Hotel St Marie

What Hotel St Marie does

Hotel St. Marie is a historic boutique hotel located at 827 Toulouse Street in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter. The property is part of the Valentino Hotel Group, a family-owned portfolio of 7 hotels in New Orleans operated by the Valentino family, which has run hospitality businesses in the French Quarter for over 60 years. The hotel offers guest rooms in multiple configurations (1 King/Queen, 2 Queen, Junior Suite, Suite, Deluxe, Courtyard Balcony, and Streetside Balcony), complemented by the on-site Vacherie Restaurant & Bar (a wholly-owned subsidiary serving Cajun cuisine), a swimming pool with tropical courtyards, secure valet parking, a business center, and the 1,200 sq ft Audubon Meeting Room accommodating up to 150 persons. A dedicated Group Sales Department handles bookings of 10 or more rooms, including corporate meetings, tour groups, conventions, family reunions, and wedding parties.

The business model is a multi-revenue-stream boutique hospitality operation. Primary revenue comes from nightly room rates based on two-adult occupancy, with additional charges of $20 per guest per night for guests over 17. Secondary revenue is generated by Vacherie Restaurant & Bar (transactional menu pricing), valet parking at $42 plus tax per night, roll-away bed rentals ($20/night), and group bookings (10+ rooms with a typical 10% discount, plus meeting space and catering). Distribution runs through direct channels — the hotel's website with an integrated Synxis booking engine, phone reservations, and a Group Sales team — alongside third-party OTAs (Expedia, Booking.com). The hotel employs a notably lean staff of 6, with shared functions presumably absorbed by the parent Valentino Hotel Group. The technology stack is standard for the segment: Synxis for reservations and conventional property management systems, with no proprietary AI, app, or API.

The customer base is led by individual leisure travelers and couples visiting New Orleans for cultural tourism and romantic getaways, with a secondary segment of group bookings (corporate, tour, convention, wedding). The core value proposition is the combination of authentic French Quarter location, historic boutique character, modern in-room amenities, and integrated on-site dining and event space — capabilities that compete on experience and location rather than on technology or scale. As a privately held family business, Hotel St. Marie does not raise external capital and does not disclose financial performance.

Name

Hotel St Marie

Legal name

Valentino New Orleans Hotels

Website

https://hotelstmarie.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hotel St. Marie is a historic boutique hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter, part of the family-owned Valentino Hotel Group, serving leisure travelers and small groups with on-site rooms, Vacherie Restaurant & Bar, and meeting space.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Guest room rentals
• French Quarter hospitality
• On-site dining
• Meeting and event venues

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Room Night Revenue: Hotel generates primary revenue from nightly guest room rentals across various room categories including standard rooms, suites, and rooms with balconies overlooking the French Quarter or courtyard.
2. Food and Beverage: Vacherie Restaurant & Bar operates on-site, serving authentic Cajun cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks. The restaurant features a full menu including coffee shop items, dinner plates, sandwiches, salads, and happy hour specials.
3. Group Sales and Meetings: Revenue from group block bookings (10+ rooms), meeting space rentals (Audubon Meeting Room), and catering services for corporate meetings, tour groups, conventions, and wedding groups.
4. Valet Parking: On-site secure valet parking service available for guests at $42 plus tax per night.
5. Additional Guest Fees: Additional persons over age 17 incur $20/guest per night charge. Roll-away beds available for $20/night.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hotel St. Marie is a historic boutique hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter offering nightly guest room accommodations (standard rooms, suites, deluxe rooms, and balcony rooms) along with on-site dining at Vacherie Restaurant & Bar, meeting and event spaces, and amenities including valet parking, swimming pool, and complimentary WiFi. The property serves both individual leisure travelers and group bookings (10+ rooms) for corporate meetings, weddings, and tours.

Product overview

Hotel St. Marie is a historic boutique hotel in New Orleans' French Quarter offering a portfolio of guest room types (standard rooms with 1 King/Queen or 2 Queen beds, Junior Suites, Suites, Deluxe rooms, and balcony options overlooking the courtyard or streets) and on-site dining through Vacherie Restaurant & Bar serving authentic Cajun cuisine. The property features meeting facilities including the 1,200 sq. ft. Audubon Meeting Room for events up to 150 guests, with group sales services for weddings, reunions, and corporate groups. Additional amenities include valet parking, swimming pool, business center, and complimentary WiFi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel St. Marie (Boutique Hotel Accommodation) A historic boutique hotel located in the heart of the New Orleans French Quarter, offering elegant guest rooms with modern amenities combined with classic French Quarter atmosphere. Many rooms feature balconies overlooking the streets or the tropical courtyard and pool.
• Vacherie Restaurant & Bar An authentic Cajun cuisine restaurant and bar located on the first floor of Hotel St. Marie, named for the town of Vacherie, Louisiana. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks, offering a range of options including coffee shop items, dinner plates, sandwiches, salads, happy hour specials, and catering services.
• 1 King or Queen Bed Room Standard guest room option with choice of 1 King or Queen bed, 24 square meters in size, featuring amenities including air conditioning, in-room safe, walk-in shower, cable TV, Keurig-style coffee/tea maker, complimentary WiFi, and daily housekeeping.
• 2 Queen Beds Room Guest room featuring 2 Queen beds with balcony options available, including amenities such as air conditioning, in-room safe, walk-in shower, cable TV, wireless connectivity, working table with desk, iron/ironing board, and hairdryer.
• Audubon Meeting Room A 1,200 sq. ft. meeting venue located just off the lobby and opening onto the courtyard. Suitable for meetings, receptions, and seminars for up to 150 persons.
• Group Sales Services Hotel group sales department arranging rooms, meeting spaces, catering from Vacherie Restaurant, restaurant reservations, and tour itineraries for groups of 10 or more rooms. Handles tour groups, conventioneers, corporate meetings, family reunions, and wedding parties.
• Valet Parking Service Secure on-site valet parking with in and out service for guest automobiles, available at $42 plus tax per night.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bourbon Orleans Hotel: Historic full-service boutique hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter operated within the Ascend Hotel Collection. Comparable as a similarly-sized independent-feeling heritage hotel targeting leisure travelers, groups, and events in the same competitive set.
• Place d'Armes Hotel: Sister property within Valentino Hotel Group, located on Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Directly comparable as a historic boutique hotel with similar room counts, F&B operations, and group sales function under the same family ownership and shared distribution.
• Dauphine Orleans Hotel: Independent historic boutique hotel in the French Quarter targeting leisure and small group segments. Comparable in room count, on-site dining, and meeting offerings to Hotel St. Marie and competes for the same drive-to and OTA leisure demand.
• Lafayette Hotel New Orleans: Valentino Hotel Group property on St. Charles Avenue in the Central Business District / Uptown. Directly comparable historic boutique hotel under shared family ownership, similar size, and shared back-office, distribution, and group sales resources.
• French Market Inn: Another Valentino Hotel Group sister property overlooking Decatur Street and the Mississippi River in the French Quarter. Closely comparable historic boutique hotel with similar nightly pricing, on-site amenities, and shared Valentino back-office functions.
• Prince Conti Hotel: Valentino Hotel Group property just off Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. Directly comparable boutique hotel sharing the same family operating model, group sales infrastructure, and target leisure and group segment.

Broad incumbents

• Hotel Monteleone: Iconic historic full-service hotel on Royal Street in the French Quarter with significantly more rooms and F&B outlets. Competes with Hotel St. Marie for leisure and group bookings in the same neighborhood but operates at a larger scale with broader amenities.
• Omni Royal Orleans: Larger branded full-service hotel on St. Louis Street in the French Quarter. Comparable in location, room-night product, and group/meeting business, but offers broader chain-backed amenities, loyalty programs, and revenue management resources.
• The Westin New Orleans: Major branded full-service hotel near the French Quarter with extensive meeting space and F&B. Comparable in targeting leisure and group travelers, but competes through global loyalty programs, scale advantages, and corporate accounts that Hotel St. Marie cannot match.

Emerging players

• Maison de la Luz: Independent-design boutique hotel in New Orleans targeting design-conscious leisure travelers. Comparable as a high-end independent in the same destination competing for similar leisure and lifestyle demand, though without the meeting/group business model of Hotel St. Marie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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