Who haunts the Place d'Armes Hotel
Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: The girl looking for her grandmother.
The girl looking for her grandmother
Guests report a young girl who asks if they have seen her grandmother, then disappears.
The bearded man
A guest chatted with a man on the next balcony; the desk said the room was empty and called him 'our ghost'. Others report him nodding politely before vanishing.
The schoolchildren
Guests and staff report children's laughter, footsteps and furniture moving in empty rooms.
"The ghostly apparition of a little girl has appeared to some, asking for her grandmother."Spellcaster Ghost Tours, 2024
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? | Not stated on its website |
| Built | townhouses, shops and a residence and grocery warehouse (Angelo Glorioso, from 1903) |
| Historic listing | None found |
| Historic Hotels of America | No |
| Google rating | 4.6 from 1,542 reviews |
| Address | 625 St Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116 |
| Jackson Square | 490 ft (148 m), 2 min walk |
Sources
5 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 Place d'Armes Hotel
Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.
Eat and drink
- Empanola1 min walk
- Muriel's Jackson Square Bistro1 min walk
- 801 Royal1 min walk
- Pere Antoine Restaurant1 min walk
- Stanley Restaurant1 min walk
- Stanley * Service Bar1 min walk
See nearby
- Madame John's Legacy1 min walk
- Deurty Boys Gallery2 min walk
- Louisiana State Museum Library2 min walk
- The Cabildo2 min walk
- New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum2 min walk
- 1850 House2 min walk
Other haunted hotels
- Bourbon Orleans2 min walk
- The Cornstalk Hotel2 min walk
- Andrew Jackson Hotel3 min walk
- Lafitte Hotel and Bar4 min walk
Cemeteries
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number One12 min walk
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 20.7 mi (1.2 km)
- Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery1.6 mi (2.5 km)
Questions
Is the Place d'Armes Hotel haunted?
It is a regular stop on ghost tours. USA Today and WGNO report a girl who asks for her grandmother and an elderly bearded man in old-fashioned clothes who nods and vanishes, plus children's laughter in empty rooms.
Did a school really burn down on the site?
The hotel's own history says the Capuchin School owned part of the site from 1725 and that the 1788 and 1794 fires destroyed most structures. A 2023 podcast found the school did not burn, so the fire deaths are best treated as legend.
Is there a haunted room?
No source names a specific room. Reports centre on hallways, balconies and courtyard rooms.