Luxury Boutique Hotels In New Orleans, Louisiana

By Enid Hinton


Certain types of accommodations for visitors in the Big Easy are also a tourist experience. A stay at one of these boutique hotels in New Orleans transports guests back in time. A week or weekend in a Victorian home soaked in old-world charm and a healthy slice of southern hospitality makes most guests believe they're back in the 19th century.

A boutique hotel located in the French Quarter is like a small and cozy B&B. The street it's on may look peaceful and quiet, but it'll be just a short stroll from the coffee shops, galleries, jazz clubs, nightlife and the bright lights of Bourbon Street. It's also an ideal base for exploring all the nearby famed tourist attractions such as St. Louis Cathedral and the rest of Jackson Square, the French Market, Convention Center and Superdome.

Guests are welcomed warmly and made to feel at home, just like they would when visiting family or close friends. At first sight, it might look like a graceful mansion with a wooden sign and antique patio furniture outside. Just inside the door, there's likely to be a grand and cavernous hall lit by antique chandeliers serving as the lobby and front desk. It's like stepping back into a bygone era when sugar plantation landowners lived here.

The trip back in time continues into the guest rooms furnished with antiques, ornate mirrors and a large four-poster bed. The flickering lights and warm glow of a fireplace adds to the comfortable touch of being at home instead of in a hotel. It's all a very different experience from the usual cookie-cutter rooms in modern hotels.

It's also important to note that the dated vibe and period architecture do contain all the modern amenities that people expect. Every room is sure to have wired or wireless Internet, and most properties offer Wi-Fi in public areas too. Cable television and free local calls are also quite common.

Valet parking, turndowns and daily maid service, free coffee and tea in the lobby, a 24-hour concierge and front desk that fulfill every request made by a guest make a stay here a luxury experience. Families, couples and individuals don't have to worry about laundry, cooking meals, dirty dishes or any of the usual daily drudgeries of life. It's a holiday in every sense of the word.

People awash in all this luxury and comfort, high-quality service and personal attention start feeling a little pampered. Then there's always Louisiana's lip-smacking Creole cuisine and all that fresh seafood that New Orleans is so famous for. After enjoying all this for a couple of days, most guests want to stay forever and never leave the city.

Hardly any other city in the world is capable of offering so much history, tourist fun and lodging in close proximity. From the famous riverboat rides to antique shopping and the historic clubs and bars where people seek drinks and entertainment, every place a tourist walks into has a century or more of living history to share. The experience is even more memorable when there's a boutique New Orleans hotel in the mix.




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