The St. Charles streetcar runs from Uptown to Canal Street for a couple of dollars, which makes the neighborhoods along it a practical place to sleep. These four put you in one.
The Chloe, Uptown
The streetcar stops almost at the front gate of this 1891 Queen Anne house at 4125 St. Charles Avenue, which is the closest any hotel on this list gets to the line. Fourteen rooms fill the house, each decorated differently, with four-poster beds, soaking tubs, and record players.
The porch and pool do the rest. Rocking chairs face the avenue out front, and a saltwater pool sits in the garden behind, with a bar serving frozen drinks. The restaurant and bar pull in neighbors most evenings, so guests end up sharing the house with Uptown. Magazine Street shopping is a few blocks toward the river, and the Garden District’s historic homes are walkable. Book through (504) 541-5500, and ask about scheduled events, since a wedding can take over the common spaces.
The Pontchartrain Hotel, Garden District
The streetcar runs directly past the door of this St. Charles Avenue hotel, and four food and drink venues inside mean guests rarely need to go far. Jack Rose handles dinner on the ground floor. The Bayou Bar pours cocktails under live jazz. The Silver Whistle Café covers breakfast at a ten-seat community table, and Hot Tin sits up top with a 270-degree view.
The hotel opened in 1927 and reopened in 2016 after a full restoration that kept its Art Deco character. It stands at 2031 St. Charles Avenue, ten minutes from the French Quarter by car and a short ride on the streetcar. Magazine Street sits a few blocks away.
Hotel Saint Vincent, Lower Garden District
Saint Vincent sits on Magazine Street rather than St. Charles, a few blocks toward the river, which puts the streetcar within a reasonable walk and Magazine’s shops and restaurants right outside. The 1860s former orphanage reopened as a 75-room hotel in 2021.
The property works as its own small neighborhood. A Saltillo-tiled pool fills the palm-shaded courtyard, verandas with sky-blue ceilings wrap the building, and the Chapel Club lounge keeps guests in after dark. Restaurants operate on site, though the lineup has shifted since opening, so check the hotel before planning a meal around it.
Alder Hotel, Uptown
The Alder is the practical choice on this list, a 90-room mid-century modern hotel at 4545 Magnolia Street with free parking, a 24-hour self-laundry, and a grab-and-go market. Rooms run spacious with balconies and refrigerators, and guests describe them as suited to longer stays.
Its real advantage is the Freret Street corridor a few steps away, full of restaurants and coffee shops, with a Rouses grocery nearby. Tulane and Loyola are both about twenty minutes on foot, and Ochsner Baptist Medical Center is next door, which makes this a common choice for medical visits. The nearest streetcar stop, St. Charles at Cadiz, is about a fifteen-minute walk, so this is a neighborhood base first and a streetcar stay second. There is no restaurant on site. Call (888) 626-5861.
