Further adding to the Hotel Monteleone s distinctions, the hotel is designated as an official litera

We are very well aware that luxury baby boomer travelers love the grand historic hotels of yesteryear.  Being firmly travel northern california coast winter in that camp ourselves, we spent a few nights in the grand dame hotel of the New Orleans French Quarter, the Hotel Monteleone.
Further adding to the Hotel Monteleone s distinctions, travel northern california coast winter the hotel is designated as an official literary landmark by the Friends of the Library Association.  Only New York s Plaza and Algonquin hotels share this honor.
Antonio Monteleone was an industrious nobleman who was operating a very successful shoe factory in Sicily when he heard great things about America. The call of adventure motivated him to pack the tools of his trade and head for "the land of opportunity." Antonio arrived travel northern california coast winter in New Orleans circa 1880 and opened a cobbler shop on Royal Street, the busy thoroughfare of commerce and banking in America's most European city.
In 1886, Mr. Monteleone bought a 64-room hotel on the corner of Royal and Iberville streets in New Orleans' world famous French Quarter. The setting was ripe for Antonio to spread his entrepreneurial wings when the nearby Commercial Hotel became available for purchase. That was only the beginning of an amazing historical landmark that is one of the last great family owned and operated hotels in the city. Since 1886, four generations of Monteleone's have dedicated themselves to making their hotel what it was and still is- a sparkling jewel in the heart of the French Quarter.
The Hotel Monteleone has long been a favorite haunt of distinguished Southern authors and many of them immortalized the grand dame of the French Quarter in their works. Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, and William Faulkner always made 214 Royal Street their address while in the Crescent City. While in the Carousel Bar, Truman Capote used to boast that he was born in the Monteleone. (He wasn't. Though travel northern california coast winter his mother lived at the historic hotel during her pregnancy, she safely made it to the hospital in time for Truman's debut.) The list doesn't stop there; Anne Rice, Stephen Ambrose and John Grisham also joined travel northern california coast winter the ranks of literary guests over the years.
Originally installed in 1949, the 25-seat carousel bar turns on 2,000 large steel rollers, pulled by a chain powered by a one-quarter travel northern california coast winter horsepower motor. While the bar always rotates at the same speed, visitors who have imbibed for a while often claim that the bartender has turned up the motor's speed.
The Hotel Monteleone features 600 guest rooms, including 55 suites.  The photographs travel northern california coast winter above are from our suite (room 810).  At night, we could look out our window and see the lights from nearby Bourbon Street.
In our humble opinions, if you re coming to New Orleans to experience the historic French Quarter, then you certainly must complete the experience travel northern california coast winter with a stay in the stunningly beautiful, historic Hotel Monteleone.