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 | Hotel St. Marie French Quarter: Hotel St. Marie
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 A good match with the
rest of "Seven" by Amareyui
The worst thing about a traveling package is you cannot choose the place to spend your nights at. I arrived New Orleans, knowing nothing about Hotel St. Marie, and allowed my mind to surprise me. "What's this place I am staying at going to be like? A haunted place? The best bargain in New Orleans? A big pit hole?"
St. Marie topped them all.
An ordinary exterior. An ordinary lobby. Well, I told myself, so much about any surprises. Up the lift, to the fifth floor we were staying at, it was another world. We made our way past room after room with a pink light shinning upon the front door.
"What the hell is this?"
"Some kind of special room service?"
Not able to solve this mystery with the limited clue, we arrived at the front of our room. No pink light.
"Why doesn't our room has one of those pink light?"
"Maybe those rooms are for single men only."
"I think we need to request a change to one of those room."
Nevertheless, we opened the door and laid our tired bodies on the beds. Soon I paid a visit to the washroom, and......the red light was discovered. At the turn of a switch, BAM, the toilet transformed into a psychotic residing cell.
"A red-lighted toilet?"
"This is insane."
Over the next couple of days, we tried to forge a theory to explain such abnormality. From abstract longshot to financial reality, we were enjoying the creation of such amazing stories about St. Marie.
But we wanted to know the truth, even if the truth was bound to disappoint. We asked the bellboy, at the day of our departure, the real purpose of the lights. He cautiously explained to us, "The lights serve no purpose at all, they were merely decoration." "They were not," he continued, "a prostitute room service signal."
Damn. Theme: Hotel
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| Hotel St. Marie French Quarter: The French Quarter's Cheapest Hotel?
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Built in the late 1800s, the Hotel St. Marie first operated as an orphanage for abused & abandoned boys. According to local legend, the orphanage loaned the boys to local merchants—for a fee of course—to perform odd jobs in the numerous local shops & industries—razor clamming, sweeping, etc. Additionally, the staff of the hotel asserts that the building is haunted by a ghost of one of the orphanage’s former residents, describing it as a “timid & rather coy” spirit.
The building survived numerous fires, hurricanes, riots, & failed businesses to eventually become the Hotel St. Marie, which is literally located in the heart of the French Quarter, within walking distance to numerous tourists attractions—Louis Armstrong Park, Jackson Square, & Bourbon Street. The staff is extremely friendly, offering their services to assist you in every which way they can.
Sadly, the hotel looks every bit its age, which, unfortunately, is accentuated while using the pool, walking the halls, or traveling up & down the decrepit elevator. (Luckily, my room was on the first floor.) We were able to overlook the discrepancies in the hotel’s appearance—chipped paint on the walls, stains from an unknown substance(s) on the floor, & outdated tapestry as well as furnishings—which were quite abundant.
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