The Celestine
Hotel · French Quarter ·
Historic boutique hotel with courtyard bar and European-style rooms
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727 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Get directions
Historic boutique hotel with courtyard bar and European-style rooms
727 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Get directions
"In the French Quarter, this storied New Orleans stay offers 10 vintage-chic rooms in a building that once hosted Antoine Amédée Peychaud of bitters and Sazerac fame, as well as author Tennessee Williams." - Julia Eskins
"Housed on Toulouse Street in the heart of the French Quarter, I felt the spirit of New Orleans in this reinvention of the Maison de Ville (itself a reworking of a 1791 townhouse): the 14 rooms retain historic ambiance with intentionally retained blemishes, the quiet courtyard bar offers refuge from the Quarter's wildness, and you can practically imagine Tennessee Williams stepping through the alcove for a cortado or mimosa. Morning jazz from the Court of Two Sisters drifts in, and the courtyard bar Peychaud's — named for the bitters' inventor — anchors the hotel's connection to local cocktail history." - The MICHELIN Guide
"A small French Quarter boutique hotel with around ten rooms and a secluded courtyard, offering a more intimate lodging option near the heart of the city’s historic district." - Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Built in 1791 as a private residence in the fabled French Quarter, The Celestine marks the glowing return to what its storied former tenants—the Creole chemist Antoine Peychaud, responsible for his namesake bitters and a female hotelier who ran the fashionable Maison Deville hotel (where Tennesse Williams is said to have penned A Streetcar Named Desire)—would have enjoyed. The property, named after Peychaud’s wife, was lovingly restored by local restaurateur and hotelier Robert LeBlanc (The Chloe), interior designer Sara Costello (The Chloe), and cocktail whiz Neal Bodenheimer (Cure, Cane + Table). A stylish sprawl of 10 rooms features antique furniture, four-poster beds, pencil drawings, and a trove of 19th-century oil paintings discovered in the building’s attic. Sip a Sazerac from your balcony or descend into the dimly-lit Pecyhaud’s Bar for a nip. Outside, a tropical-fringed courtyard with a babbling fountain is a delightful spot for a Ramos Gin Fizz amid the sounds of jazz music wafting from the legendary Court of Two Sisters next door. From $225. —Kate Donnelly" - CNT Editors
"Built in 1791 as a private residence in the fabled French Quarter, The Celestine marks the glowing return to what its storied former tenants—the Creole chemist Antoine Peychaud, responsible for his namesake bitters and a female hotelier who ran the fashionable Maison Deville hotel (where Tennesse Williams is said to have penned A Streetcar Named Desire)—would have enjoyed. The property, named after Peychaud’s wife, was lovingly restored by local restaurateur and hotelier Robert LeBlanc (The Chloe), interior designer Sara Costello (The Chloe), and cocktail whiz Neal Bodenheimer (Cure, Cane + Table). A stylish sprawl of 10 rooms features antique furniture, four-poster beds, pencil drawings, and a trove of 19th-century oil paintings discovered in the building’s attic. Sip a Sazerac from your balcony or descend into the dimly-lit Pecyhaud’s Bar for a nip. Outside, a tropical-fringed courtyard with a babbling fountain is a delightful spot for a Ramos Gin Fizz amid the sounds of jazz music wafting from the legendary Court of Two Sisters next door. From $225. —Kate Donnelly" - CNT Editors
