With its antebellum trappings – a raised front porch, white Doric columns, a flanking live oak – the Columns Hotel harks back to a simpler era. Here we’re going to party like it’s 1859. But, truthfully, it’s not as aristocratic as all that; it’s more a place where college students and just-graduates drink beneath the grandeur of the Old South.
This hotel bar is a great place to sit back with a cool glass of gin while fanning yourself and watching the St Charles Avenue Streetcar crank past.