international house | new orleans
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The premier boutique hotel in America's boutique cityTRANSCRIPT
T H E P R E M I E R B O U T I Q U E H O T E L
ROOMS Each of the 117 rooms,
suites and penthouses is
designed to uplift the
human spirit. Spacious
bathrooms, architectural
artifacts, complimentary 40
meg WIFI, Sony and Sharp
LCD televisions, iHome
micro-stereos, Modern Fan
Company fans and Aveda
bath amenities, as well as
furnishings, linens and color
palettes selected by
designer LM Pagano create
sexy, sophisticated,
soothing spaces for sleep,
work and play. The hotel is
entirely smoke-free .
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GARDEN KING The Garden Kings are
among the quietest rooms
in the hotel and are
located nearest the fitness
room. Situated on the third
floor, each faces an interior
garden comprised entirely
of local sculpture and
indigenous landscape. LM
Pagano's take on the large
California King bed - 7'
tufted headboard with
matching base platform
and layers upon layers of
white on white linens is
framed by two wall
sconces. Each offers a
Carrera marble desk top,
Sony LCD screen, 5' x 8'
mirror and Aveda bath
amenities.
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G A R D E N K I N G
PANORAMIC CORNER KING
These eight corner rooms offer perhaps the most compelling experience in the base building. With 12' ceilings and two window-walls of natural light clad in theatrical sheers and velvetine drapes, each room feels particularly spacious and freeing to the human spirit. Like New Orleans, there is an ecclesiastical and handmade element woven into the design. Gali Art's wrought-iron bedside tables with cruciform feet, Erica Larken's totem-inspired cafe tables and the Pagan Cross corner console ebonized and silver-leafed, are each topped with honed Calcutta gold marble. Sharp Aquos flat-screens and iPod players are within easy reach. A generous seating area includes a 5' x 8’ mirror, crystal chandelier and an "LM Chair", the designer's chair-and-a half upholstered in antiqued velvet. The sprawling California King bed, with its 7' tufted headboard and layers of white on white linens is framed dramatically by two wall sconces and animated by the slow moving Modern Fan Company "Flute" fan above. Generous bathrooms feature dark granite vanities with oval Kallista basins and an unusually elegant vanity light dressed in strands of cascading Swarovski crystals.
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APPLE KING The favorite among the
entrepreneurs flocking to
New Orleans, apple Kings
pay tribute to the "creative
ones." The rooms are larger
than other Kings and enjoy
soaring 12' ceilings. They
include a wall-mounted
Sony LCD screen
connected to Apple TV, a
custom closet by Louisiana
Closets and 3 Jack & Jake's
locally grown organic
apples. The sprawling
California King bed, with its
large pearlized headboard
and layers of white on
white linens, is the "heart" of
the guest experience while
the bar perhaps remains
the "soul". Many include a 6'
glass shower. Each offers a
Carrera marble desk, a
handsome sitting chair +
ottoman, Modern Fan
Company's fan, Aveda
bath amenities and
SmartWater.
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QUEEN Remarkably pleasant and
cozy spaces, the Queen
Rooms celebrate
contemporary New Orleans
style. Each of these 44
rooms offers a spa-like
bathroom with a large glass
shower or tub, abundant
natural light and original
black and white
photography of today's
local music greats snapped
by the unequalled Herman
Leonard among others.
Some rooms include a desk
with a Carrera marble top,
and all include Sony LCD's,
Aveda bath amenities and
the Queen bed - pearlized
headboard and layers of
white linens accented with
a "glamour-gray" charcoal
bed skirt.
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DOUBLE These two-bedded rooms
feature views of the interior
urban landscape or street-
scape. They contain a
black on black velveteen
sitting chair, a Sony LCD
screen, a iHome player,
white sheers and drapes,
Modern Fan Company's
Flute fan and a Carrera
topped desk. Many include
a large glass shower. And,
each Double Bed is well
appointed with a large
pearlized head board,
layers of white on white
linens, accented with a
"glamour-gray" bed skirt
and classic black and white
photographs from the
hotel's extensive collection.
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ROCKSTAR
ROOM The "Rockstar" rooms
feature quiet. Located on
the 11th floor, without
windows, these rooms
average 340 sf. They are a
favorite among touring
band-members like REM
and bachelorettes or
bachelors who really want
sleep, beauty sleep, any
sleep, ... REM sleep. With
brick walls washed in warm
light, these rooms tell an
architectural story and offer
a king or queen bed with all
of the hotel's design
standards, among them the
pearlized headboard and
tone on tone white linens,
as well as a Sony LCD
screen and Aveda bath
amenities.
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SUITES Remarkable spaces, each
guestroom at International
House celebrates the
eccentricities and
contemporary style of New
Orleans today.
METROPOLITIAN
MASTER SUITE Located just off the hotel's Magalena Gallery, the distinctive feature in this suite is the bathroom. Its vanity and glass shower are the hotel’s largest. The alluring composition of elongated, granite vanity, elegant mirror and lighting draped with cascading strands of Swarovski crystal adds sensual sophistication to this space. And, recently renovated by designer LM Pagano, this suite reflects well Pagano's style: “ … an effortless mix of old and new, with unexpected moments of pristine yet tattered grace that I love so much about this town.” Tapping skilled artisans in her native City of Angels and adopted Crescent City, Pagano hired the gifted Erica Larken to make totem-inspired café tables and Gabriel Victor to fabricate a Pagan Cross console, topped with honed Calacatta Gold. Sharp Aquos flat-screens and Apple TV add modern electronics. An expansive living space also includes two crystal chandeliers and a remarkably deep, plush sofa chock-full of throw pillows. A 5' x 8’ mirror animates the room, and the generous California King bed, with LM's 7' tufted headboard, layers of white linen and a white Modern Fan "Flute" fan rotating above and completes this 2nd floor suite ensemble.
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COSMOPOLITAN CORNER SUITE Two uncommon features in this suite are the hotel's only cast iron soaking tub and a window-wall that includes built-in limestone seating, it drawing guests to the cityscape bustling below. Furnishings form an eclectic mix: Deep plush sofa. Hammered-nickel lamps with pleated, white-linen shades. Objects bought. Antiqued velvet. Ruined finery. Oversized mirrors. Ecclesiastical symbols. Crystal chandelier. Apple TV. Wrought iron. Objects found. One bequeathed. Copper. Aveda. A custom closet. Honed marble. Smart Water. The gifted Herman Leonard's classic black and whites, and two Sharp flat-screens. A favorite for privacy, romance and passion, this space feels more like a cosmopolitan pied-a-terre than hotel room. It is located just past the hotel’s Magdalena art gallery.
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PENTHOUSES Recently re-imagined by Los Angeles-based designer LM Pagano, the penthouses reflect Pagano's style: "... pristine but tattered grace, coupled with unexpected moments that radiate this city's unique sense of time and place".
Two expansive, richly designed skyline havens top the hotel with captivating views, landscaped terraces and often published interiors. Reclaimed, wide-plank pine gleams underfoot, with handsome rugs by Studio Nanimarquina. Floor to ceiling slabs of honed Calacatta marble clad oversized bathrooms and showers, paying contemporary homage to generations of Italian influence on the city's heritage. Dornbracht platinum-nickel faucets pour an elegant cascade of water into 7 ft. CUBE soaking tubs, over which hang expansive mirrors and Swarovski chandeliers. Two Aquos flat screens and iPod players sit within easy reach throughout the space.
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STUDIO PENTHOUSES The obvious appeal of these slightly smaller penthouses is the handsomely furnished private terrace, offering outside lounge seating, southwestern sunsets and city views. True to New Orleans style, there is a handmade element woven into the interiors. Local artist Erica Larkin’s hand-crafted bedside tables and totem inspired café tables are topped with honed Calacatta gold. Modern electronics from Sharp Aquos flat-screens to Apple TV are juxtaposed with a seating area that includes, not only iconic black and white photographs by legendary Herman Leonard but also an "LM Chair”, designer Lisa Marie Pagano’s original chair-and-a half. The substantial California King bed, with its 7' tufted headboard and layers of white linens, is animated by Modern Fan Co.’s slow-moving "Flute" fan. Generous bathrooms feature a handsome white pedestal, elegantly beveled mirror and unusual vanity light dressed in cascading strands of Swarovski crystal. The closet is thoughtfully customized, an feature which like the terrace makes these rooms among the more popular for extended stays.
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MUSE Overlooking the Mississippi River and the French Quarter, this penthouse and terrace, with its ebony baby-grand piano, beckon the restless muse within, as does an expansive playpen daybed fabricated in Italian chenille by Los Angeles craftsman Gabriel Victor. A worn 6' Carrera top rests on vintage champagne racks, alluding whimsically to a Francophile history while serving as inventive dining table | desk. In one corner, a crystal chandelier dressed in a diaphanous silk shade glows. Washed velvet curtains over white batiste sheers hang from wrought iron rods. Parting a dramatic pair of Fortuny velvet panels leads to the 8' x 11' linen-covered headboard and bed dressed with layers of white bedding, as well the hotel's finest master bathroom. The floors of this 1 bedroom 1.5 bathroom penthouse are covered in wide planks of reclaimed pine from one of the owner's loft projects and upon which rest handsome rugs woven by Studio Nanimarquina of Spain. Floor to ceiling honed slabs of Calacatta Gold marble clad the oversized four-fixture bathroom, contemporary reference to and reverence for generations of Italian influence on this city's heritage. The spacious shower, seemingly carved into a wall of Calacatta, looks directly across at the Dornbracht platinum-nickel faucets pouring an elegant cascade of water into a 7 ft CUBE soaking tub. Over this deep tub hang multiple mirrors and a Swarovski chandelier. Two Aquos flat screens and iPod players sit within easy reach throughout the space.
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CITYSCAPE A wrap-around terrace is the unique focal point of this champagne and white penthouse overlooking the city and aptly named "Cityscape". Stretching along Camp Street, with an expansive wall of glass doors that opens onto an extensive terrace, this space reveals arguably the most compelling views in the entire hotel. This 1 bedroom 1.5 bathroom penthouse benefits from an extravagantly sized ottoman, together with a pair of designer Pagano's own so called "LM Chairs" - velvet-tufted chairs-and-a-half washed in warm light from her silk-covered crystal chandelier. A Pagan Cross corner console is ebonized, silver-leafed and topped with both honed Calacatta marble and a 42" Aquos flat screen paired with Apple TV™. Wide planks of reclaimed pine gleam underfoot and upon which rest handsome espresso colored rugs by Spain's Studio Nanimarquina. Floor to ceiling honed slabs of Calacatta Gold marble clad oversized four-fixture bathrooms, paying contemporary homage to generations of Italian influence on this city's heritage. The spacious shower, seemingly carved into a wall of marble, looks directly across at the Dornbracht platinum-nickel faucets pouring an elegant cascade of water into the 7 ft CUBE soaking tub. Over this deep tub hang multiple mirrors and a Swarovski chandelier. Two Aquos flat screens and iPod players sit within easy reach throughout the space.
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L O A B A R
loa are divine spirits in
the Voodoo faith
tradition, but it is spirit of
space and spirits in the
glass that make loa the
destination watering hole
for New Orleans’ more
creative artists,
entrepreneurs and hotel
guests alike. On
any given evening, the
lush room sparkles with
style, gracious service
and a full measure of the
conviviality for which this
city's is known.
The bar is led by nationally
recognized “Spirit Handler” Alan
Walter, an eccentric classics buff,
playwright, songwriter and 1965
Bonneville driver. He brings a fresh
approach to cocktails - a drink
form that originated in New
Orleans - and honors his craft with
both invention and tradition. He
finds local ingredients, such
as honeycomb, herbs and native
flora with the help of curious
purveyors, among them a
beekeeper, a foraging botanist
and a leader of the Houma
Nation. He makes dozens of
syrups, tinctures and aromatic
bitters on site. Each drink is served
in a vintage glass from his
personal collection.
Likewise, spirit is evident in every detail of LM Pagano’s design. In the flickering
glow of candlelight which "softens not only the features but the defenses." In
the ruined finery and sophisticated bohemia of her fabrics. In the exotic mix of
European romance, Caribbean ways and African influences. And in the
enchanting ceiling-scape hand crafted by Armenian-born lighting-meister
Peter Manukyan in his studio.
WINE We believe the artistry of wine is about stewardship of the land where the grapes are grown and
lives lived. The best wines are not concocted by winemakers. They essentially produce themselves under the direction of the
winemaker and by the grace of nature’s favorable circumstances. Wine that really tells a story reflects
deep connection and belonging to a place. Such wine is most often produced by a smaller, family-run operation, passionate folks who
care way more than normal people do. Less marketing. More mysticism. Artisan wine makers, in the spirit of
the Italian Galileo Galilei when he suggested that wine is “sunlight held together by water.” Enjoy and remember, strangers are just people
who have yet to raise a glass together.