Every year, millions of people visit the French Quarter to experience the heartbeat of New Orleans. The city’s oldest neighborhood is full of mesmerizing architecture, mouthwateringly good restaurants, shopping galore, and of course, a bar or two peppered in between. There’s one hotel within these 78 square blocks that’s one of the most famous hotels in Louisiana, and it’s the perfect place to call home for a few days while you explore the beauty of New Orleans.
The Hotel Monteleone has been a favorite accommodation for weary travelers since 1886.
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Sicilian immigrant Antonio Monteleone had big dreams when he arrived in America in 1880, opening up a cobbler shop on Royal Street before purchasing a charming 64-room hotel on the corner of Royal and Iberville in 1886.
Hotel Monteleone/Facebook Now run by fifth-generation Monteleones, it’s one of the last family-owned and operated hotels in New Orleans.
When you stay at the Hotel Monteleone, you’ll feel like royalty.
Hotel Monteleone/Facebook Treat yourself to a spa experience, get a workout in their exercise facility, or enjoy a memorable meal at Criollo, the restaurant within the hotel.
The rooftop pool will make you feel like you’ve slipped away into a tropical paradise!
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The hotel boasts 570 guest rooms including 50 suites, and there have been many famous faces that have laid their heads here.
Hotel Monteleone/Facebook Famous authors from all over the literary scene have all used the hotel as their muse. Hemingway, Faulkner, and Tennessee Williams are just a few of the authors who have slept here.
But perhaps the most notable attraction of the hotel is the Carousel Bar.
Carousel Bar/Google It’s the only carousel in the city that you have to be over 21 to ride.
Don’t worry, the bar rotates pretty slowly, taking about 15 minutes to make a full rotation, so you won’t have to worry about getting motion sickness.
Hotel Monteleone/Facebook Of course, if you don’t want to continue spinning, there is an adjoining room with booths and tables.
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Now run by fifth-generation Monteleones, it’s one of the last family-owned and operated hotels in New Orleans.
Treat yourself to a spa experience, get a workout in their exercise facility, or enjoy a memorable meal at Criollo, the restaurant within the hotel.
Famous authors from all over the literary scene have all used the hotel as their muse. Hemingway, Faulkner, and Tennessee Williams are just a few of the authors who have slept here.
Carousel Bar/Google
It’s the only carousel in the city that you have to be over 21 to ride.
Of course, if you don’t want to continue spinning, there is an adjoining room with booths and tables.
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Address: Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
