An 1891 Uptown mansion with a saltwater pool, a chef's garden, and 14 rooms that feel like a private house.
The Chloe opened in October 2020 in an 1891 mansion on St. Charles Avenue Uptown, built for the French-born grocer and philanthropist Henri Picard to a Thomas Sully design, and runs as one of New Orleans's most intimate luxury boutiques. The 14 rooms occupy the restored main house, giving the property the scale and atmosphere of a private residence rather than a hotel. The saltwater pool in the rear garden, surrounded by the chef's kitchen garden, is the most civilised outdoor space in uptown New Orleans.
The rooms are finished with a combination of locally sourced antiques and contemporary custom furniture that reflects the avenue's Victorian character: high ceilings, wide-plank oak floors, and deep bathtubs. No two of the 14 rooms repeat; each is individually styled within Sara Ruffin Costello's eclectic interiors. The culinary programme, operated from a kitchen that grows many of its own herbs and vegetables, is among the most committed farm-to-table operations of any New Orleans hotel.
The Chloe's garden-to-glass cocktail programme is driven by the same kitchen garden, producing seasonal drinks with ingredients that most bar programmes would simply buy dried. The St. Charles Avenue streetcar stops in front of the hotel and connects the avenue to the CBD and French Quarter in under half an hour, making the hotel's uptown location genuinely practical despite the distance from the tourist core.
The Chloe is the rare New Orleans hotel built around wellness, and it achieves this without abandoning the city's pleasure-centred culture. The saltwater pool, the chef's garden, the farm-to-glass cocktail programme, and the St. Charles streetcar access, which makes the city's restaurant scene reachable without a car, create a wellness stay that is specifically and unmistakably New Orleans. See all wellness hotels →
The St. Charles Avenue corridor, with the Garden District a short streetcar hop downriver, is where New Orleans residents would send a solo visitor who wants the city's character without the French Quarter's tourist density. The Chloe's 14-room scale means that solo guests receive genuine individual attention. The pool and garden in the rear provide the solitude that the city's public spaces cannot. See all solo retreat hotels →
From $250/night. Check availability.
More exceptional options in the same city.
Off peak pricing, suite upgrades, and subscriber only offers, flagged only when the value is real.