The former St. Louis hotel is now a boutique lodging with an enviable French Quarter location and loads of charm, including a picture-perfect courtyard with a fountain and classy guest rooms featuring black marble floors. The sophisticated Patrick's Bar Vin right downstairs is your spot for an evening cocktail. The amenities are impressive, and include iPod docking stations, free Wi-Fi, and...
Right in the heart of the Quarter, the St. Louis is a small hotel that surrounds a lush courtyard with a fountain (wedding crashers note: many are held here). But it's somewhat disappointingly dull for what ought to be a charming boutique hotel. A few third-floor rooms have private balconies overlooking Bienville Street, and all open onto the central courtyard. The exterior is looking a little...
Gumbo and dry-rubbed smoked meats collide at this slamming French Quarter barbecue joint, to varying degrees of success.:
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED ZydeQue Restaurant Review: Enjoying a meal of barbecue at ZydeQue, opened by the partners behind the seafood house G W Fins, may require a leap of faith: You must first agree that it's even possible for barbecue to be enjoyable in a traditional restaurant setting. Whereas running out of ribs and turkey by 8 p.m. on a Saturday is a forgivable quirk at a countryside...
The Bottom Line: Small inn with a very convenient French Quarter location and a world-class restaurant. What's Special About the St. Louis Hotel: This small, elegant inn has a location close to antique shopping on Royal Street and rowdy fun on Bourbon Street. The restaurant, Louis XVI, spills out into the courtyard and is an excellent (and romantic) way to enjoy the lush surroundings. ...