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Address 1146 Constantinople St
Location Uptown/Garden District
Phone 504/899-2621, 504/453-2183 (owner's cell)
Fax 504/899-9858
Web site www.chimesneworleans.com
Room Information 5 units
Prices $130-$155 double in season; $86-$140 off season. Rates include breakfast. Look for rates, availability, and featured specials online
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, Wi-Fi, dataport, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron
Parking Limited off-street free parking
Pets Well-behaved pets accepted

Frommer's Review

This is a real hidden gem, one that truly allows you to experience the city away from the typical tourist experience. The Chimes is in a less fashionable but more neighborhood-like portion of the Garden District, just 2 blocks off St. Charles Avenue. Jill and Charles Abbyad have run this B&B for 22 years, and their experience shows. The Chimes opened days after Katrina as the home base for Reuters, who are still a presence.

Rooms vary in size from a generous L-shape to a two-story loft type (with a very small bathroom) to some that are downright cozy. All have antiques but are so tastefully underdecorated, particularly in contrast to other B&Bs, that they are positively Zen. An ambitious continental breakfast is served in the hosts' house. The Chimes has recently made improvements designed for the business traveler, and all we need to say is laptop + courtyard = working bliss. One recent guest, a veteran of many New Orleans hotels, spent 1 night and proclaimed that on subsequent trips she would stay nowhere else but here.

Facilities:
Small business center

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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