Hotel Peter and Paul
A restored 19th-century church, rectory, and schoolhouse turned into the most committed design hotel in the city.
Marigny
Four buildings of a former Catholic parish, painstakingly converted by ASH NYC into a 71-room hotel that takes Marigny's patina seriously rather than smoothing it over. The rooms feel hand-assembled — antique armoires, four-poster beds, French toile, working transoms. Nothing is generic.
The bar (The Elysian) is small and good. Breakfast is included and worth showing up for. The location puts you a ten-minute walk from Frenchmen Street music and a five-minute walk from the Quarter, but in a residential neighborhood that doesn't impose itself.
Book a room in the Rectory if you want the most atmospheric stay. The schoolhouse rooms are smaller but charming. Skip if you need a gym, room service, or anything resembling a corporate hotel experience — the place knows what it is.
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