Must-see hotels in French Quarter

  • Audubon Cottages

    French Quarter

    At the Audubon Cottages, you get to sleep in one of seven immaculately restored historical buildings, ranging from two-bedroom suites with private…

  • Saint

    French Quarter

    The Saint has the whole Heaven thing going on: apples in a bowl at the reception desk; feathered wings on the chairs; and clean duo-chromatic color…

  • Soniat House Hotel

    French Quarter

    The two houses here epitomize Creole elegance at its unassuming best. You enter into a courtyard filled with ferns and a trickling fountain; some rooms…

  • Lafitte Guest House

    French Quarter

    This elegant, three-story 1849 Creole town house is at the quieter end of Bourbon St. The guest rooms are lavishly furnished in period style, although the…

  • Ritz-Carlton New Orleans

    French Quarter

    Sip tea surrounded by neoclassical antiques and French fabrics; dip into a magnolia-scented bath; or retire to the library. An ample number of smiling…

  • Hotel Monteleone

    French Quarter

    Perhaps the city’s most venerable hotel, the Monteleone is also the Quarter’s largest. Not long after it was built, preservationists put a stop to…

  • W French Quarter

    French Quarter

    Like all W hotels, this one wears its style on its trendy sleeve, but not all Ws have tarot cards. Where the French Quarter has colonial charm, this is…

  • Westin New Orleans at Canal Place

    French Quarter

    At 29 stories high, the Westin has some of the city’s best views of the Mississippi River. Watching the parade of freighters, tankers and barges in the…

  • City House Hostel New Orleans

    French Quarter

    This newcomer, a spick-and-span, friendly hostel right in the French Quarter, can be meat-locker chilly if the temperature dips suddenly, but if it's warm…

  • Historic French Market Inn

    French Quarter

    This hotel has pleasant rooms with crisp linens, but not much daylight (consider it a boon if you get in late). Hidden within the complex is a pleasant…

  • Hotel Royal

    French Quarter

    Lace-like ironwork balconies, gas lanterns and decorative topiaries – everything an 1833 New Orleans home should be. Inside, renowned architect and…

  • Hotel Provincial

    French Quarter

    Behind its stately stucco facade, this hotel fills much of the block with a series of finely restored buildings and a large parking area. The best rooms…

  • Dauphine Orleans

    French Quarter

    Through a lush courtyard are these bright-yellow Creole cottage-style rooms with exterior access (once part of a carriage house). Request one of these, or…

  • Inn on Ursulines

    French Quarter

    This Spanish-era Creole cottage is one of the oldest buildings in the French Quarter. It's located in the laid-back Lower Quarter, and, despite its…

  • Gentry Quarters

    French Quarter

    This charming old Creole house contains five homey rooms with kitchenettes. Modest but comfortable furnishings give the rooms a lived-in feel, while…

  • Royal Sonesta

    French Quarter

    Don’t the doormen look fancy in their blue royal-guard-look tux and tails? Most times of year this hotel exudes a gracious charm, but the location is…

  • Olivier House

    French Quarter

    The main house was built in 1838 by Marie Anne Bienvenu Olivier, a wealthy planter’s widow, and is an uncommon beauty with Greek Revival touches. Rooms…

  • Bienville House Hotel

    French Quarter

    The Bienville is the definition of a well-executed historic French Quarter hotel. The wrought-iron balconies that ring the tiled lobby give way to a…

  • Inn on St Peter

    French Quarter

    This inn is located in a 19th-century treasure built during the Spanish Colonial period. Wraparound iron balconies and a lovely facade conceal rooms with…

  • Hotel Maison de Ville

    French Quarter

    A quintessential 10-room French Quarter property, dripping with tropical, historical accents and built around a lushly landscaped courtyard that feels…

  • Nine-O-Five Royal Hotel

    French Quarter

    On a particularly scenic block, the Nine-O-Five eschews the usual NOLA shtick and opts for the timeless comfort you’d expect to find if this house…

  • Astor Crowne Plaza

    French Quarter

    An $11-million renovation buys you some stylish design details. Look for stacked-silver-bubble lamps and tall, tufted headboards with pops of purple in a…

  • Omni Royal Orleans

    French Quarter

    The Omni Royal is hard to miss; its massive structure was actually the center of a preservation battle during its construction. Everything here screams…

  • Chateau Hotel

    French Quarter

    Nothing is cookie-cutter here; rooms range in size and have varying floral motifs. Though they’re on the smallish side, we’d opt for the courtyard rooms,…

  • Hotel Villa Convento

    French Quarter

    Classic New Orleans, the Villa occupies an 1833 town house in the residential part of the Lower Quarter, complete with a three-story red-brick facade and…

  • Le Richelieu

    French Quarter

    Le Richelieu’s red-brick walls once housed a macaroni factory, a furniture store and a barracks, but extensive reconstruction in the 1960s converted it to…

  • Bourbon Orleans Hotel

    French Quarter

    A polished-marble classic whose gray exteriors and white trim are almost as stately as the grand foyer. It combines several buildings, mostly dating from…

  • Hotel St Marie

    French Quarter

    The St Marie was built to look historic from the outside, but is up-to-date on the inside. Its best feature is the inviting courtyard, which has a…

  • Prince Conti Hotel

    French Quarter

    The three floors of this 19th-century structure house a glut of guest rooms decorated with early-20th-century-style furnishings and a general sense of…

  • Cornstalk Hotel

    French Quarter

    The Cornstalk is known as much for its exterior as its interior, which makes sense once you see its famous maize-bedecked gates. Pass through the cast…

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