Who haunts the Lamothe House Hotel
Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: The woman in red.
The woman in red
Guests report a woman in a red dress emerging from an upstairs room and vanishing; one 2022 guest described her standing near the bed around 3 a.m.
The children and their mother
Guests describe children laughing and playing late at night when none are staying, and a woman walking the halls as if looking for them.
"Staff and guests describe her stepping out of one of the rooms into the hallway and then simply vanishing."Haunted Rooms, 2026
The building
Before you book
| Room to request | Room 216 (Called the most haunted room; guests report the woman in red near the bathroom) |
|---|---|
| Does the hotel tell the stories? | ✕ No its own website does not mention ghosts |
| Built | 1839, as double townhouse for sugar planter Jean Lamothe |
| Historic listing | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (marker at the front door) |
| Historic Hotels of America | No |
| Google rating | 4.4 from 616 reviews |
| Address | 621 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116 |
| Jackson Square | 0.4 mi (0.7 km), 11 min walk |
Sources
7 independent sources, quotes checked
Photo: St. Louis Cathedral at night, OrleansPhotoArt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. This is the area, not the hotel.
Around the Lamothe House Hotel
Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Eat and drink
- Royal Street Inn & R Bar2 min walk
- Golden Lantern2 min walk
- Royal Sushi & Bar2 min walk
- Willie's Chicken Shack2 min walk
- Three Muses2 min walk
- Bamboula’s2 min walk
See nearby
- Palace Market3 min walk
- Mystic Tea Leaves3 min walk
- Disco on Decatur4 min walk
- Lalaurie Mansion4 min walk
- Hex: Old World Witchery4 min walk
- New Orleans Jazz Museum4 min walk
Other haunted hotels
- The Haunted Hotel5 min walk
- Hotel Villa Convento5 min walk
- Hotel Provincial6 min walk
- Lafitte Hotel and Bar7 min walk
Cemeteries
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number One0.8 mi (1.2 km)
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 21.0 mi (1.6 km)
- Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery1.2 mi (1.9 km)
Questions
Is the Lamothe House haunted?
It has a quiet but steady ghost reputation. Several ghost sites report a woman in a red dress who steps out of a room and vanishes, plus children heard laughing at night and a woman who seems to be searching for them.
Which room is haunted at the Lamothe House?
A 2024 guest blog and HauntBound single out Room 216 for sightings of the woman in red. Haunted Rooms says there is no single haunted room.
How old is the Lamothe House?
The operator dates the main house to 1839, built for sugar planter Jean Lamothe. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.