Our tour guide, Jay, was very condescending. She had a chastising tone when a little boy wanted to ask a question, when my friend leaned against a building, and when we were slightly blocking the sidewalk. She said she didn’t want to stop her story to tell us to move up again. She also gave false information regarding the Irish being brought here as slaves. When we challenged her information, she said to fact check her on google. I did just that while listening to her lecture of the 8 year old girl that died at the last building. The Irish were brought here as indentured servants and not slaves. Big difference. To double down on her falsities she said that the Irish were treated as bad as slaves. Not true. Either way, her stories were too long and embellished. We didn’t go into any buildings except the bar, in which she didn’t go in with us. She ended the tour at the last location and said we could follow her back to the beginning location of the tour if we wanted to. I expected to go into haunted places, learn the history and be a little scared. But no. It was alot of standing on the sidewalks and listening to her monotone voice telling stories that sounded like super exaggerated, clearly rehearsed and not much more information than what’s already online. Save your money.
Réponse de l'hôte
Jul 2022
Thank you for your review. I have already addressed these very issues with other members of your party who have also chosen to chastise the tour guide for asking your friend not to lean on the buildings. This is a residential area and the residents are very opposed to tour participants leaning on these ancient structures in the French Quarter. After several times requesting that your group not block the sidewalks, it does get old when you continue to do so. Regarding the historical accuracy of the tour, or her comments regarding the treatment of the Irish vs the slaves.... Much of this is open to opinion and obviously not everyone shares the same opinion. In answer to your other very negative comments regarding the tour, we always want everyone to walk away with a WOW! experience. I'm sorry that you clearly did not feel that way. However, the HUNDREDS of 5 Star Reviews that we receive on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis tell quite a different story.