While accentuating the genteel Southern lifestyle of Old New Orleans and charm of an antebellum residence, the St. Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel in the heart of the French Quarter sits just a half-block from party-down and eat-hearty Bourbon Street. Guests at this former brewery building are within walking distance of all the attractions, including antique shops and galleries of Royal and Chartres; the quaint shops, street performers, soothsayers and artisans of Jackson Square; and the shops and cafes of the Riverfront Market Place. Tours of New Orleans and the Bayou country arrive and depart daily from the lobby. The hotel also is two blocks from a stop on the Saint Charles Streetcar line.

Guests here can start their mornings out with breakfasts in the small Saint Ann Restaurant or on the patio, and then kick back for cocktails and conversation over copper-top tables in the intimate Le Directoire lounge. For fine dining, guests can check out the Louis XVI Restaurant in the hotel's sibling, the Saint Louis, across the street. The restaurant specializes in French Continental cuisine.

After the day's adventures, guests can enjoy the seclusion of the hotel's tropical courtyard bedecked with fountains, palm trees, statuary and heated pool. The courtyard and dining area are frequent sites for catered functions, such as wedding receptions, small meetings and banquets. Meanwhile, the 66 individually decorated guest rooms overlook the courtyard or city action. They include antique-style furnishings, armoires or credenzas, two- poster beds, writing desks, turndown service and dial-up Internet access. Some rooms have sofas, Juliet balconies and windows that open.

Being at a boutique hotel like the St. Ann Marie Antoinette, the staff can personalize service to leisure and business travelers more so than at the monolithic hotels whose names roll more easily off the tongue.