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Large group vacation rentals in New Orleans, without splitting the group.
From 11 friends to a 90-person wedding weekend, the hard part of a New Orleans group trip is staying together. CastleDay is three purpose-built villas side by side (each with 12 bedrooms, 17 beds and its own private heated pool), so a group that has outgrown ordinary rentals still fits in one house, with the next villa right there if the list keeps growing.
The short answer
What “fits a big group” actually looks like in New Orleans.
Up to about ten people, New Orleans has plenty of rentals. Somewhere around 11 or 12 the field thins fast: listings that claim big numbers often get there with a lot of bed-sharing, and the usual fallback is splitting across two houses or a hotel hallway, which splits the kitchen, the late-night debrief and the pool along with it. Houses genuinely built to hold 14, 20 or 30 people in real beds are rare in this city.
Each CastleDay villa sleeps up to 30 across 12 bedrooms and 17 beds, with a chef-ready kitchen, an indoor table that seats 18 (the pergola seats the rest), and a private heated pool, hot tub and courtyard no other group shares. Groups of 31 to 60 take two villas; wedding weekends and company offsites take all three and keep up to 90 people on one quiet Bywater block, ten minutes from the French Quarter. And it’s a licensed hotel that feels like a house: inspected, legal, city permit 24-XSTR-24029.
Pricing stays simple as the headcount climbs: the nightly rate plus one cleaning fee per villa, plus occupancy taxes: no per-guest fees, so the per-person share usually drops as the group grows. Pick your dates and the calculator shows the real price at live rates, split per person, before you’ve told us your name.
Groups of 11 to 90
One villa sleeps up to 30; two hold 60; all three hold 90; match the villa count to the list.
A pool that’s only yours
Each villa has its own heated pool, hot tub and courtyard, no shared spaces with strangers.
Licensed and legal
A licensed hotel that feels like a house: inspected and operating on city permit 24-XSTR-24029.
Three villas
Take one villa, or all three.
The layouts match; the personalities don't. Each sleeps up to 30; book two for up to 60, or all three for up to 90.
Good to know
Common questions
Where can a group of 15 or 20 actually stay together in New Orleans?
In one CastleDay villa. Each has 12 bedrooms and 17 beds and sleeps up to 30, so a group of 15 or 20 fits with beds to spare, plus a private heated pool, hot tub and courtyard. The Bed Map on each villa page shows every bed, room by room.
Is it better to split a big group across two Airbnbs?
It’s usually the fallback, not the plan; two houses means two kitchens, two addresses and somebody always at the other house. A single villa here holds up to 30; if your list genuinely outgrows one, the second villa is next door, not across town.
Are large vacation rentals even legal in New Orleans?
Ours is: CastleDay operates as a licensed hotel (city permit 24-XSTR-24029), inspected and fully legal for group stays. It’s a fair question to ask of any big-group listing in this city before you send a deposit.
What does a big group cost per person?
The nightly rate plus one cleaning fee per villa, plus occupancy taxes; no per-guest fees. Pick your dates and the calculator shows the live price split per person; adding people to the same villa doesn’t add line items.
Keep the group together
Ready to keep your whole group together?
Each villa sleeps up to 30 across 12 bedrooms, 17 beds, and 8 baths. No per-guest fees, and the lowest rate is always direct.
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