Six more New Orleans boutique hotels, designed with curated comfort inside historic buildings
The Eliza Jane
The former downtown headquarters of The Daily Picayune newspaper and surrounding 19th-century warehouses come together to form The Eliza Jane. The hotel is named for Eliza Jane Nicholson, the nation’s first female publisher of a major newspaper, and guests can fittingly stay in Editor’s Suites and Publisher’s Suites as well as guestrooms with details like exposed brick walls and brass and walnut accents. The brasserie Couvant and a book-stocked lounge called The Press Room are also within these newsworthy walls.
Maison Métier
Launched in 2019 as Maison de la Luz and rebranded as Maison Métier in its transition to Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, this Carondelet Street guesthouse was sumptuously decorated by Los Angeles designer Pamela Shamshiri. Privacy and luxury are integral to the hotel’s ethos, which is why it’s said that professional athletes and touring musicians are among its repeat guests. Salon Salon, the hotel’s bar and restaurant, is tucked away behind a hidden door, and other dining and sipping spaces are reserved for hotel guests only.
The Blackbird
Prytania Street in the Lower Garden District is the home of this intimate property featuring only 13 rooms, each one unique and many with balconies. Unveiled in 2024, the hotel regularly offers curated events including live jazz concerts and Pilates pop-ups beside its courtyard saltwater pool. Despite its small size, this hotspot punches above its weight with an onsite bar and café featuring Southern takes on small bites.
Hotel Saint Vincent
Italian modernist design details fill this hotel, which opened in 2021 inside a Lower Garden District building that was constructed 160 years earlier. “Grand and a little debaucherous” is how Austin-based interior designer Liz Lambert describes the vibe of the hotel’s public and private areas, which are infused with eclectic touches reminiscent of the 1960s and ’70s. The hotel restaurant is called San Lorenzo for the patron saint of cooks and serves up seasonal Italian cooking with a New Orleans twist.
Henry Howard Hotel
Located in the Lower Garden District and named for the architect of the 1867-built double-gallery townhouse, the 18-room Henry Howard Hotel is a tucked-away gem with lofty ceilings, exposed brick and plenty of quintessential New Orleans touches—like brass instruments mounted on the walls. Designed to feel like a friend’s living room, the hotel’s downstairs parlor offers coffee in the morning and cocktails in the evening, all of which can be enjoyed on the front porch, in the back courtyard or even “to geaux,” as guests are encouraged to explore the area thanks to the hotel’s guided Garden District walking tour.
The Brakeman Hotel
Located on the second and third floors of the 1904-built Basin Street Station, this place is a railroad enthusiast’s dream, with traces and mementos of its former life in a museum that doubles as the hotel lobby. The 18 guestrooms retain their exposed brick walls and are decorated with a masculine vibe—think nailhead trims, warm leathers and dark wood tones. Above it all is the Rooftop on Basin, a private event space complete with a terrace overlooking the city.
