Le Pavilion New Orleans French Quarter Hotel, is located in the heart of downtown. The fine French styled hotel is just five blocks from the famous music clubs of Bourbon Street and the famous restaurants and antique shops of Royal Street. Le Pavilion is a short five minute walk to the Louisiana Superdome. During Mardi Gras season, the hotel is a excellent location, as it is just two block away form the famous parades.
New Orleans is a city known for boisterous parties, Mardi Gras, spirituality and superstition. New Orleans is filled with stories of haunting, ghosts and spirits.
Le Pavilion is a New Orleans Landmark dating back to 1907. The hotel hired a paranormal research team to study the hotel’s otherworldly visitors. The investigators identified the aura of a frightened, confused teen aged girl. The spirit is possibly named Eva, Ave or Ada. They believe that she lived during the 1840’s. It appears that the girl was struck by a carriage and died from injuries.
The paranormal report also indicated the presence of a young aristocratic couple from the 1920s. A dark-suited man from the same er awas also detected. The man is said to play pranks on the hotel cleaning crew.
History of Le Pavilion Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana
At the turn of the 19th century the area that the hotel is situated on was a forbidding outer fringe of New Orleans. A writer of the era described the area as a place of “Foul deeds and midnight murders”.
Construction on the ten story hotel, now known as Le Pavilion, began in 1905. In 1907 the hotel was turned over to Mr. Justin Denechaud, who named it Hotel Denechaud.
New owners took the hotel over in 1913 and named it DeSoto Hotel.DeSoto Hotel became popular with dignitaries who entered the hotel for political purposes and grand balls. The grand hotel offered privacy to guests.
According to records, there was an underground tunnel that was used during the Prohibition years. The tunnel led from the hotel to a building a block and a half away, “in case of emergencies” and for discreet passage of VIPs.
The hotel has a penthouse suite where New Orlean’s first radio station, WDSU, operated from 1928 to 1948.
In the early 1970’s the hotel was acquired by new owners. The hotel was given a French name: Le Pavilion. The French name seemed fitting, as the land for the property was purchased from France over 200 years ago. The land was once part of a huge plantation owned by one of the leading citizens of New Orleans, LA, Mr. Jean Gravier.
The owner of Le Pavilion focused on transforming the hotel into a showcase. The owner searched Europe for furnishings that continue to grace the halls today. Massive exterior columns and over sized sculptures were carved by Italian artisans to the owner’s specifications. The lobby features eleven glistening lobby chandeliers and matching sconces that were purchased in Czechoslovakia. Paintings and furnishings came from the lobby of the Grand Hotel in Paris.
Le Pavilion is a member of historic Hotels of America and Leading Hotels of the the World. Le Pavilions has been awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating. The historic hotel is situated among gleaming skyscrapers.
