French Quarter Chateau Bourbon Hotel in New Orleans

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  With more than 200 years of history, the French Quarter offers something for everyone. American history buffs can enjoy a walking tour of the area, including a Haunted New Orleans tour. Music lovers can take in some great jazz and listen to some of the greatest artists of all time. Chateau Bourbon is in the middle of the French Quarter and is popular with locals and tourists alike.
  
  

History of the Chateau Bourbon Hotel

• This hotel was built in 1849 and began life as the D.H. Holmes Department Store. The store remained in operation for 140 years and had a reputation of being an outstanding national retail establishment. It was built in the neoclassical tradition that is indicative of much of New Orleans. It opened as a 251-room luxury hotel in 1995 and is currently owned by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.
  
  

Accommodations

• Chateau Bourbon claims the most spacious guest rooms available in the French Quarter. Rooms have 12-foot-high ceilings and balconies that overlook Bourbon Street or landscaped courtyards. All rooms have 32-inch flat-screen televisions with premium channels and free wireless Internet. The bathrooms have amenities such as a phone, scale, bathrobes, and bath products from Gilchrest & Soames. As an added bonus, each room has a personal safe large enough to accommodate a laptop computer. Rooms range from deluxe king and double queen rooms to two bedroom suites to suit the needs of their guests.
  
  

Dining

• This hotel offers two restaurants and one bar. Tempo serves breakfast daily from 6:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Southern comfort food is on the menu as well as traditional New Orleans breakfast fare. The Red Fish Grill is open for lunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant serves traditional favorites such as seafood gumbo, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and its signature hickory grilled red fish. The Clock Bar has been a meeting place for generations of New Orleans inhabitants. It offers a full drink menu featuring festive cocktails as well as appetizers and lighter food options. A full room service menu is also offered by the hotel.