Hotel Monteleone

About Hotel Monteleone

Standing regally at the gateway to New Orleans' Royal Street antique district since 1886, Hotel Monteleone embodies the French Quarter's blend of European elegance and Southern charm. This Beaux-Arts landmark, still family-owned after five generations, has earned its place in American literary history by hosting luminaries including Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and Truman Capote, who immortalized the hotel in their writings. The Monteleone's crown jewel—the 25-seat revolving Carousel Bar—has served as both creative muse and sophisticated watering hole since 1949, completing one rotation every 15 minutes as bartenders craft classic Sazerac cocktails and Vieux Carrés (invented at the hotel itself). Beyond its literary associations, the hotel claims spectral residents as well, with reports of doors opening mysteriously and elevators stopping on wrong floors, earning it recognition among America's most haunted hotels. With 570 guest rooms, including 55 suites named for famous patrons, the Monteleone offers modern luxury while preserving authentic New Orleans character through details like ornate crystal chandeliers, marble floors, and antique furnishings. More than accommodation, the Hotel Monteleone provides an immersion into the cultural heritage, creative spirit, and mystical undercurrent that defines the Crescent City experience.