STAY TOGETHER,
NOT SCATTERED.
Private properties in New Orleans that fit your entire wedding party. More space, more amenities, and often less money than hotel rooms.
View PropertiesHotel Blocks Are Broken
You book a hotel block for the wedding party. Everyone's on different floors. Half the rooms overlook the parking lot. There's nowhere to hang out together except the lobby bar.
The rehearsal dinner ends and everyone goes to their separate rooms. The morning of the wedding, the bridesmaids are crammed into one room trying to do hair and makeup.
This isn't how wedding weekends should feel.
The Hotel Experience
- Scattered across different floors
- Tiny rooms with no space to gather
- $250-400/night per room
- No private amenities
- Fighting for the elevator at checkout
The Private Property Experience
- Everyone under one roof
- Living rooms, porches, and shared spaces
- Often $100-150/night per person
- Private pool, kitchen, outdoor space
- Quality time before and after events
Hotels vs. Private Properties
What Private Properties Offer
Private Pool & Outdoor Space
Your own pool for morning swims, pre-wedding lounging, and those golden hour photos. No sharing with hotel guests.
Full Kitchen
Host a casual welcome dinner. Make breakfast together the morning after. Have a real fridge full of champagne.
Living & Gathering Spaces
Living rooms, dining tables for 16, porches with rocking chairs. Actual space to be together.
Multiple Bedrooms
5-12 bedrooms means everyone has a real bed—most get their own room. No pullout couches, no floor sleeping, no hotel cots.
Getting-Ready Space
Room for hair, makeup, and photos. No one's crammed into a hotel bathroom trying to share a mirror.
Quality Time
Morning coffee on the porch. Late-night conversations in the living room. The moments that happen between events.
Wedding Party Stays
Bridesmaids
Stay together, get ready together, celebrate together
Groomsmen
The crew under one roof for the whole weekend
Close Family
Grandparents, aunts, uncles - quality time together
Full Wedding Party
Everyone together for the wedding weekend experience
Spaces for Your Whole Party
Castleday Retreats
Three purpose-built luxury villas in the Bywater. With 12 bedrooms and 17 real beds per villa, a wedding party of 16 spreads out and most get their own room—and you don't need to fill it. Private heated pool & hot tub, outdoor kitchen, basketball court, chef's kitchen, and a 24/7 staffed entrance, 10 minutes from the French Quarter.
The Syd
Six villas ranging from 5 to 10 bedrooms, with private courtyards, pools, and local art. Perfect for bridesmaids, groomsmen, or splitting the wedding party across multiple villas.
What Guests Say
“We'd give this 10/5 stars if we could.”
“If you have a large group and want to stay somewhere comfortable and luxurious, this is the spot! We would book here again in a heartbeat.”
“Thank you Max and the CastleDay team... they were flexible with check-in... we didn't have any issues getting Ubers for 25.”
Real reviews from guests at Castleday Retreats, our featured property — rated 4.98 across 99 stays.
Make Your Wedding Weekend Memorable
The rehearsal dinner ends. Instead of everyone going to separate hotel rooms, you're all together—on the porch, by the pool, making memories that last.
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