TASTE A LITTLE HISTORY WITHOUT SPENDING A FORTUNE NESTLED IN THE ANCIENT OAKS OF ESPLANADE AVENUE, OUR 1840 S TOWNHOUSE MAKES THE PERFECT SPOT TO BEGIN AND END YOUR DAYS OF FRENCH QUARTER DISCOVERY. SOMEHOW, A SHINY NEW HOTEL DOESN T SEEM QUITE RIGHT FOR NEW ORLEANS. MORE APPROPRIATE IS SLIGHTLY FADED, SOMEWHAT THREADBARE ELEGANCE, AND THE LAMOTHE HOUSE FITS THE BILL. THE CREOLE STYLE PLAIN FACADE OF THE 1840 S TOWNHOUSE HIDES THE ATMOSPHERE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MOSSY, STONE LINED COURTYARD WITH A FISH FILLED FOUNTAIN, BANANA TREES AND ROOMS FILLED WITH ANTIQUES THAT ARE WORN IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES, BUT NOT SHABBY. A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IS SERVED ON THE SECOND FLOOR DINING ROOM THAT SCREAMS FADED GENTILITY. AS THE STAFF POINTS OUT, IT S NOT VICTORIAN STYLE, IT IS VICTORIAN. IT S A SHORT WALK TO THE ACTION IN THE QUARTER AND JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS TO THE BUSTLING FRENCHMAN SCENE. ON A STEAMY NIGHT, SITTING IN THE COURTYARD BREATHING THE FRESH AIR, YOUR CAN FEEL YOURSELF SLIP OUT OF TIME, FROMMER S GUIDE ENJOY ORIGINAL VICTORIAN ANTIQUES, A LUSH COURTYARD WITH FISH POND AND POOL, AND COMPLIMENTARY AFTERNOON SHERRY. AND DON T MISS OUR COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST OF FRESH BAKED PASTRIES AND CROISSANTS SERVED IN OUR ELEGANT DINING ROOM. LOUISIANA ROAST COFFEE AND A SELECTION OF TEAS ARE AVAILABLE DAY AND NIGHT.