Must see hotels in New Orleans

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

The majestic, block-long lobby harks back to the early 20th century, a golden age of opulent hotels and grand retreats. Swish rooms have classical details…

The breakfasts are amazing (oh, those cheese grits) at this well-appointed three-story inn, where everyone seems glad to see you. Beside Audubon Park,…

Le Pavillon exudes an old-school joie de vivre that’s easy to love. Fluted columns support the porte cochere off the alabaster facade, and the doorman…

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…

A little quirky, a little saucy and the co-owner wears a jaunty fedora – a devil-may-care touch that ties the whole colorful shebang together. Furnishings…

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…

This lovely hotel has taken over the grounds of the former Sts Peter and Paul Catholic church and school. The rooms are a study in elegant historical…

The Dauphine only has two rooms, but it’s actually a pretty big house, a classic Creole Esplanade Ridge–style mansion that's located in Marigny. The place…

Friendly, knowledgeable hosts, a rainbow-hued property with individualized rooms and plenty of New Orleans bordello-esque vibe, and they're cool with pets…

This is what happens when you fall through the rabbit hole and Wonderland is a B&B. This spot is homey and laid-back, but it's also bursting with wild New…

Enormously popular with the hip New Orleans kids, the Drifter is a mid-century party that happened to get thrown on Tulane Ave. Sleek, rounded…

They say the enormous windows were installed so that steamship executives, who once occupied the building, could watch their ships on the Mississippi. Big…

This inviting B&B is a great budget-to-midrange option for an extended stay. The private four-suite town house is like your own character-filled…

Lavish rooms at this boutique crashpad offer an array of amenities, from marble desks to iHome stereos to two-headed showers. Should the budget allow, go…

Edgar Degas, the famed French Impressionist, lived in this 1852 Italianate house when visiting his mother’s family in the early 1870s. Rooms recall his…

The Ace is a chain that really wants to impart a boutique, local experience. The New Orleans result is a stylish hotel with Louisiana accents that still…

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…

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…

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…