CuLTuRE A SPIRITED NIGHT'S SLEEP The Most Haunted Places to Stay As one of America’s most haunted cities, New Orleans has more than its share of haunted hotels. From the French Quarter to the Garden District, haunted history lies just beneath your pillow. HOTEL MONTELEONE One of the most well-known haunted hotels in the French Quarter is Hotel Monteleone . Legend has it that generations of hotel guests and staff have experienced paranormal activity there, from doors that will open at their will to shadows of children playing down the hall. The property is said to be haunted by the ghost of Maurice Begere, a toddler who fell ill and died in the hotel in the 1800s. DAUPHINE ORLEANS HOTEL A former brothel that operated during the city’s Storyville era, dauphine orleans Hotel ’s most famous ghostly resident is an apparition of a bride. People believe this haunting woman, Milly Baily, is the sister of former owner and bordello operator May Baily. Learn more about the building’s history at May Baily’s Place , a bar operated on site. HOTEL MONTELEONE ©Greer Gattuso Scan Here for Haunted Hotels! DAUPHINE ORLEANS HOTEL ©J. Stephen Young 26
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