointed with value of your room. While we cannot control the traffic, we aim to provide all of our guests with a high-quality experience, and we hope to see you again in the near future. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from TW on 26 Jan 2024
Thanks for the feedback and so glad you enjoyed our beautiful grounds and gardens. Please come back and see us again soon! Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This historical plantation is so awesome! Loved every minute of our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from TW on 3 Dec 2023
Thanks for the feedback. We are so pleased to hear that you had a great experience here at Houmas House. Please tell all your family and friends about us and come back soon! Best TW!

10/10 Excellent

kristy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
grounds are beautiful. The staff are very helpful, and the history is amazing. I did not like the fact that they seem to have erased the fact of servants and slaves on the plantation.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from TW on 23 Nov 2023
Thanks for your feedback, for it always helps us to do better. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit with us. If you visit us again please take advantage of what we have to offer in The Great River Road Museum. We do have a extensive exhibit dedicated to the history of slavery on plantations all along the Mississippi River dating back to the 1800's. please come back and see all we have to offer here at Houmas House and we look forward to seeing you again soon! Best TW!

6/10 Okay

Gaye, MOBILE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful and unique. The Inn was great as were the restaurants. The entire ambience is relaxing and special. Some of the processes could use improvement such as Check In - why have to call ahead and then be asked "you're coming tonight? Before 8??" Not exactly a warm welcome first impression. Upon arrival, where is check in anyway?? Dark, no sign as to check in location. Dark walk to the Inn. Dinner reservations made far in advance. Was stopped and questioned in an unfriendly manner as we walked to restaurant as to whether we had reservations like we were trespassing - said it was to "let the restaurant know we were coming" Got to restaurant - were asked if we had reservations. So all that gestapo business still didn't inform the restaurant we were walking over. Same attitude with home tour. Booked a specific date and time 10 days ahead. Then were told we "might not be able to go on the tour as the line had formed". What??? we milled around 10 min ahead of tour time. People walked up that day and then you want to boot us? No good instruction on tour process. (House tour should be included in an Inn stay). Point is - we felt talked to like kindergartens where the "processes" were concerned. These items are easily remedied with better training of staff in Client Services. Otherwise, a wonderful stay! Love the animals!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from TW on 23 Nov 2023
Thank you for your feedback for it does help us to always try and improve. We do hope this experience does not stop you from visiting with us again in the future. Since we are a large property and have multiple restaurants, as well as hosting many large events, such as weddings and large gatherings we do try our best to stay on top of everything when it comes to staffing. Sometimes we don't always get it right but there is always room to learn and grow. Thanks for taking the time to let us know how we are doing! Best TW

8/10 Good

Ed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful location and accomodations were extremely nice. Not too fond of the swarms of mosquitos but i grew up in Louisiana and they are to be expected. Staff was very helpful and the complimentary breakfast was awesome. The best creamy grits ive ever had!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from TW on 23 Nov 2023
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and to enjoy some of what we have to offer. We do try our best to control the mosquito's this time of year and not always successful. Glad they didn't stop you from having a good experience and we hope that you will visit us again real soon! Best TW

6/10 Okay

Ron

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The garden and house are beautiful, although there are signs of neglect associated with the facilities. Stayed in unit 1A. The inside was very clean and nicely furnished. Issue is units 1A to 3A and 2A to 3A front river road and the traffic is very very loud during the day and night. Tried to get a room change but they had no units available. Couple other items; Requested a lift to dinner (service provided to pick you up at your room and take you to their restaurant) never showed up (they said he was busy). Although the food was very good, service at the Carriage House was poor (did not seem to care).
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from TW on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback. We're disappointed to hear about your experience with the traffic and the Golf Cart service. We regret that we did not deliver our usual standard of service. Our team here at Houmas House is committed to providing high-quality customer service to all of our guests. We look forward to hearing from again in the near future. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

TISHA, Lafayette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from TW on 17 Oct 2023
Thanks for the feedback. So glad you came to visit us and do come back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from TW on 10 Oct 2023
Thanks for the feedback! Come back and visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jennie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from TW on 24 June 2023
Thanks for the feedback and come back to see us soon! Best TW

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great day trip or Overnight
Houmas House is a fantastic activity. The grounds are well maintained, the restaurants are outstanding, the Inn at Houmas are excellent with the exception of road noises. We were given a room next to River Road. Vehicle noise were loud.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from TW on 24 June 2023
Thanks for your feedback! So glad it was an overall enjoyable experience for you. Please come back and see us soon and tell family and friends about us. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Texas down by the bayou
Great place to go relax and unwind. Great food , and the turtle bar an excellent place to have some drinks and get to know other people.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from TW on 8 June 2023
So glad you found that relaxing place with us here at Houmas House. We do our best to provide an enjoyable unique experience here. Please tell family and friends about us and come back and see us soon! Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from TW on 8 June 2023
Thanks for the feedback and come back and see us soon! Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
It was amazing. Very friendly staff. The grounds were beautifully peaceful. We toured the house with Rudy who was delightful. Loved that it is privately owned by someone committed to keeping history alive. Would recommend to anyone looking for that extra touch.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from TW on 18 May 2023
So glad that you enjoyed your time here at Houmas House. The owner, along with the staff work very hard to give all our guests a wonderful and unique experience. Thanks for coming to stay with us and hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from TW on 8 June 2023
Thanks for the feedback and come back to see us soon! Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Saulene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place was amazing! Surrounded by amazingly beautiful gardens, silent at night, clean and comfortable room. Absolutely worth a visit!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from TW on 6 Apr 2023
We are so glad that you had a amazing stay with us and enjoyed what Houmas House has to offer. We try our best to give our guests the best possible experience and always strive to do better. Thanks for the feedback and hope you pass along your experience to family and friends. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our 2nd Stay At This Gorgeous Property!
Our 2nd stay here and it’s perfection! Room was comfy, clean and everything you want for a restful sleep. The on-site restaurants are fabulous! We had the buffet breakfast 2 mornings at the Dixie Cafe and dinner at the Carriage House - all 5-star experiences. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from TW on 22 Mar 2023
So glad you came back to join us and had a great experience at Houmas House. We try our best to make everyone’s visit an enjoyable and lasting one so they come back, enjoy and tell friends and family about that experience and to see for themselves what it’s all about. Come back soon and thanks for the feedback. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the service was phenomenal. the only thing i could suggest is to have a small refrigerator in the room for people who have to keep medication cold.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from TW on 8 Mar 2023
Glad to hear you had a positive experience with us. We do have mini fridges available upon request just for that reason you stated. I'm sorry that it was not communicated to you but we do appreciate your feedback for it helps to make improvements where needed. Best TW

10/10 Excellent

Loraine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an awesome stay, it was clean and the breakfast was great. Beds were comfy too. The only thing we could not find was a fridge in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Houmas House
Houmas house always amazing and well maintained property
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from JT on 6 Dec 2022
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

8/10 Good

Anita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It had beautiful gardens. The room initially did not have a shower cap. I asked for one at the desk and was told they did not have any. Upon leaving I found a cap. The food was very good. One restaurant only had a 5 course dinner option. My spouse and I shared one dinner since I weigh 82 lbs. and fill up very quickly. I also forgot my luggage and they could not offer me even a tooth brush. .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from TW on 12 Oct 2022
Glad you enjoyed some of what Houmas House has to offer our guest. We try our best to accommodate our guests and value your feedback. It helps us to do better and make improvements where needed for the future. Best, TW

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful room and grounds were beautiful. Breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from TW on 2 Aug 2022
Glad it was a great experience and enjoyed your stay. Look forward to you next visit with us.

10/10 Excellent

dan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it was great thanks for the golf cart transportation for us older folks.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from JT on 15 May 2022
Thanks for your feedback and glad you had a great experience.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is amazing with luxury detail to everything. The decor is French colonial and the gardens are recreations of Versailles. The beds are exceptionally comfortable and the bathroom modern with a large shower. No detail has been overlooked. The thing I enjoyed most was the River Road Museum which comprehensively covers the history of the area. I was amazed to see the death mask of Napoleon there. If anything was lacking it was the buffet breakfast but all buffets to me are in enjoyable. I will be back. It’s a great way to show visitors the opulence of the plantation owners achieved through free, slave labor. Hats off to the creators of Houmas House and it’s restoration.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from J9 on 3 May 2022
Hello John, Thanks for the amazing feedback. We thrive to give our guests a great experience.

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding Experience and Stay
Could not have been a better stay and experience-cabin was lovely, food was outstanding and the gardens and seeing Houmas House itself were well worth our trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from JT on 15 May 2022
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Franklin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2nd day stay
Unable to find 1/2 and 1/2 for coffee during breakfast. Otherwise everything was better than expected and the views were worth the 2nd day stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from JT on 11 Apr 2022
We appreciate your feedback and glad your overall experience was endjoyable.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice - great accommodations. The surroundings are a bit touristy / gardens a bit tacky. Dinner could have been better - and very disappointed in the restaurant staff allowing a very large group of individuals to stand blocking the exit talking in very loud voices without masks. They should have been asked to move outside to continue their conversation or asked to return to their table.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from JT on 11 Apr 2022
We appriciate your feedback and always looking for ways to imporve our guests experience.

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Houmas House Worth Staying Here
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from JT on 11 Apr 2022
Thanks for your feedback and glad your enjoyed experience.

8/10 Good

Danielle, Marina del Rey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Houmas House provides a unique experience, but the room was minuscule with just one double bed . The truck traffic on River Road kept me awake from 4am onward. Try to request a room as far away from the road as is possible. The meal at Carriage House was outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from JT on 18 Mar 2022
We appreciate your response and glad you enjoyed your meal.

10/10 Excellent

Alysia D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely surroundings
Guest cabins are brand new and nice, though small. Guests are at the mercy of the guy with the golf cart; cabins are not close enough to walk to house tours or dining. They excel at being an event venue; gardens are really incredible, food at carriage house was delicious. Not a place you would normally visit except for a wedding or to tour Houmas house
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from JT on 26 Oct 2021
We are grateful for you feedback and glad you enjoyed your vitsit, grounds and gardens!

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend Houmas House.
Truly amazing property. Everything you could ask for. Comfortable well appointed rooms, set on 38 acres of beautiful gardens with fountains and artwork, a plantation mansion, 3 restaurants, a bar, gift shop and a museum. Plus, they have a golf cart shuttle service to ferry you around if you wish. Friendly staff. Mansion tour included with your stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from JT on 21 Oct 2021
We are thankful for your feedback and so glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and buildings. Impressive collection of arts and antiques in the big house.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from JT on 15 Oct 2021
We are glad you enjoyed the beautiful grounds and art/antiques. We appreciate the feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from J9 on 16 Sept 2021
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is lovely, every detail has been saved and exposed for you to admire. A lot of history in the main building. Newer areas have been added keeping harmony. The owner is such good man, we got our drinks at the bar on the house.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from J on 19 July 2021
We appreciate your feedback and glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Dion

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from JWL on 27 July 2021
Thank you for the review!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from J on 19 July 2021
We appreciate your feedback and glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
Beautiful property!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from J on 19 July 2021
We appreciate your feedback and glad your enjoyed your visit!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful and relaxing place. Very quiet even with a wedding going on. Super clean and welcoming!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Jesse L on 29 Apr 2021
Thank you for sharing your experience! We hope you will visit again next time you are in the area.