A lot of things in New Orleans are haunted, and the Hotel Maison de Ville is no exception. The Maison de Ville was built in 1800 as a two-story house before it was converted into a hotel. An early resident, apothecary Antoine Amedee Peychaud, is credited with inventing the very first cocktail. Another famous resident was Tennessee Williams, who wrote A Streetcar Named Desire while living at the hotel.

Cottage number four of the Maison de Ville is thought to be haunted. An employee of the hotel once led a guest into the room and saw the ghost of a soldier standing in the corner. She looked again and the ghost was gone, but whenever she leaves classical music playing in the room, she returns to find the volume turned up and the station changed to country music. Guests have also reported seeing wet footprints and mysterious figures dressed in vintage clothing.