Best places to stay in New Orleans
With a unique culture and way of life, and its own style of food, music and art, New Orleans has a different rhythm and personality which is hard to find anywhere else in the world. You have to decide what kind of stay you wish to experience in this city. One where your day begins and ends in a luxury boutique hotel in a quiet, charming neighbourhood? Or one where you get back to a simple room in a historic property in a buzzing and fast-paced neighbourhood?
French Quarter
French Quarter is the old city hub and a historic neighbourhood. It is home to the boisterous Bourbon Street, one of the greatest nightlife streets in the world. You will be spoilt for choice with scores of restaurants and bars in the area. Steps away from Bourbon Street, you can enjoy chic, boutique accommodation at Hotel Le Marais on Conti Street. For luxury accommodation, stay at The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel which boasts a long, ornate, gilded lobby and plush rooms, just a 15-minute walk from Bourbon Street.
Garden District
A neighbourhood of imposing mansions and beautiful landscapes, the Garden District is an elegant, picturesque neighbourhood which will greatly appeal to architecture lovers and gardening enthusiasts. Here you have the chic Henry Howard Hotel housed in an 1867 double-gallery mansion, featuring stylish rooms with vintage furniture. Or just a 3-minute walk from the streetcar line, you can consider the Sully Mansion, a Boutique Inn, set in an 1890s mansion with bright, airy rooms and private balconies.
Central Business District (CBD)
The bustling CBD neighbourhood is usually where you will spot most business travelers or conventioneers. Choose this neighbourhood if you want a wider choice of budget hotels while still being close to the popular attractions in the French Quarter. Stay at International House hotel, a Beaux-Arts hotel with an elegant white frontage, and plush rooms that exude a rock n’roll vibe. In the heart of the CBD, you can try the Aloft New Orleans Downtown hotel which features a hip lobby and bright, modern rooms.
Faubourg Marigny
A young neighbourhood with a hipster vibe, Faubourg Marigny has plenty of cheap eateries and bars, and attracts young travelers and music-loving backpackers of all ages. Stay at the Balcony Guesthouse, a relaxed, eclectic bed and breakfast with individually decorated rooms set above a lively restaurant and bar. In the heart of the Faubourg Marigny neighbourhood, you have the Elysian Fields Inn, a charming bed and breakfast featuring elegant rooms with 14-foot-tall ceilings, and modern amenities.
Cheap hotels in New Orleans
New Orleans has plenty of guesthouses, bed and breakfast lodging, and hostel accommodation to choose from. Whatever you save on hotels will be well worth it when exploring the attractions, restaurants, bars, and nightlife at the French Quarter. Stay at The Frenchmen Hotel on Frenchmen Street, just steps away from the live music venues of French Quarter. Or check out The Fleur De Lis Mansion French Quarter Bed and Breakfast set in a historic mansion, and featuring vintage-chic rooms. You can also consider Jazz Quarters, an upscale bed and breakfast which occupies elegant Creole-style cottages linked by tree-lined courtyards in Faubourg Treme, just a 15-minute walk from the French Quarter. In an elegant building in the Garden District, you can stay in the simple, airy, dorm-style rooms of The Quisby hostel.