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The Drifter Motel and Swim Club

An inside look at a 1950s motel turned modern-day oasis in New Orleans

The exterior of the Drifter Motel and Swim Club.

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The lush courtyard.

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The Drifter pool.

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The lobby bar.

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The lobby reception area.

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A Quad Queen guest room.

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A Single King guest room.

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Photo: NICOLE FRANZEN


Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin is a Garden & Gun contributing editor and a full-time freelance writer covering hospitality and travel, arts and culture, and design. An obsessive reader and a wannabe baker, she recently left Nashville to return home to Charleston, South Carolina, where she lives with her husband, their twins, and an irrepressible golden retriever.