Despite its location in the bustling Uptown district, this intimate boutique hotel offers its guests secluded getaways in grand style. All seven of its suites are richly decorated with turn-of-the-century antiques from France and New Orleans, and each has a working fireplace. Can you get any more romantic? Yes, come nightfall, with a candlelight dinner in a grand dining room that overlooks a New Orleans-style garden courtyard. The hotel serves the French cuisine on antique Limoges china. Before or after dinner, make a toast or two in the Parisian-style champagne bar in the parlor.

Hotel St. Germain Amenities:

• 7 rooms, 3 story. Pets accepted, some restrictions; fee. Complimentary full breakfast. Check-in 4 pm, check-out noon. Restaurant, bar.