Quick answer: The Blue Crawfish Hotel & Bar is a ten-room boutique hotel in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood, near St. Ann Street between Claiborne Avenue and North Rampart. Its backyard pool has a lazy river, a grotto, a heated jacuzzi and a glow-in-the-dark finish, and it sells day passes and private event rentals alongside the rooms, bar and juke joint.
Drive down Claiborne under the I-10 and you’d never guess it. Between the overpass and North Rampart, around St. Ann Street in the Tremé, sits the Blue Crawfish Hotel & Bar — and behind it, half an acre of water.
I came up on Claiborne. My family ran a full-service station on that avenue. So when a property on this side of town builds something nobody else in the city has, I pay attention.
Key facts
- Name: The Blue Crawfish Hotel & Bar.
- Neighborhood: Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, near St. Ann Street between Claiborne Avenue and North Rampart Street.
- Rooms: ten overnight guest rooms upstairs, with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi.
- Pool: lazy river, grotto, tanning ledge, heated jacuzzi and a glow-in-the-dark pool on about half an acre of outdoor space.
- Pool hours: family-friendly 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; adults only 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. (per ResortPass).
- Also on site: a bar and a juke joint.
- Parking: free, per the ResortPass listing.
Vertical integration, Tremé style
Most places pick one lane. A hotel sells beds. A bar sells drinks. A venue sells the room for a night. The Blue Crawfish owns every layer of the same property and gets paid at each one:
- Rooms. Ten overnight rooms upstairs.
- Days. Pool day passes, split into family hours and adults-only hours, so the same water earns twice in one day from two different crowds.
- Nights. The bar and the juke joint keep the money moving after the pool closes.
- Private events. The whole backyard rents out for birthdays, quinceañeras, retirement parties and more.
Each layer feeds the next. A day-pass guest runs a bar tab. A party guest books a room so they don’t have to drive home. A hotel guest walks downstairs to the juke joint instead of spending in the Quarter. Nobody’s handing a cut to an outside landlord or a separate operator. The building, the yard and the bar all answer to the same house, so the margin stays home.
That’s the same lesson I learned in the studio: when you own the room, the gear and the session, you control the whole record. The Blue Crawfish built that model out of a backyard.
Questions and answers
Where is the Blue Crawfish Hotel in New Orleans?
In the Tremé, near St. Ann Street between Claiborne Avenue (under I-10) and North Rampart Street, a short walk from the French Quarter.
Can I use the Blue Crawfish pool without staying the night?
Yes. Day passes are sold through ResortPass. Check in at the front desk with your confirmation and a photo ID.
What time is the pool open?
Family-friendly from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and adults only from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., per the ResortPass listing. Confirm before you go.
Can I bring my kids to the Blue Crawfish pool?
Yes, during family hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. After 4 p.m. the pool is adults only.
Can I rent the Blue Crawfish for a party?
Yes. The property is listed for private events on Giggster, where it ranks among the top pool party venues in New Orleans.
Is parking free at the Blue Crawfish?
Yes, per the ResortPass listing. Rooms also come with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi.
Official sources
— Byron Jupiter
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