The Elysian Bar also encompasses an adjacent parlor, which originally acted as a living space for the priests living in the rectory. One of many anecdotal bits of history on the hotel’s website, it is noted that in the 1970s, the space, which is now draped in pattern-rich textiles and filled with European antiques, saw the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross, who operated the school and worked alongside the priests of the parish, visit from the neighboring convent for Thursday night viewings of 'Columbo.'

Rest Easy: High-design hotels in the Crescent City

Do you hear it? The beckoning call of New Orleans from down I-10. Its sights, sounds, bites and, dare we say, smells, are always begging for a visit. And Baton Rougeans are fortunate enough to oblige—and often.

For many in the Capital City, the neighboring Crescent City is a home away from home. But with that status comes a need for fitting accommodations. And not just any hotel will do.

The boutique hotels in the stories linked below give guests a chance to live like—and alongside—locals. From a restored church and schoolhouse to the very place Tennessee Williams wrote his famed A Streetcar Named Desire, the design-forward spaces embrace the vibrancy and history of the neighborhoods they call home and offer something for just about everyone who walks through their doors.


Photography by Jacqueline Marque.

Shared adventures are on the itinerary at New Orleans’ new Hotel Perle, a boutique hotel designed for group travel


Photography by Paul Costello.

From the Garden District to the French Quarter, The Chloe and The Celestine invite guests into the vibrant history of New Orleans


Photos courtesy Hotel Peter & Paul.

Vacant for decades, an old Catholic church, rectory, convent and schoolhouse in the Marigny find new life as Hotel Peter & Paul


Hotel Saint Vincent. Photo by Matt Harrington.

The living is easy at six more New Orleans boutique hotels, designed with curated comfort inside historic buildings


From left: Lynn Wesley Coleman, Caitlin Minshew (photo by Jenny Salazar) & Nicole Caridad Ralston (photo by Josh Brastead)

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