Who haunts the Dauphine Orleans
Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: Millie Baily, the phantom bride.
Millie Baily, the phantom bride
The story goes that her fiance, a Confederate soldier, was shot in a gambling brawl on their wedding day. Guests report a woman in a wedding dress near May Baily's.
The Worried General (Eldridge)
Staff and investigators report a uniformed figure pacing the courtyard; some link him to Millie's fiance.
May Baily's bar spirits
Staff report glasses falling and breaking, doors opening and a barstool lifting off the floor in May Baily's Place.
"A popular legend places a prostitute named Millie in the spotlight."SmarterTravel
The building
Before you book
| Room to request | No room number on record. We only print numbers a source ties to a ghost story. |
|---|---|
| Does the hotel tell the stories? | ✓ Yes The hotel has a 'Haunted History' page and its FAQ says the bar is haunted |
| Built | townhouses and cottages; May Baily's Place was a bordello |
| Historic listing | None found |
| Historic Hotels of America | No |
| Google rating | 4.1 from 1,388 reviews |
| Address | 415 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| Jackson Square | 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 8 min walk |
Sources
7 independent sources, quotes checked
- Dauphine Orleans HotelThe hotel
- Ghost City ToursGhost tour
- SmarterTravelMagazine
- Explore.comMagazine
- Haunted History ToursGhost tour
- French Quarterly MagazineMagazine
- New Orleans & Company (press release), 2014News
Photo: St. Louis Cathedral at night, OrleansPhotoArt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. This is the area, not the hotel.
Around the Dauphine Orleans
Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Eat and drink
- Bayona1 min walk
- Deja Vu1 min walk
- The Bombay Club1 min walk
- Cafe Conti1 min walk
- Broussard’s1 min walk
- Le Roundup1 min walk
See nearby
- Hermann-Grima House1 min walk
- Irish Cultural Museum1 min walk
- New Orleans Storyville Museum2 min walk
- Museum of Death3 min walk
- M.S. Rau5 min walk
- Basin Street Station5 min walk
Other haunted hotels
- Olivier House Hotel2 min walk
- Omni Royal Orleans5 min walk
- Hotel Monteleone6 min walk
- Bourbon Orleans6 min walk
Cemeteries
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number One6 min walk
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 212 min walk
Questions
Is the Dauphine Orleans Hotel haunted?
The hotel says so on its own Haunted History page. Its best-known story is a phantom bride linked to May Baily's sister Millie, and staff report odd happenings in May Baily's Place bar.
Who haunts May Baily's Place?
Stories name Millie Baily, a bride whose fiance was shot on their wedding day, plus unnamed spirits blamed for breaking glasses and a barstool that staff say lifted off the floor.