-THIS HOTEL ALONE HAS MANAGED TO FUSE OLD AND NEW SUCCESSFULLY - IT IS MODERN WITHOUT BEING OBNOXIOUS STYLISH WITHOUT BEING FRIGID. IT IS IN FACT ONE OF THOSE MOST RARE THINGS IN LIFE A BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH SOUL. IN THE LOBBY ORNATE PILLARS AND DECORATIVE MOLDINGS ARE COPIED FROM THE ORIGINAL 1906 BLUEPRINTS WHEN THIS BUILDING WAS A BANK. CHANDELIERS ARE BASED ON 19TH CENTURY MODELS AND THE SOFTLY GLOWING GASLIGHTS OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE ARE COPIED FROM 1918 DRAWINGS. EVERY NIGHT THE BAR HOLDS A WELCOME CEREMONY FOR THE SPIRITS WITH CANDLES THRIFT SHOP SEATS AND MIRRORS MADE OF OLD CHURCH WINDOWS SERVE AS AN ALTAR. AND THE USUAL ROMANTIC WEEKEND PACKAGE IS GIVEN A AHEM MAGIC SPIN. A REAL LIVE VOODOO PRIESTESS CAN BE HIRED FOR YOU VERY OWN LOVE CEREMONY. COMPLIMENTARY WIRELESS ACCESS. 2 BLOCKS FROM THE FRENCH QUARTER IN THE HISTORIC CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IN ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST ECLECTIC CITIES IS A HOTEL LIKE NO OTHER. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE IS ABOUT A TANGIBLE CONTEMPORARY STYLE AND AN INTANGIBLE SPIRITUAL WARMTH WEAVING ITS WAY THROUGHOUT . ITS ABOUT THE WELCOMING GLOW OF AMBER LIGHT. ITS ABOUT THE LOBBY EVER CHANGING FOR SUMMER AND WINTER IN OBSERVANCE OF RICH LOCAL CUSTOMS AND RITUALS. BOOKINGS FOR MORE THAN 4 ROOMS MAY NOT BE HONORED.
