Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans Hotel

1. Hotel
2. Landmark
3. Concert Venue

Description

Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans is a hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. A downtown landmark, the building was constructed in 1849 and served as a highly successful department store for more than a century. The structure was redeveloped as a boutique hotel, opening in 1995. It features suites named for writers Tennessee Williams and John Kennedy Toole, as well for jazz musician Louis Armstrong - all of whose work is associated with the city and the Quarter.Building historyOn October 15, 1849, Daniel Henry Holmes established the D. H. Holmes department store on Canal Street. A pioneering venture in retail at the time, and styled after stores in Paris, it became known as one of the most successful retail businesses in the country and a Canal Street landmark. In 1989, the Dillard's department store chain bought D. H. Holmes.Redevelopment as hotelThe City of New Orleans and Historic Restoration Inc. collaborated to redevelop the building as a luxury hotel, given demand in the French Quarter. The hotel opened in 1995 as the Chateau Sonesta. It was renamed Chateau Bourbon - A Wyndham Hotel in 2008 when it joined the Wyndham chain.

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Summary

Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans Hotel is New Orleans based place and this enity listed in Hotel category.