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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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For more imformation or reservations
please visit Le Pavilion Hotel here.
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.
For
more imformation or reservation at
the Dauphine Orleans Hotel visit here.
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.
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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