After a not so pleasant experience in New Orleans, my boyfriend and I were driving back to Austin and decided to stop a bed and breakfast along the way. After calling several places, we finally found one available, Au Bayou Teche. Mary Lynn, the host, was concerned that the AC wasn't on, so she drove over to cool the place down for our arrival. When we got there she had fruit, cookies and fruit bars waiting for us. We talked for a bit and she gave us lots of great info about the town and events. She showed us our room which was a lovely, quaint space with a separate sitting room and bathroom. Our room was on the side of the building facing a quiet street, so we did not hear any noise from the main road on the other side of the house. In the morning when we woke up we enjoyed our coffee, fruit and fruit bars outside facing the bayou. It is not your typical bed and breakfast with a hot breakfast in the morning, but lucky for me I am not big on breakfast anyway, so fruit, coffee and bars were enough for me! The coffee is freshly made and very smooth. There were drinks in the fridge that we also enjoyed with our small breakfast.
The building itself is the oldest structure in town and it is decorated in a way that you feel you went back in time. It was absolutely lovely and we enjoyed every second of it.
Because we were driving through on our way back to Austin, we didn't have time to check out a lot of the events, but Mary told us about several upcoming events in future months which would love to attend. If we go back later this year, we will definitely be staying at Au Bayou Teche again. It was the perfect end to our trip. I highly recommend! read more