As a Travel Journalist, The Chloe Is My Favorite Design Hotel for a Taste of the South

When you think of The Crescent City of New Orleans, you think music, Creole fare, and art. The Chloe captures all of it in a 14-room boutique hotel housed in a restored 19th-century mansion in Uptown. It's just three miles from the French Quarter district, which means you can easily access your music fix.

The menu features Chef Ben Triola’s fresh take on modern Creole cuisine, like the local favorite, smoked chicken and alligator sausage gumbo, and the famous shrimp and grits. When it's time to relax...