the Venusia

The Venusia is a luxury residence on Bayou St. John in New Orleans. Available for long term rental, Venusia is also an ideal venue for weddings and private functions such as wrap parties, political fundraisers and other private celebrations. This unusual venue is particularly remarkable for its comforting yet stimulating ambiance provided by imaginative luminous sculpture and distinctive contemporary lighting. Distributed throughout the residence, luminous artwork along with modern and elegant lighting provide warm and colorful hues that highlight their environments. This palatial residence occupies an exceptionally large, serene property on Bayou St. John in a quiet and safe neighborhood that includes private security patrolling at night. Appointed with numerous amenities, Venusia is an extraordinary venue for special events or long-term rental.

Just a 10 minute drive to the French Quarter and downtown New Orleans, it is also conveniently located just 5 minutes from City Park and the New Orleans Art Museum and only 3 minutes from Bayou Oaks at City Park, a full service golf complex boasting 36 holes of magnificent golf. A miles-long pedestrian and bicycle path along St. John Bayou is but a 5 minute walk away, allowing for long refreshing walks looking out over the water as well as fishing for those inclined.

Overview of the Residence

The Venusia is a palatial residence lavishly appointed with many luxury amenities to provide guests with a relaxing but stimulating stay. The community living space consists of a large living area, an expansive lanai, a home theater, a gym with adjacent steam spa and a large, fully appointed kitchen. A large salt water swimming pool and deck area is flanked with a spacious grill and outdoor dining space and is nestled between the two wings of the home, adjacent to a large grassy backyard that borders the beautiful Bayou St. John. Topping off this elegant living space is a collection of imaginative blown glass and neon sculpture and stylish contemporary indoor and outdoor lighting. Together, the Venusia provides an exciting venue of contemporary opulence perfect for entertaining large celebratory events.

The personal wing of the Venusia provides a spacious master bedroom that overlooks the bayou and opens out to the pool. It hosts two king beds, two lounging areas and a home theater. There are five additional bedrooms each featuring king beds, large screen smart TVs and elegant chandelier ceiling fans. Additional to the bedrooms in the personal wing, there is a Chef Bedroom adjacent to the kitchen with a full size bed, a large screen smart TV and a private bath, shower and toilet. Also, there is a Butler Bedroom adjacent to the theater with a full size bed, a large screen smart TV, and a private shower and toilet. The Butler Bedroom includes an independent exterior entrance door,

Safety and Privacy
The property is located on a quiet residential street and is fully fenced. A security system with multiple high resolution cameras oversee the property. Off-street gated parking for nine vehicles is provided, including six car garage parking along with four 220V EV charging ports. Generous public street parting is also available.

Amenities

Bedrooms: one master and 7 bedrooms	Ceramic Tile Floors	Backyard
Bathrooms: 8 toilets, 6 showers	Full Laundry with Washer & Dryer	Outdoor Deck
Large screen smart TV in every bedroom	Fully appointed contemporary Kitchen
Chandelier ceiling fans in every bedroom	Central Air & Heat	Bayou Access for fishing & kayaking
Large Screen Television in Every Room	Bathrooms: 8 toilets, 6 showers	Water Fountains
High Speed WiFi	Pets Considered Case-by-Case	Storage

Community Living Space

The community living space includes the living room, lanai, theater and kitchen. High speed WiFi is available throughout the home and backyard.

Living Room
The spacious sunken living room is adjacent to the lanai and boasts a large luminous grotto art installation including a water feature and 24 blown glass and neon jellyfish suspended overhead.

Lanai
The expansive 60′ wide lanai features luxurious seating for more than twenty people and provides views of the pool, backyard and bayou.

Theater
With luxury theater seating for 8, additional seating for many more patrons can be arranged. At th kitchen-end of the theater is a large dining table capable of seating 10.

Kitchen

This a dream kitchen! It provides 3 sinks, a large grill, an induction cooktop, a conventional oven along with a microwave and convection oven, dishwasher and full size Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer., Expansive countertop space allows for a fully functional kitchen that would please any professional chefs or caterer. Finally, there is countertop seating for up to 8 people and a separate dining area with seating for six with a large screen smart television.

Bedrooms

Master bedroom
Pool deck access with expansive view of backyard and bayou
Two kingsize temperpedic beds with temperpedic
Home theater system with 14″ screen
Two lounge seating areas
Multiple chandelier ceiling fans

Additional Bedrooms
All bedrooms have large screen smart televisions and chandelier ceiling fans

Chef bedroom – adjacent to kitchen with full size bed, private bath, shower and toilet
Butler bedroom – adjacent to theater with independent exterior door, full size bed, private shower and toilet
5 additional bedrooms each with king beds including two pairs of adjacent bedrooms that share private shower and toilet

Parking:
Gated private parking: 6 garage parking spaces with 4 EV 220V chargers. 3 outdoor parking spaces
Generous public street parking.