The Top New Orleans Haunted Hotels

This historic hotel is in the heart of the French Quarter and delivers a true New Orleans experience.

The combination of location and amenities makes the Omni Royal Orleans a standout in New Orleans, with its Rib Room restaurant and several on-site bars, plus a rooftop pool. Twenty-four rooms have iconic wrought-iron balconies overlooking Royal and St. Louis streets, in the heart of the popular French Quarter. Valet-only parking can get expensive, and reviews have said it can take a while to get your car back—but the walkable location means you can leave your car behind and easily explore the city on foot.  Some guests have reported a friendly spirit who tucks guests in at night, sometimes turns the lights on and off, and even runs the bath.

Bathrobes in the hotel rooms and a courtyard saltwater pool are luxury touches in an affordable property.

The Dauphine Orleans has been the iconic hotel locals and NOLA-lovers have known since 1969, but the collection of buildings that make up the property dates back to the early 1800s. Part of it, May Baily’s, was once a house of ill repute but is now a restaurant. A saltwater pool in the courtyard is a quiet respite from the bustling French Quarter—Bourbon Street is just a few blocks away. Among the hotel’s many haunted legends is Millie Bailey, May’s sister, who took to wearing her wedding dress around the brothel after her fiance was killed on their wedding day. She is reportedly still seen roaming the grounds in her wedding dress today. 

This collection of 12 of the oldest buildings in New Orleans has two pools, varied courtyard spaces, and lots of history (both spooky and just plain cool).

The buildings comprising the Hotel St. Pierre date back to the 1700s, and the collection of 12 cottages is a truly unique space, connected by beautiful courtyards. Some rooms have original brick fireplaces, and some have balconies overlooking Burgundy Street. Two pools will let kids cool off while the adults sit and relax in the shade, taking in the Southern charm. Every afternoon, the Hotel St. Pierre offers cookies in the lobby, where there’s also a Sweet Shop. 

Part of the property was once the first jazz museum in the world, and the hotel still has many Jazz Age artifacts throughout the space. Louis Armstrong himself once stayed there. With that much history, it’s no surprise the property has ghost stories, including heavy footfalls in unoccupied rooms, and the apparition of a man believed to be a former carriage master of the property dressed in 18th-century garb.

This hotel, housed in a striking 1908 building, offers amenities unlike any other property in the city.

Housed in a 1908 Beaux Arts building that used to be a department store on the edge of the French Quarter, the Ritz-Carlton has luxury amenities not found in other hotels in New Orleans, like an in-house jazz musician who offers lessons, and a large spa with a “voodoo ritual” service. Two restaurants serve southern classics, including afternoon tea.

Supernatural occurrences have reportedly been experienced by hotel staff and guests alike, who have seen a man in a top hat and old-fashioned garb, and who have experienced the playful spirits of two kids who like to jump on beds.

This romantic hotel is a quiet escape from the busy French Quarter.

The intimate Bourbon Orleans Hotel, right in the heart of the historic French Quarter, opened nearly 200 years ago as a ballroom and theater which later became a convent and orphanage—now it's a luxury hotel with elegant, comfortable rooms. Downstairs, a jazz club offers evening entertainment and dining service, while the courtyard pool offers serene daytime relaxation. 

The most common accounts of paranormal encounters in the Bourbon Orleans are of little ones playing in the hallways or nuns watching over the building. There have also been reported sightings of a lone dancer in the hotel’s ballroom. On-site ghost tours will walk the para-curious through the building’s haunted history.

The iconic Carousel Bar—with a real, rotating carousel inside—is just one of the draws of this historic hotel. 

The Hotel Monteleone has been welcoming guests since 1886 and is one of the most recognizable locations in all of New Orleans, with its glowing, red sign atop the building. The hotel welcomes pets and has a rooftop pool and two lounges in the lobby, including the Carousel Bar that has a real, 25-seat rotating carousel inside and live music on the weekends.

This iconic hotel is well-known for its ghost stories, including a door in the restaurant that opens and closes on its own every night, and an elevator that stops on the wrong floor. There are even stories of a hallway that grows chilly when spirits reveal themselves inside.

This horror-themed hotel really amps up the scares, so stay if you dare.

The Haunted Hotel, built in 1829, has some truly grisly legends attached to it, especially about the Axeman, a serial killer who terrorized New Orleans in the 1910s who was believed to have lived at the hotel during that time. There’s even a bloodied axe on display in the lobby that the hotel’s owners say was found hidden in the attic during remodeling. It’s not the only way the Haunted Hotel embraces its spooky roots, including making no secret of the “nearly dozen” murders the hotel claims happened on the property. Nearly everyone, the owners say, has a paranormal experience when staying there.