An 1891 Uptown mansion with a saltwater pool, a chef's garden, and 14 rooms that feel like a private house.
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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 it runs as one of New Orleans's most intimate luxury boutiques. Its 14 rooms occupy the restored main house, which gives the property the scale and atmosphere of a private residence rather than a hotel, and puts it firmly on the elegant, tree-lined Uptown side of the city rather than in the tourist crush of the French Quarter. It is the work of the local hospitality group LeBlanc + Smith, with interiors by the designer Sara Ruffin Costello, and it wears its New Orleans character with confidence.
The rooms are finished with a mix of locally sourced antiques and custom contemporary pieces that reflect the avenue's Victorian bones: high ceilings, wide-plank floors, bold colour and deep bathtubs. No two of the 14 rooms repeat, and each is individually styled, so the experience is closer to staying in a beautifully decorated old house than checking into a chain. That intimacy is the whole point, and it is why The Chloe suits couples, solo travellers and design-minded guests more than large groups.
At the back, a saltwater pool sits in a courtyard alongside the chef's kitchen garden, making one of the most relaxed and photogenic outdoor spaces in Uptown New Orleans. It is the kind of place to spend a slow afternoon between meals, drink in hand, before the evening picks up again on the veranda. Combined with the restaurant and bar, it gives the hotel a genuine sense of place that a room alone could not.
Food and drink are central to The Chloe rather than an afterthought. The restaurant, bar and lounge serves a modern take on Creole cooking under chef Ben Triola, with produce and herbs pulled from the hotel's own kitchen garden and a cocktail programme driven by the same beds, so the drinks change with what is growing. Visit New Orleans named it the city's most beautiful hotel restaurant in 2024, and it draws locals as well as guests, which gives the ground floor a lively, non-touristy energy in the evenings.
Because the restaurant is open to non-guests and popular with New Orleanians, it is worth booking a table ahead at weekends and around festivals. The garden-to-glass approach is more than a slogan here: the kitchen genuinely grows much of what appears on the plate and in the glass, which is unusual for a city hotel and part of why The Chloe reads as a wellness-leaning address despite sitting in a city built for indulgence.
With only 14 individually styled rooms, the smart move is to book early and ask about specific rooms rather than accept a category blind. For the most space and the best light, request one of the larger front rooms in the main house; for quiet, ask for a room set back from St. Charles Avenue, since the streetcar and traffic run past the front. Couples celebrating something should ask which rooms have the deepest tubs and the best garden or avenue outlook.
Whatever you book, the rooms lean characterful over minimalist, so expect antiques, pattern and a sense of the house's history rather than a blank contemporary box. That is the appeal, but it is worth knowing your own taste: if you prefer a large, uniform modern room, a bigger downtown hotel will suit you better than this Uptown house.
The Chloe is one of the rare New Orleans hotels built around wellness without abandoning the city's pleasure-centred culture. The saltwater pool, the chef's garden, the garden-driven food and drink, and streetcar access that lets you explore without a car add up to a wellness stay that is specifically and unmistakably New Orleans. It is restorative through setting and pace rather than a clinical programme. See all wellness hotels →
The St. Charles Avenue corridor, with the Garden District a short streetcar hop away, is where locals would send a solo visitor who wants the city's character without the French Quarter's density. The Chloe's 14-room scale means solo guests get genuine individual attention, and the pool, garden and veranda provide the kind of easy solitude, or easy company at the bar, that a big hotel cannot. See all solo retreat hotels →
Our counter-recommendation: for a grand, full-service downtown address near the Quarter, book The Roosevelt New Orleans; for the city's most design-considered boutique nearer the CBD, Maison de la Luz is the pick. Choose The Chloe when an intimate Uptown house, a garden pool and a destination restaurant matter more than a central location or a big hotel's facilities.
Yes, for a traveller who wants an intimate, design-led boutique with a strong restaurant over a large downtown hotel. The Chloe is a 14-room boutique in an 1891 mansion on St. Charles Avenue Uptown, with a saltwater pool, a chef's kitchen garden, modern Creole cooking and the streetcar at the door. It suits couples, solo visitors and food-focused travellers who want the Uptown and Garden District side of New Orleans rather than the French Quarter.
The Chloe is at 4125 St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans, about four miles from the French Quarter. The historic St. Charles streetcar stops in front of the hotel and runs along the avenue to the Central Business District and the edge of the Quarter, usually in around half an hour, so the location is practical despite being away from the tourist core.
The Chloe's restaurant, bar and lounge is one of its main draws, serving a modern take on Creole cooking under chef Ben Triola, with produce and herbs from the hotel's own kitchen garden and a garden-driven cocktail list. Visit New Orleans named it the city's most beautiful hotel restaurant in 2024. It is open to non-guests, so book ahead at busy times.
The Chloe has just 14 rooms, all within the restored 1891 main house, which gives it the feel of a private residence rather than a hotel. There is a saltwater pool in the rear garden alongside the chef's kitchen garden, one of the most relaxed outdoor spaces in Uptown New Orleans. No two rooms are the same, styled within Sara Ruffin Costello's interiors.
For a design-led boutique with a garden pool and a destination restaurant, The Chloe is fair value, with rates that typically start well below the city's grand downtown hotels. The trade-off is its size and setting: 14 rooms means it books up, and the Uptown location relies on the streetcar or a short ride to reach the Quarter. Rates rise sharply around festivals such as Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest.
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