re: a little help please

I've been to the Inn in the Fall and it's lovely. The restaurant is outstanding. There's nowhere else to go for dining around there, I don't believe, but you wouldn't want to.

I really do love Butler. If you want to cook in, Chase's Cottage has a full kitchen. Some of the others do as well. I'm not positive about the cooking supplies. The setting is neat and there are plantations to see in the area if you enjoy that. She gets booked up pretty early, though, around the holidays, so I'd check it out immediately. You can cancel up to a certain point at no charge, if I recall correctly.

The owner is an interesting character. She was nearly murdered on site by her then husband, the former warden of Angola. She wrote a book about it, so before you ever go there, get the book and read it. It's a quick read called "Weep for the Living" by Anne Butler.

You could always stay one night in the Myrtles and then head for Butler.

There are some nice cottages at Loyd Hall in Cheneyville. It's not exactly located near a mecca city or fine restaurants, though. The accommodations are really nice.

I think it's probably too late to get into one in Natchitoches, though you could try. People book those up to a year in advance for the Christmas season. It's a terrific place to go at that time, for future reference. The ambiance is wonderful around the entire city.