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The Haunted Hotel, New Orleans

The Haunted Hotel is a small guesthouse at 623 Ursulines Avenue in the lower French Quarter that the owners say dates to 1829. It markets itself on a claim that the 1918-19 Axeman killer rented a room here, and guests report a former owner called Maime who whispers 'who are you?'

Haunt file 6 sources
Ghosts2 named
Room to requestAsk which rooms
Built1829
Hotel tells itYes
See prices for your datesGoogle 4.8 · 224 reviews · 7 min walk to Jackson Square

Who haunts the The Haunted Hotel

Reported as stories, with where each one comes from. Most reported: Maime.

A former owner of the house who is said to have sworn she would never leave and died in her bedroom

Maime

Guests in her old room report flickering lights, objects vanishing and reappearing, a misty figure and a voice asking 'who are you?'

The unidentified serial killer who attacked New Orleans grocers in 1918-19; the hotel claims he was its handyman

The Axeman

The hotel says an axe was found hidden in the attic during remodelling; guests report uneasiness and grinding metal sounds at night.

"Some retellings add murders, the Axeman, and other dramatic connections to the building’s history, but those claims are difficult to document reliably."Travelmag, 2026

The building

1829Building constructed, according to the hotel
1918Axeman murders begin; hotel claims its reputation dates from them
1919Axeman's 'jazz' letter published in New Orleans newspapers

Before you book

Room to requestNo room number on record. We only print numbers a source ties to a ghost story.
Does the hotel tell the stories?✓ Yes The hotel's name, website and FAQ are built entirely around its ghosts and the Axeman story, and it partners with Ghost City Tours on a room-plus-tour package.
Built1829, as private residence with rear slave quarters (per hotel and tour accounts)
Historic listingNone found
Historic Hotels of AmericaNo
Google rating4.8 from 224 reviews
Address623 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Jackson Square0.3 mi (0.4 km), 7 min walk

Sources

6 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 The Haunted Hotel

Straight-line distances from the front door; walking times allow for streets. Places from OpenStreetMap.

Eat and drink

  • Flanagan's Pub2 min walk
  • Bennachin2 min walk
  • CC's Community Coffee House2 min walk
  • Quarter Master Deli2 min walk
  • Mona Lisa2 min walk
  • One More Pie3 min walk

See nearby

  • BK Historic House and Gardens1 min walk
  • Old Ursuline Convent Museum1 min walk
  • Lalaurie Mansion1 min walk
  • Disco on Decatur3 min walk
  • Hex: Old World Witchery3 min walk
  • Deurty Boys Gallery4 min walk

Other haunted hotels

Cemeteries

  • Saint Louis Cemetery Number One0.6 mi (1.0 km)
  • Saint Louis Cemetery Number 20.8 mi (1.4 km)
  • Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery1.4 mi (2.2 km)

Questions

Is the Haunted Hotel in New Orleans really haunted?

The hotel says so, and Ghost City Tours and Haunted Rooms report a former owner called Maime whose voice asks guests 'who are you?'. The Axeman connection comes from the hotel itself; Travelmag notes such claims are hard to document.

Did the Axeman live at the Haunted Hotel?

The hotel says he rented a back room as its handyman and that a bloody axe was found in the attic. No independent record confirms this; the Axeman was never identified.

Is this the LaLaurie Mansion?

No. The LaLaurie Mansion is at 1140 Royal Street. None of the sources we found link 623 Ursulines to the LaLaurie story.

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