13 Best Hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana

Charming, homey guest rooms all open onto the courtyard and have private entrances in this well-appointed B&B. A continental breakfast is served in the airy dining room (for an additional $15); afterward, relax in the landscaped courtyard or enjoy a walk in the atmospheric residential neighborhood.

Located just four blocks from the French Quarter, this elegant luxury hotel has plenty of upscale amenities—think plush carpeting, marble vanities, and well-appointed dressing areas set in spacious guest rooms. But it's not just the rooms that make a stay here such a treat. The Grill Room's dishes are renowned, and Le Salon serves a decadent afternoon tea. The Polo Club Lounge has one of the best martini menus to be found anywhere, as well as a selection of imaginative appetizers and live jazz music. The heated outdoor pool, full-service spa, and glass-enclosed gym make it difficult to leave such a refined cocoon. When you do opt to explore, the hotel is within easy walking distance of the riverfront and fabulous shopping options.

This large, hip hotel is always buzzing with action. Expect friendly staff, stylish amenities, and several top-notch dining options. The hotel has one of the best rooftop pool bars in the city. Performance spaces and shops on-site feature local culture and talent.

One of the grand old hotels of New Orleans, the Hotel Monteleone dates to 1886 and oozes sophistication, romance, and history. The rooms are luxurious with Italian bed linens and Keurig coffeemakers, and the ornate, baroque-style facade, liveried doormen, shimmering lobby chandeliers, and nightly live jazz warm many a traditionalist's heart. But time doesn't stand still here: the revolving Carousel Bar and Lounge, a see-and-be-seen spot since 1949, is still lively; the well-equipped fitness center has a great view of the Mississippi River; and the Criollo restaurant serves modern takes on Creole classics. Rooms and luxury suites in the hotel's Iberville Tower were fully renovated in 2024.

A longtime neighborhood resident teamed with a boutique hotel group to renovate this former church and rectory, creating a one-of-a-kind hotel, supremely rooted in place. The unique architectural touches, careful color schemes (a different one on every floor), and sparse-but-dramatic oversize European antiques are just some of the magic that make this hotel so aesthetically pleasing. Food and drink, brought to you by the team behind Bacchanal, is served in chic parlors and in the intimate bar. Handicapped accessible rooms are available in the Schoolhouse building, which has an elevator.

From its glittering lobby to each beautiful, traditionally furnished guest room, this iconic New Orleans hotel offers a grand experience. A downtown anchor for more than a century, the hotel was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, but its glam lives on. The legendary Sazerac Bar is a top spot for cocktails, and the Fountain Lounge is popular for fried chicken Mondays and live music most evenings. There's a 12,000-square-foot Waldorf Astoria Spa, a fitness center, as well as a rooftop pool.

A former office complex from the 1890s offers rooms with exposed-brick walls and basic furnishings just a block from the French Quarter. Nothing here is terribly luxurious, but friendly service and the no-two-rooms-alike surroundings are a welcome break from the chain-hotel circuit.

In season, the Blake occupies prime real estate on one of the Big Easy's best Carnival corners: the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Poydras Street near Lafayette Square. The rooms are sizable, with ample windows that allow lots of light and wide views of the CBD. There is a 24-hour gym and on-site bar and restaurant.

If your primary destination is the convention center (three blocks away) or the restaurants, galleries, and museums in the Warehouse District, these suites with bedrooms and separate parlors are a great choice. Most units have balconies, along with several phones and two 40-inch flat-screen televisions. Cocktails and light snacks are served at the evening reception. Several award-winning restaurants are located within walking distance.

This sleek, modern property includes a state-of-the-art fitness center, upscale contemporary decor inspired by the Crescent City, and a great restaurant. Guest rooms are equipped with 55-inch plasma TVs and other luxe amenities. Bathrooms feature rain showers and Cinq Mondes spa bath products. The lobby, wallpapered with a map showing the curvature of the Mississippi River, is the place to go for illy coffee and the hotel's signature éclair. To encourage guests to explore the city, each room comes with free passes to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the WWII Museum.

One of the friendliest large hotels in the city, this property stands out with stellar service and bright, oversized rooms. The West Indies–style lobby, with a striking front-desk collage of black-and-white New Orleans scenes, is very welcoming. Soothing colors and Italian bed linens enrich the pleasant rooms, which are among the largest and most well appointed in the city. (There's even an umbrella in every room in case guests forget to pack one.) Since guest accommodations are located on floors 11–21, all have great views of downtown or the river. Grand King rooms include large bathtubs and separate glass-enclosed showers. This may look like a typical chain hotel on the outside, but its quality and consistency set it far apart. There is an on-site spa and pool.

This industrial-chic retreat transformed an 1854 warehouse in New Orleans’s Central Business District, just four blocks from the buzzing French Quarter. With hardwood floors, exposed-brick walls, patterned rugs, and modern furnishings, the lobby exudes a comforting warmth. Rooms are spacious with large windows, and families with four-legged friends will be delighted to know that dogs are welcome, too. (The hotel even provides dog food, bowls, toys, and treats!) Old No. 77 has also partnered with the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) to create an artsy vibe with a small gallery housing the work of local artists in the lobby. The restaurant, Compère Lapin, offers dishes inspired by New Orleans as well as St. Lucia, Chef Nina Compton’s home country.

Views from this large convention hotel are enviable: two-story arched lobby windows overlook the French Quarter, and guest rooms tower over the great bend in the Mississippi River. Starting at the 11th floor of the Canal Place shopping mall, this Westin boasts a lobby filled with European antiques and a grand piano, all set against a rose Carrara-marble background, while the airy rooms are comfortably business-standard in look and feel.