Top New Orleans Luxury Boutique Hotel - International House New Orleans
International House Hotel
221 Camp Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Tel. 504 553 9550 Fax. 504 553 9560
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International House Hotel
221 Camp Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Tel. 504 553 9550 Fax. 504 553 9560
Two blocks from the French Quarter in the Historic Central Business District in one of the world's most eclectic cities, is a hotel like no other. International House Hotel is about New Orleans today.
It's about a tangible contemporary style and an intangible spiritual warmth weaving its way throughout. It's about the welcoming glow of amber light. It's about the lobby ever changing for summer and winter dress and in observance of rich local customs and rituals. There are layers upon layers to discover.
Alive with the energy of contemporary New Orleans, the lobby offers 23' ceilings, ornate pilasters and intimate groupings of furniture hand crafted by local artisans.
Designed by Los Angeles-based LM Pagano, the lobby glows in tones of carnelian and opulent antiqued velvets. Hinting at the ritual and religiosity that season New Orleans’ mysterious character, “The candles and floral offerings transform a Senegalese bench into a sacred altar.” says Pagano, the designer of choice for Nicolas Cage and Johnny Depp. Tapping the sensuality, magic, mystery, and elegance, Pagano created a soulful and inventive expression of new New Orleans style.
The International House building in New Orleans is a timelessly beautiful Beaux-Arts building. For three major incarnations, it has served as both a local institution and international destination.
The first major incarnation began in 1906 as the Canal Louisiana Bank & Trust Co. Designed by architect General Allison Owen, it housed one of the leading financial institutions of its day, an era of remarkable wealth creation in New Orleans.
In 1943, visionary businessman Archie Jewell renovated the building to become "The International House", the first World Trade Center in the world. Dedicated to world peace, trade and understanding, it thrived for more than 50 years as New Orleans' most prominent business address.
In 1998 entrepreneur Sean Cummings purchased the building. He and architect Brooks Graham created a quintessentially boutique hotel around the idea of a forward-looking New Orleans. The building continues to reassert itself as the iconic local institution and international travel destination of its day.
The hotel remains the culmination of a passionate creative process. Cummings and Graham reached out to local artisans and wove into the hotel the eclectic mix of objects - old, new, bought, found and bequeathed - which is contemporary New Orleans style. Whether it is a backlit front desk inspired by a field of Louisiana wild Irises, the imaginative use of indigenous woods and metals, the warm glow of flickering candlelight, handcrafted chandeliers, or S. Pablo & Son mineral water bottles, one can explore the ensemble that is International House.
Renovated in the Fall 2007, by Los Angeles-based designer LM Pagano, designer of choice for Nicolas Cage and Johnny Depp, the two suites reflect Pagano’s self-defined style: "... pristine but tattered grace, coupled with unexpected moments that radiate this city's unique sense of time and place". Cummings and Pagano infuse the hotel with a more sensual and elegant sense of glamour, in keeping with the increasing sophistication of International House’s clientele. Evident influence from Africa, France, Spain, and Italy meets a distinctly contemporary style inspiring a new New Orleans enthusiastically taking shape.
