Hotelier Robért LeBlanc has teamed up with Neal Bodenheimer of bar management firm Cure Co. and development partners Talbott Ottinger and Chris Dawson to debut LeBlanc + Smith’s latest hospitality project, the Celestine.
Nestled in New Orleans’ French Quarter, the 14-room Celestine stays true to its historic charm courtesy of a design by Sara Ruffin Costello. The property hosted previous tenants like Antoine Amédée Peychaud, the creator of Peychaud’s Bitters, and Tennessee Williams, who often wrote from the hotel’s courtyard, where he is said to have penned A Streetcar Named Desire.
The Celestine draws on French, Spanish, and Afro-Caribbean influences with a glamorous 1950s-inspired flare.
Each of the guestrooms are adorned with antique furnishings, a four-poster bed, and a private balcony facing the central courtyard, which features a preserved fountain. Rooms range from Studio Queen, an open floor plan room for solo travelers, to Suite Rosalie, a historic two-story carriage house with direct courtyard access.
LeBlanc + Smith will also launch the Chloe Nashville this year.
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