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Hotel Maison de Ville
The main building of the Hotel Maison de Ville, located at 727 Rue Toulouse, in the heart of the French Quarter contains the reception room, parlor, concierge, and nine guest quarters. Across the traditional New Orleans courtyard, featuring a cast iron fountain and bricks original to the location, are luxurious guest rooms. These historic former slave quarters are believed to have been constructed more than fifty years earlier than the main building and are possibly the oldest buildings in New Orleans.
Guests of the Hotel Maison de Ville will experience New Orleans history and hospitality, both at the hotel and in the surrounding area. Choose from accommodations ranging from guest rooms overlooking the courtyard or French Quarter to the room where Tennessee Williams completed A Streetcar Named Desire. Guests may also choose to enjoy unique lodging at the Audubon Cottages where John James Audubon painted much of his Birds of America series.
It is easy to understand why so many say it is worth a visit to New Orleans just to stay at Hotel Maison de Ville.
The Hotel Maison de Ville and Audubon Cottages offer guests the chance to enjoy the New Orleans’ French Quarter the way it was meant to be experienced. Guests are treated to true Southern hospitality with that special New Orleans flair.
Beyond its phenomenal location, luxury accommodations, unique amenities, and two-hundred years of New Orleans history, the Hotel Maison de Ville also is home to one of the finest restaurants in New Orleans, The Bistro. Chef Greg Picolo, born and raised in New Orleans, has created a Parisian-style bistro that serves Nouvelle Creole Cuisine that includes traditional French bistro selections and New Orleans culinary favorites.
For a good case of Southern haunted hospitality, head to the Haunted Hotel Maison de Ville in New Orleans. Cottage No. 4 which is said to be haunted by a soldier with a penchant for country music. Once a hotel employee opened the door to show guest into Cottage No. 4 and they say they saw a man dressed in a 1940's military uniform, who then disappeared.
It has been told over and over again whenever the cottage's radio is turned to any station, the ghost changes it back to a country station. He also is said to have materialized fully to several guest when seances are held in the cottage and appears solid and as real as any live person, then simply he is said to walk into the wall. Paranormal investigators have recorded his voice saying, I need to leave." Several images on film and video have captured a glimpse of his stern face or flash of his uniform and medals.
A great many armature ghost hunters and guest have come forward to tell their haunted stories of this haunted cottages ghost also.
Guests have also reported seeing mysterious wet footprints, and women and men dressed in vintage clothing. Many strange nightly rapping noises, moving objects, sheets pulled off you in the middle of the night, disembodied voices, and feelings of someone tugging at their feet have been reported by many a guest.
Le Pavilion Hotel
A paranormal research team identified four ghosts at LePavillon including a 19th century teenage girl, a young aristocratic couple from the 1920’s, and a dapper gentleman from the same era who likes to play pranks on the cleaning staff. This hotel was built in 1907.
Often called "The Belle of New Orleans." Le Pavillion offers turn-of-the-century charm in the heart of downtown New Orleans. Twenty foot Italian statues representing Peace and Prosperity greet you at the Poydras Street front door. Inside this spectacular grand hotel you'll find crystal chandeliers, historic antiques and several lively ghost.
Noteworthy, among the hotel's impressive collection of historic antiques, are a distinctive portrait of a lady of the French Court that hangs in the Crystal Room. Two stipulations to the hotel's purchase of the painting were that it would never leave New Orleans and that it be the only painting of a woman in the room where it was to be hung.
The hotel also boasts the largest gas lantern in the United States, which hangs burning at the front porch.
Proudly sitting in our Castle Suite, is a magnificent hand carved marble bathtub, which was a gift from Napoleon to a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner. A similar tub that had belonged to Napoleon is housed in the Louvre.
This Haunted New Orleans hotel makes guests feel at home by providing homelike touches like complimentary evening peanut butter finger sandwiches.
At one point a few years ago the hotel management hired paranormal investigators, who identified several ghosts in the hotel. one group found four another say they documented over 100.
Strange noises in the night apparitions of figures standing at the foot of different beds. Bed sheets being tugged into the air after midnight, and disappearing items only to turn up in odd places. One guest visiting for a large medical convention held in New Orleans last year gave an account of a old gray haired woman sitting on the side of his bed, he said he felt the weight of her body on the bed and her cold hands stroking his head and saying "I will never let you go." he turned on the light and she faded away. And Yes, He checked out within the hour.
Paranormal investigators have deemed this one of the most haunted hotels in the Crescent City.
BEWARE! Hidden by the luxurious décor are many tales of eerie occurrences and ghostly happenings. It is said that the entire cleaning staff refuses to go on a certain floor. There have been sightings of four more ghosts at this hotel.
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Andrew Jackson Hotel
The Andrew Jackson Is Located 919 Royal St. In The Heart Of The Haunted French Quarter. The Hotel Offers A Charming And Relaxing Atmosphere With 18th-Century Furnishings And Spacious Guest Rooms. It Also Has Excellent Facilities As Well As Comfortable Guest Rooms And Public Areas. This Hotel Is Ideally Situated For Visitors To The Area. All Of The Guest Rooms Are Comfortable And Nicely Equipped To Give A Feeling Of Being Home While Away From Home.
The Andrew Jackson is Located in the Heart of the French Quarter. The Hotel Offers a Charming and Relaxing Atmosphere With 18th-Century Furnishings and Spacious Guest Rooms. It Also Has Excellent Facilities As Well As Comfortable Guest Rooms and Public Areas.
Haunted New Orleans legend tells, that this was the site onthis site which the hotel now sits was once the site of an old New Orleans all-boy’s school. The school was destroyed in the great fire of New Orleans ,1788. Five boys were said to have perished in the blaze. And still haunt the present building.
This Hotel is Ideally Situated For Visitors To the Area. All of the Guest Rooms Are Comfortable and Nicely Equipped To Give a Feeling of Being Home While Away from Home. The Hotel Also Has a Variety of Facilities and Services That Are Sure To Meet the Needs of Both Business and Leisure Travelers. Renovated in 1997.
The Andrew Jackson sits on the site of a boarding school where five children lost their lives in a devastating fire in the late 1700's. Over the years, guests have reported hearing children playing in the courtyard in the middle of the night, despite the fact that the courtyard was deserted (at least by the living!)
Other guests have reported sighting a ghostly figure resembling General Andrew Jackson walking through the hotel.
Dauphine Orleans Hotel
415 Dauphine St. An unforgettable hotel in the heart of the famous French Quarter, palm-filled courtyard beckons you to relax in the shade or bask in the sun at poolside. Within the 18th century townhouse walls you'll discover a serene oasis in which to reflect upon your personal Haunted New Orleans experience!
Haunted by Civil War soldiers and their well dressed ladies of the evening in the bar, May Bailey's, once a bordello. It is said that at night, the spirit of the woman rearranges the bottles in the bar, as the soldier wanders through the courtyard. The beds or said to bounce and shake in the early hours of the morning and late in the afternoon.
The past blends seamlessly into the present in the Dauphine Orleans Hotel, which boasts a history almost as old and rich as the Crescent City itself. Records of the Dauphine Orleans' site date from 1775, and several of the original structures have survived the test of time. One of our most notable jewels is what is now known as our Audubon Cottage where, from 1821-22, John James Audubon painted his famous "Birds of America" series. The restored cottage now serves as our hotel's main meeting room.
Fourteen spacious Patio Rooms, some of them suites, located across Dauphine St. from the hotel's main building, were originally built in 1834 to serve as the town home of a prosperous merchant, Samuel Hermann. The original building contract outlines Mr. Hermann's very detailed instructions right down to the size of the nails and the number of coats of paint he required. He also demanded that only the "best country brick, sand and cypress" be used in the building's construction.
In 1991, the cottages were renovated, revealing the original brick walls and wooden posts. The handmade nails are believed to have come from the Old Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop, though the infamous pirate is better known for his career as a buccaneer than for his blacksmithing skills.
Several haunted tales tell of knocks upon the doors and sounds of ghostly moans in the rooms. Much of the hotel dates from the 19th Century. A dark-haired male spirit wearing a military uniform prefers the courtyard, and there you might be able to also catch a lightening-fast glimpse of a dancing woman. Someone likes to lock empty rooms from the inside, and many people report a sense of being watched.
May Baily's Place, once one of the better known bordellos in the wildly infamous red-light district known as Storyville, now serves as our hotel bar. Our "Bordello" guest suite takes an appropriate featured place above May Baily' s, and a red light still burns in the courtyard next to it as a testimony to its sordid history. Today guests are provided with a copy of the license issued to May in 1857, when sporting houses were legal in the Storyville District of New Orleans.
The red light, the memorabilia and the Baily name are all that remain of an era that made even decadent Old New Orleans blush.
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Hotel Monteleone
Built in 1886, this grand hotel has documented more than a dozen earthbound entities. A team from the International Society of Paranormal Research (ISPR) identified such creatures as “Red”, the faithful engineer; William Wildemer, a guest who most likely died in the hotel; a ten-year-old boy who often plays hide-and-seek with another young spirit; a star-crossed lover and others. The Hotel says all of their ghosts are friendly.
A home away from home to some countless movie stars, dignitaries, royalty and political kingpins. Traditional European style guest rooms are carefully detailed and comfortable.
Numerous spirits are said to haunt this spectacular hotel. And it's large Grandfather clock, located in the hotel lobby. It is said that the ghost of it's maker is seen working on it at different times of the day and night.
From days gone by to recent new sightings, of ghost walking the halls and the main entrance. One recent guest told the tale of a man appearing in their room over the past New Orleans Mardi Gras Season, wearing only a feathered mask. This totally naked ghost, they said he turned and disappeared before their eyes.
Other Ghost stories from guest and hotel staff tell of this New Orleans Hotel. Often tell of the spirits of a Jazz singer in a room wailing in the middle of the night, A lost child who ask for help takes your hand then looks up into your eyes and disappears. And the spirit of who they say is that of the hotels original owner.
Bourbon Orleans, Wyndham Hotel
The Bourbon Orleans Hotel Is A Historic Luxury Hotel Located In deep in the actual Heart Of The Haunted French Quarter between the excitement of Bourbon Street and the quiet elegance of Royal Street. Just steps away from Pat O*Briens, Preservation Hall and Mississippi Riverboats.
This actual documented haunted hotel hosts as many as 17 ghosts, most of which are small children. Locals say it is the most haunted hotel in the Crescent City.
Children have been seen and heard running in the halls, playing inside the rooms, and dancing spectral's are seen in the haunted Grande ballroom! A lonely figure of a woman is said to haunt the elevator. And when she is seen the Ghost of the Children are said to run away.
The spirit of a elderly man has been reported by staff and guest, He is seen in the great lobby reading a newspaper and smoking a large stinky cigar. Some have stated, they say you smell the cigar smoke first, he raises an eyebrow, then looks at you rudely, folds up his new orleans news paper roughly, stands and disappears right before your eyes.
Quadroon balls were held in the ballroom here, and later other parts of the hotel became a convent. In recent times, a man working alone on a stairwell said an obscene word and immediately felt a slap on his face (an outraged nun, perhaps?) Other ghosts include a young man who still kisses the ladies who suit his fancy. A confederate soldier with a weapon has been seen on the seventh floor, and there are reports of several childlike spirits cozying up to the guests. 717 Orleans St.
Lafitte Guest House
Lafitte Guest House is located 1003 Bourbon St. on world-famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
With fourteen guest rooms the history of our Civil-War era mansion. Many top amenities offer to guests.
Construction on the house was started in 1848 and finished in 1849 by a very prominent master builder, Joshua Peebles. The architect, Robert Seaton, was responsible for such local buildings as the New Orleans Opera House and Gallier Hall {which has been turned into a museum}. The home was built for Paul Joseph Gleises and his wife Marie Odalie Ducayet. The original cost of the dwelling was a whooping $11,700.00, certainly a hefty price in 1849 for a single family dwelling.
Paul Gleises was a "collector of debts" for the New Orleans Gas Company, not the most prominent profession, however, his father who had come to the city from France was New Orleans' premier coachmaker. Paul was 39 years old at the time of the home's construction. He and his wife had only been married a couple of years. Marie Ducayet had come from a very prominent family in New Orleans and had lived in a plantation house on Bayou St. John until her marriage.
The land on which the house sits was initially given to Charity Hospital by the King of Spain in 1793. The hospital burned down in 1809, and a wood and brick single family dwelling of modest proportions was constructed on the site. The property went through the hands of many New Orleans' families including those of Bernard Marigny, who developed his very large land holdings across Esplanade avenue in what is now known as the Fauborg Marigny.
Completed, the home consisted of a main house with three stories and an attached wing at the rear of the house. The attached building was used to accommodate slaves and later the home's servants on the second and third levels. There was a bath on the second floor and on the first floor was the kitchen, carriage house, stable and coal house.
Legend has it that a mother and two of her children died in room 21. One of the children died in the Yellow Fever epidemic and the other hanged herself in the room. The mother grieved for the remainder of her life and died heart broken some years later. Guests and employees report crying coming from the room along with an intense feeling of despair.
A little girl who died in a yellow-fever epidemic reportedly appears in the mirror outside of Room 21, which used to be her mother's room. It is also said that her mother was too upset when "Marie" died to leave the building, and still occupies her old bedroom. There are reports of lights operating on their own, perhaps because Marie likes to wander about the property.
According to family records, there were six Gleises children, three of which had reached adulthood, with three younger siblings still in the home. Shortly before the Civil War, the house was deeded to Mrs. Gleises. They then moved to Philadelphia and later to New York, never to return to New Orleans, however Marie did retain ownership of the house until the conclusion of the war in 1866. The house was then sold. Paul Gleises passed away in 1898 at the age of 78 and Marie lived on to be 90 years of age.
The house went through many owners and incarnations for the next hundred years. In the late 1960's it came under the management of Andrew Crocchiolo and Edward Doré until the late 70's. They left the house for a 20 year hiatus to pursue other interests. After managing major hotels throughout the country including the Waldorf Astoria in NYC and the historical Griswald Inn in Connecticut, they have returned to Lafitte Guest House as your hosts once more.
Omni Royal Orleans
Located in the heart of the French Quarter. Recipient of the AAA four-diamond award for the past 27 years, the Omni Royal Orleans offers luxury hotel accommodations on the fashionable corner of St. Louis and Royal Street. The fine antique shops and art galleries of Royal Street are just steps outside our door. The hotel is a short one block walk to the nonstop revelry of the French Quarter's famed Bourbon Street, making it the perfect location for celebrating Mardi Gras, New Years or any other special occasion.
In addition to it's premier location, the Omni Royal Orleans also features distinctive service and amenities unparalleled in New Orleans. Offerings include Pinnacle Award winning meeting and conference services, an elegant boutique-style atmosphere, unique rooftop pool and the Zagat award winning Rib Room Rotisserie Extraordinaire. When visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, choose a hotel that makes you feel like you're there: the Omni Royal
This Haunted hotel features an artful melange of 19th century artifacts and the essence of Creole charm . Many say the spirits of their previous owners watch over them here, and are said to play pranks on those that might make a wrong comment about the artifacts.
A woman ghost of an 18th century maid still haunts the hotel and sometimes tucks guests into bed. She is also said to turn on the bath, or flush the toilets at strange times. One guest said she kept turning on the lights in his room in the middle of the night.
Many of the 50 or more said ghost are said to haunt the furniture. One well known Paranormal Investigator thinks that many of the ghost have come along with the fine antiques and and or not locals and have strong attachments to each piece, still others insist ghost have followed some guest around on their visit. And they pop up in ghost photos inside the hotel walls as well as on tours, and in photos of cemeteries and landmarks. Always the same spooky face like image.
Le Richelieu Hotel
(1234 Chartres St.) From its very inception, Le Richelieu was created to capture the flavor and essence of New Orleans. Casual elegance is complemented by the charm of this historic city. A full range of service is accented with a personal touch, and the vibrancy of the French Quarter is balanced by the quiet intimacy of a small hotel.
Le Richelieu has been in business since 1969, and is locally owned and operated. Since it's the owner's home, he's always lavished much attention on it, making sure the housekeeping and maintenance standards are far above average.
Many say this site at one time was used as an execution ground. In 1802, when France took back Louisiana from Spain, several Spanish soldiers were shot for treason on this site. The ghosts of some of these Spanish soldiers have been reported to walk the grounds of this hotel near the swiming pool and small bar.
If you want to experience the old-world charm and European character of the French Quarter, reserve Le Richelieu... so inviting... so New Orleans... so affordable!
Provincial Hotel
Hotel Provincial's located in the French Quarter at 1024 Chartres Street, elegant antique furnishings and spacious courtyard evoke the charm of old New Orleans. This hotel was once the Confederate hospital. Confederate soldiers and doctors alike have been seen wandering the corridors. or reaching out to guest for help. Moans and grown's and voices are heard through out the complex of buildings. Ghostly figures of men and women alike.
In 1718 Jean Baptiste LaMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, established New Orleans as the Capital of Louisiana.
The land on which the Hotel Provincial is located was a grant from King Louis XV of France to Bienville's Lietenant Louis Boucher de Granpre circa 1725. In 1775 it was sold to Chevalier Jean Lavillebeuvre, an Indian agent for the French Colony from 1780 until 1797. The site was acquired and developed by the Laurans and Roque families during the 1800's. It was sold in 1903 to the French Market Ice Company. The Dupepe family purchased the tract after fired destroyed the Ice Company in 1958. Here the family built the 100-200 buildings, which opened as a Hotel in 1961.
The site of the 300 building was used from the founding of the city and throughout the 18 th century as a medicinal herb garden supplying the Military Hospital located down the street. The Archbishop of New Orleans acquired the tract at some time during the 18 th century, and sold it in 1820. The present townhouse and slave quarters were constructed around 1825. Its present restoration was completed in 1967.
The 400 building was built in the 1830's and was utilized in the Creole fashion of retail store downstairs, and living quarters upstairs. For many years a hardware store occupied the site, until it was purchased and restored in 1964.
The plot upon which the 500 building is located belonged to the Ursuline Nuns. Here a military hospital was erected in 1722. In 1831 Archbishop Leon de Necke, sold the property to Antoine Abat. Abat sold the building to a lawyer named Dominique Seghers. He tore down the old building and erected two grand houses on the site. In 1848 Francoise Sambola bought the property and ran a boarding house and coffee house. The two houses burnt in1874, the present building was built the same year. The Reuter Seed Company bought the building in 1916. The Dupepe Family acquired the building in 1969.
Many locals, Guest and haunted hotel Staff say you must try to stay Building # 5, it's the most haunted! Many a guest say they have walked into their room and seen many bloody soldiers lying in pain and moaning in their room. Then only to disappear as lights come on. Stay at the Provincial Hotel and see what your haunted hotel experience is. You might not forget it to soon. Bring a camera they say ghost photos happen there all the time.
There are also recent reports of blood stains appearing and disappearing mysteriously on bedding in some rooms. There's even a report that once, as the elevator door opened onto the second floor, the entire hospital was in view.
Avenue Plaza Hotel & Pro Spa
2111 St .Charles Ave. Garden District on the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line. Just minutes from the Convention Center, Superdome, D-Day Museum, the French Quarter, Riverfront, Casino, Loyola and Tulane Universities, and world-renowned shopping and dining.
The Avenue Plaza Resort and Spa features luxurious guest suites, facilities also offer a Courtyard Pool, kids activities program, fitness center, Spa, a Full Service Salon, Valet Parking, Lounge, Restaurant, and concierge services.
The Ashley house adjacent to the main building once housed prisoners of the Civil War, and is reputedly haunted by an ethereal woman in the parlor, a phantom pianist, and footsteps sounding in unoccupied parts of the house. Numerous "cold spots", unusual electrical disturbances, and doors that are operated by unseen forces have been reported.
Pontchartrain Hotel
The Pontchartrain is a first class Haunted hotel located, located in the Garden District of New Orleans, and only just 2 miles from the French Quarter. Take the Street Car and enjoy the ride.
Known as a well cherished landmark in the historic Garden District of New Orleans, The Pontchartrain Hotel has been satisfying the desires of its discerning guests since the 1920s.
With the beautiful, historic location and longstanding tradition of hospitality, the hotel has been likened to being the heart and soul of New Orleans.
The Ponchartrain Hotel is said to host as many as 25 real ghosts, including a pair of sisters who once owned the building, a lonely old man that walks the halls calling the name Meagan, a famed countess, and a man some believe still undead and very solid and was a real New Orleans vampire! Haunted Hotel tales abound at this Garden district Jewel.
Lamothe House Hotel
The LaMothe Hotel-Recent guests have reported seeing the mysterious ghostly figure of a woman dressed in red emerging from one of the rooms. She comes out the room and then vanishes. Nestled in the ancient oaks of Esplanade Avenue, our 1830’s townhouse makes the perfect spot to begin and end your days of French Quarter discovery.
Located at 621 Esplanade Ave. Stories of murder and suicide engendered these ghosts. Children are heard laughing in the middle of the night, and their mother is often seen walking through the house. Perhaps they are looking for one another?
Lanaux Mansion
547 Esplanade Ave. Ruth Bodenheimer learned that her home was built by a wealthy lawyer and businessman named Charles Johnson. The attic proved to be a true journey back in time when she discovered a painting of Johnson by the woman who inherited the house from the original owner. It was headed for the trash, but it now hangs proudly in the house. She even held a party to celebrate his coming home.
1876 Renaissance Revival haunted Victorian Mansion. Guests enjoy the old world atmosphere where historic charm abounds in each of the private rooms and suites.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune "Inns of Antiquity"; Better Homes and Gardens "Victorian Homes"; setting for the movies "Cat People and "The Unholy"; television features "The Hauntings of Louisiana", "If Walls Could Talk" and "The John Folse Cooking Show"
A Few Guests of Note: General Robert E. Lee dined here; singer and songwriter Emmylou Harris; composer and music producer Daniel Lanois; MTV music videographers covering Jazz Fest 2000; international correspondent Canadian John Bently Mays
Located at Esplanade Ave. and Chartres St. Built in 1876 by Charles Andrew Johnson, this Haunted New Orleans mansion is now a well-known Haunted Bed and Breakfast. Today, the ghost of Johnson, dressed in a black English morning coat, can be seen and heard wandering the halls.
Just across the street, the French Quarter offers entertainment for every taste within its hundred blocks. Just steps away near the French Market, the Old U.S Mint houses exhibits for the Louisiana State Museum. To immerse oneself in the history of this area, the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Presbytere and the Cabildo are a must see. Perusing the many galleries of Royal Street mixes art appreciation with the search for a special souvenir. Just around the corner from The Lanaux Mansion is one of New Orleans' greatest music venues, eclectic Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, where big names perform nightly. A little further is Palm Court Jazz Cafe where traditional jazz is played by some legendary musicians. A dizzying selection of cuisines and dining styles are a stroll away.
The riverfront streetcars, called "The Red Ladies" make the short trip to the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center or to the Riverwalk Shopping Mall a fun experience. A leisurely walk through the French Quarter can take guests to the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, the oldest continuously running trolley in the United States. It takes a winding trek under bowing branches of moss filled oak trees to the Garden District, Uptown, and Riverbend neighborhoods. If you are fascinated by history with a touch of the romantic, you will appreciate this mansion's past. The Lanaux Mansion has an intriguing story beginning with original owner, lawyer Charles Andrew Johnson. A gentleman bachelor with dreams of a beautiful home and family, he built his glorious eleven thousand square foot mansion. However, the goal of having a family with which to share his large and lovely home was never realized by this very private man. Although he lived alone until his death, Mr. Johnson was known to have hobnobbed with Confederate General Robert E. Lee and other prominent men of the time.
Mr. Johnson bequeathed his mansion to the woman he purportedly loved in silence, his partner's daughter, Marie Andry Lanaux. In the late 1980s Ruth Bodenheimer began her painstaking restoration of this pristine building. Ms. Bodenheimer has lovingly restored her home to its original state. The guest rooms are graced with vintage Johnson; his furniture, artworks, books, and mementos are displayed throughout.
The Historic French Market Inn
501 Rue Decatur. Once the home and shop of a 1700’s baker named Dreux, this Inn has an especially eerie history. The first report of a haunting was in 1832 when guests reported seeing misty shapes that entered their rooms and red hand prints on their bed linens. Guests have reported loud metal noises or an old pulley system (as those used in the 1700’s).
Many other sites in New Orleans report ghostly encounters including The Cabildo, 1850 House, Arnaud’s, Antoine’s, Court of Two Sisters, Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley at Jackson Square Muriel’s Restaurant and many more. Isn’t it time to visit New Orleans to experience this city’s haunted supernatural forces firsthand?
Villa Convento Hotel
621 Ursuline St. This cozy, family-run hotel in the French Quarter is short on extras, but makes up for it with personalized service. The hotel is popular with older couples and Europeans, and does not allow small children. Rooms are unique and many have exposed brick, four-poster beds and antique furnishings.
Guests have reported awakening in a certain room to find ghosts staring at them, and the sound of disembodied children's laughter has been reported by others. Rumored to have been a brothel, there may be an eerie Madame who periodically knocks on doors.
The Columns Hotel
New Orleans' favorite historic hotel, welcomes you to experience a timeless and memorable stay in the South. Built 1883 also listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Proprietors Claire and Jacques Creppel will welcome you to this magnificent hotel. The Columns Hotel is located at historic 3811 St. Charles Ave.
This 19th century hotel is so beautiful that the former owners refuse to leave it even after their deaths. A disembodied although well-dressed gentleman sometimes checks in on the guests. There is also a "Woman in White" who seems to like the ballroom and garden, and a little girl who wanders on the third floor near the balcony. 3811 St. Charles Ave.
The Place D’ Armes Hotel
Often called the most haunted hotel in New Orleans. It is said to have been built on the site where a school house once stood. A major fire destroyed the school and many children and teachers were burned to death in the blaze. The hotel sports many ghosts one of which has been reported as being an elderly bearded man dressed in 1800’s attire. He is said to appear and nod to guests then vanish.
For the romantics, time travelers, the lovers of history and authenticity and the aficionados of the dreamy atmosphere of the Vieux Carre, there is no better place to stay in New Orleans than the Place D'Armes Hotel. Located at Jackson Square in the heart of the French Quarter, this historic hotel property is an enchanting collection of restored 18th and 19th century townhouses and structures surrounding what many say is the most beautiful courtyard in the French Quarter. Magnolia trees, crepe myrtle, bougainvillea, sweet olive and bromeliads frame and shade the terraced patios, fountains and galleries of the Place D'Armes. The hotel offers 85 distinctive guest rooms handsomely styled to evoke the languorous ambience of the French Quarter but fully appointed with the modern amenities that discerning travelers expect and demand. Owned and operated by three generations of the Valentino family, the Place D'Armes Hotel is designed to provide guests with the quintessential New Orleans experience.
The Place D'Armes Hotel is an intimate, historic hotel property perfectly located at Jackson Square in the heart of New Orleans' fabled French Quarter. The hotel is one of three distinctive and unique AAA triple diamond rated French Quarter hotels owned and operated by the Valentino family of New Orleans. The Place's 83 guest rooms are set in eight historic renovated and restored townhouses which surround a lushly planted courtyard.
The Place D'Armes is literally steps away from the St. Louis Cathedral and the rich street theater of Jackson Square and within easy walking distance of all major downtown New Orleans attractions - Bourbon Street, Royal Street, the French Market, and Canal Street.
The Place D'Armes recently underwent a major renovation and without losing its historic charm is discreetly equipped with the latest amenities and services including high speed internet access in all guest rooms and wireless access in all public spaces.
The French Quarter Courtyard Hotel
1101 North Rampart, Located Just 3 Blocks from Bourbon Street, sheltered behind antique shutters lies an urban oasis of relaxation on the edge of the French Quarter at the French Quarter Courtyard Hotel. Here, European charm meets New Orleans grace and elegance. And echoes of jazz greats merge with the sounds of trickling fountains.
The French Quarter Courtyard Hotel's building dates back to 1897 and was originally a private home owned by a New Orleans aristocrat. Later, the building became a jazz club which hosted many great performers, such as those listed above. The building was restored to its present condition in 1995.
This hotel is located on Rampart and Ursuline. Several guests have reported a lively party taking place in the room next to theirs that was supposedly unoccupied. When hotel employees went to investigate they found no one in the room. It remains an unsolved mystery today.
Real New Orleans Haunted Hotels
Many hotels in New Orleans are said to have ghostly apparitions or paranormal occurences . Most of the Haunted hotels located in The Big Easy, ( City of New Orleans) have had some type of tragedy occur in their past.
Haunted New Orleans Hotels are located in or near the heart of New Orleans, steps away from prominent office buildings, the Federal Courts and City Hall. A short stroll to the Haunted French Quarter, Mississippi Riverfront attractions, The Morial Convention Center, Superdome, major shopping and, of course, the famed St. Charles Avenue Streetcars. And Haunted Tours and Cemeteries.
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HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS CEMETERIES
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Haunted New Orleans, Louisiana- Considered by locals visitors and paranormal investigators world wide as actually the most haunted Cemetery in the world, and No. # 1 haunted Cemetery in all the United States. This New Orleans Haunted graveyard is said to be haunted by the ghost of the world famous Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau. Her spirit has been reported inside of the cemetery, walking between the tombs wearing a turban, and mumbling a New Orleans Santeria Voodoo curse to trespassers. Her Voodoo curse is loud and even heard by passerby's on nearby Rampart Street. Locals say this has started in recent years for she is alarmed by the many vandals and state of the cemetery. Voudon Believers and Tourist and locals still come to her tomb every day and leave many, many Voodoo offerings (candles, flowers, the monkey and the cock statue, Mardi Gras beads, Gris Gris bags, Voodoo dolls and food in hopes of being blessed by her supernatural powers from beyond the grave . Many make a wish at her tomb marking three X's. while others say they have her Ghost on film emerging undead from her tomb. They say her soul appears here as a shiny black Voodoo cat with read eyes. If you see it run!
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There is no architecture in New Orleans, except in the cemeteries ?
- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi
So much of New Orleans is at, or below, sea level that early settlers who buried their dead - and there were many of them - found that during the frequent flooding great waves of moldy coffins would float to the surface of the sodden earth. Eventually, graves began to be placed, Spanish-style, in above-ground brick and stucco vaults, surrounded by small fences. These cemeteries grew to resemble cities, laid out in "streets"; today, as the tombs crumble away amid the overgrown foliage, they have become atmospheric in the extreme. The creepiness isn't totally imaginary, either - though armed muggers, rather than ghosts, are the danger these days. You should never venture here alone. Nearly all the city tours include a trip around one of the graveyards; some specialize in them.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Washington Ave and Prytania. Built in 1833, by 1852 - when 2000 yellow fever victims were buried here - the Garden District cemetery was filled to capacity. Today it is an eerie place, with many tombs sinking into the ground, and some of them slowly opening in the shadow of tangled trees. It's no surprise that all this decaying grandeur should capture the imagination of local author Anne Rice, who has used the place in many of her books - she even staged a mock funeral here, to launch publication of Memnoch the Devil ; the corpse was herself, wearing an antique wedding dress, in an open coffin carried by pall bearers.
St Louis Cemetery No. 1 400 Basin St between Conti and St Louis. The oldest City of the Dead, dating from 1789, this small graveyard is full of crooked mausoleum jutting into narrow pathways. On the fringes of the Quarter, it is a regular stop on the tour bus circuit, and you will invariably come across a crowd by the tomb of "voodoo queen" Marie Laveau , graffitied with brick-dust crosses. Marie Laveaus Ghost is said to haunt the cemetery. and many Ghost photos, and EVP's occur.
St Louis Cemetery No. 2 200 N Claiborne Ave between Iberville and St Louis. One of the most desolate Cities of the Dead, hemmed in between a Tremé housing project and the interstate. Built in 1823, it's a prime example of local cemetery design, with a dead-straight center aisle lined with grandiose Greek Revival mausolea. A second Marie Laveau, thought to be the actual daughter aand known as Marie Laveau II, has her tomb here, also daubed with red-chalk crosses, and severl Voodoo offerings. Many say they see ghostly lights even from the above overhead interstate at night.
St Louis Cemetery No. 3 3421 Esplanade Ave, Mid-City. A peaceful burial ground, built in 1856 on the site of a leper colony, St Louis No. 3 is mostly used by religious orders; all the priests of the diocese are buried here, and fragile angels balance on top of the tombs. People who live in the area say they see orbs of light floating down the roads as they pass. Orbs can be seen at night floating down the long main roads and dancing amongst the tombs.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 2
Lafayette No. Two is located on Washington Avenue, Saratoga St., Sixth St., and Loyola Avenue. Originally built by the city of Lafayette, it passed to the city of New Orleans along with its more-famous sibling. A very spooky Cemetery. Orbs and ghost Photos or more then common.
Greenwood Cemetery
At 5242 Canal Blvd., Greenwood is home to the Protective Order of Elks Society tomb, as well as to other society tombs of varying groups. Writer John Kennedy Toole ("A Confederacy of Dunces") is buried here. Orbs have been seen and photographed And Many an EVP.
St. Roch Cemetery
1725 St. Roch Avenue, this cemetery is off the beaten track. The most famous feature here is the Chapel built by Father Thevis in thanksgiving for deliverance from one of the frequent yellow fever epidemics of the 19th century. Recipients of favors have placed various souvenirs in the chapel, such as old leg braces, or replicas of body parts, to represent favors granted. Guided cemetery tours are recommended.
New Orleans has many different ways of honoring the lives of those who have died. One of the Catholic traditions followed in this city is observed on Good Friday, when we celebrate the Stations of the Cross (in memory of Christ's suffering and crucifixion). Catholics walk on a route of nine local churches, stopping to pray at each. The Stations of the Cross ends at St. Roch's Cemetery at 3:00 p.m., the hour of our Lord's death.
St. Roch lived during the middle ages, and worked with those suffering from the plague. The cemetery is named after him because of a pledge made by a priest who prayed to him during the yellow fever crisis of 1868. It is now a shrine, and Mass is said there on Monday mornings.
Cypress Grove
Sometimes called the Fireman's Cemetery, this cemetery was founded in 1840. Numerous graves and vaults commemorate deceased firemen, and there are several unusual tombs such as that of the Chinese association Soon On Tong. Located at 120 City Park Avenue near the convergence of Canal Street, there are several other cemeteries to tour in the area.
Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Located at 2100 Pelopidas St., Hebrew Rest was founded in 1872. The beautiful gates were made for the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial in 1884 and are the only existing structures that survive from that event.
Holt Cemetery
Holt Cemetery Holt cemetery is an under-ground cemetery-- possibly the only one in New Orleans. The people buried here are poor, but the graves are very personal and the site is very peaceful. Orbs or very common and the feeling that someone is touching you or tugging on your clothes is constantly felt.
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
The oldest extant Jewish cemetery in New Orleans was founded in 1846. Located at Canal and Bernadotte Streets, it contains many older tombstones with Hebrew inscriptions. There is also a tomb in the form of a lighthouse commemorating a merchant who dedicated his life to the Lighthouse For The Blind
Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery
Established in May 1864 as a final resting place for Union soldiers who died in Louisiana during the Civil War, the cemetery also contains the remains of veterans of the Spanish- American War, World Wars I and II, and Vietnam. Four Americans who fought in the War of 1812 are buried here, but only one of them took part in the Battle of New Orleans.
Six miles southeast of New Orleans is the Chalmette Battlefield, which preserves the site of the January 8, 1815, Battle of New Orleans, a decisive American victory over the British at the end of the War of 1812. Facilities include a tour road, visitor center, and the Malus-Beauregard House (c.1833). Adjacent is the Chalmette National Cemetery. Located on St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette. The Battlefield is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Adjacent to the battlefield, is the United States Civil War Chalmette National Cemetery, honoring Civil War soldiers who died on both sides. Those buried there include members of the famous Buffalo Soldiers. The cemetery sits on a tract of land which is approximately where the British artillery was located during the Battle of New Orleans. Both of these sites are maintained by the National Park Service, and are open to the public.
The Chalmette National Cemetery web site has searchable databases, listing the soldiers who are buried at this location, The Union Army and the Confederate Army. Chalmette National Cemetery
Confederate Database www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/chalm.la.csa.htm
Also located on the Chalmette Battlefield grounds, and serving as a museum and visitor center, is the Beauregard House. Beauregard House was never used as a plantation, and was built in 1830. It is named for René Beauregard, its last owner, the son of the Civil War Confederate General, P. G. T. Beauregard (whose monument is at the entrance to City Park, at the north end of Esplanade Avenue). While many visitors arrive by automobile, many also arrive by riverboat, the Chalmette Battlefield being part of the tour.
Additional artifacts of the Civil War can be seen at the Confederate Civil War Museum, located in downtown New Orleans, 929 Camp Street, just one block from Lee Circle
Masonic Cemetery
400 City Park Avenue, Many photos of orbs and shapes of all kinds have been photographed here. EVP's or more then common. and a lot of times people find the remains of occult practices and and Voodoo rituals left on the graves. Many have reported that they have seen ghostly figures as they drive by the cemetery day and night. One tale tells of a huge Mausoleum with stairs to a roof top viewing point. many say the see spirits walking up and down the stairs often. Some locals call it the New Orleans Haunted stairway to heaven. The entire cemetery has a strange calm over it. Many Photos that you might take at this cemetery or said to come out distorted.
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
5055 Canal Street, This Cemeteries wall vaults make up the entire corner of 1 city block. many who await the Canal street Streetcar say they have witnessed strange sounds lights and seen the shadowy figures of people behind the locked gates. Many metal tombs and ornate designs. Known for many years by locals as the creepiest cemetery in New Orleans proper. People wait against one of it's wall daily to catch the public transport bus. One New Orleans Cemetery bus driver tells the tale of many a ghostly rider getting on his bus. When he ask them to pay they just disappear, or so he says.
St. Patricks Cemeteries
143 City Park Avenue This sprawling cemetery starts in one location and picks up in another. The entire Canal Street City Park avenue area is host to over 6 cemeteries all in in walking distance. Many ghost tours have night time excursions to these particular cemeteries. Word has it that this is the Cemetery to capture Ghost Photos and EVP's. It is said to be very haunted by the ghost of a stout white haired woman that will follow you around the cemetery as if curious of your doings or actions.
Metairie Cemetery
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. and founded in 1872, Metairie is entered in the National Register of Historic Places. It contains diverse cemetery architecture, including a Roman temple, an Egyptian Revival tomb, and the memorials of the Army of Tennessee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, it can be safely toured. Go to the funeral home office for information.
This site was previously a horse racing track, Metarie Race Course founded in 1838. The great oval of the old racetrack can still be seen as part of the cemetery roadway system. Metairie Cemetery covers 150 acres with over 7,000 graves.
According to a story well known locally, one Charles T. Howard, a "new money" wealthy gentleman who came to the city from Baltimore, Maryland, was refused membership in the track's exclusive "Louisiana Jockey Club". In revenge, he purchased the track grounds and converted it into a cemetery. Some local historians accept the story, others say that the race grounds were sold due to financial stress. Either way, the cemetery was opened here in 1872, and the tomb of Charles T. Howard is prominently placed in the center.
A few tombs predating the foundation of this cemetery can be found here; these were originally erected in other local cemeteries and were moved here after Metarie became the city's most prestigious cemetery. Metarie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city.
Notables buried in Metairie Cemetery include William C. C. Claiborne, the first U.S. governor of Louisiana, P.G.T. Beauregard and other Confederate veterans, and jazz musicians legendary greats Louis Prima and Al Hirt.
Other impressive Metairie Cemetery tombs:
the pseudo-Egyptian pyramid
t he former tomb of Storyville madam Josie Arlington
Moriarity tomb, with a 60 foot tall marble monument. A temporary special spur railroad line was built to bring the materials for the impressive monument here.
Memorial of 19th century police chief Hennesey, whose murder sparked a riot.
Valence Street Cemetery
This cemetery was once known as the City Cemetery of the City of Jefferson, one of those cemeteries laid out to meet the needs of the residents of the city's suburbs. When New Orleans annexed Jefferson City in 1870, the cemetery went with the deal.
An interesting place, the cemetery has a number of old society tombs such as the St. Anthony of Padua Italian Mutual Benefit Society, the St. Joseph's Sepulcher of the Male and Female benevolent Association, and the Ladies and Gentlemen Perseverance Benevolent Association.
Also, when German philanthropist John David Fink's remains were removed from the Girard Street Cemetery when it was demolished, they were buried in this cemetery.
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