Hotel Monteleone — New Orleans, LA, United States
About Hotel Monteleone
Hotel Monteleone has expanded over the years, adding hundreds of rooms. It was once the domain of a Sicilian emigrant cobbler who originally purchased the hotel and starting letting its 64 rooms. He immediately purchased a nearby chunk of real estate and expanded, adding 30 more rooms in the hotel's first year. His son added another 200 before the Great Depression.The hotel survived, and renovated in the 1950s, today boasting 523 guestrooms and 96 suites. The original footprint is lost, and today's rooms and suites are some of the most changed from those that hosted writers. Literary-themed suites (added in the '90s) aren't historical but they are located in a historically significant wing with period charms like ceiling moulding and and cozy decor with some extra pattern and flair than non-themed rooms. It's the iconic Carousel Bar and its canopy of lightbulbs that features in most of…
Literary significance
Themed suites are more a naming convention than an ode to certain authors, let alone authentic spaces where they worked, or places to house mementos honoring those authors.
Authors
- William Faulkner
- Tennessee Williams
- Ernest Hemingway
- Eudora Welty
- Anne Rice
- Sherwood Anderson
- Truman Capote
- Stephen Ambrose
- John Grisham
Location
214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, United States