New Orleans
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…
Must-see hotels in Louisiana
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New Orleans
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,…
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New Orleans
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…
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Cajun Country
This tidy home is one of Louisiana's best travel finds: an upscale hostel-like hangout within walking distance from downtown. Snag a bed and you're on the…
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Louisiana
There's excellent camping amid lush lakefront woods in Fontainebleau State Park. Staking a tent here makes for a cheap way of crashing just north of New…
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Cajun Country
This cute spot is a typically pretty rural B&B, but where many places opt for wedding-cake frilly decor, Le Village is stocked with a tasteful collection…
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New Orleans
Friendly, knowledgeable hosts, a rainbow-hued property with individualized rooms and plenty of New Orleans bordello-esque vibe, and they're cool with pets…
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Cajun Country
The wonderful Bayou Cabins, situated on Bayou Teche, feature 14 completely individualized cabins, some with 1950s retro furnishings, others decked out in…
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New Orleans
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…
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New Orleans
They say the enormous windows were installed so that steamship executives, who once occupied the building, could watch their ships on the Mississippi. Big…
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New Orleans
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…
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New Orleans
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…
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New Orleans
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…
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New Orleans
In a neighborhood dripping with historical accommodations, the Henry Howard is…well, historical. But it's got a cool, contemporary design scheme, with…
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New Orleans
More than its many boutique competitors, the Catahoula does a good job of mixing up contemporary style with the historical vibe that is such a powerful…
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Louisiana
Edging the historic district and a bird sanctuary, this super-cozy B&B has a gorgeous flower-strewn, hammock-hung courtyard and spacious but rustic…
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Louisiana
One of the oldest motor inns in the USA – started in the 1930s and now on the National Register of Historic Places. The five units here take you back to…
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Cajun Country
These uberhip lofts have a Manhattan vibe, or would if they weren't so big. Doused in contemporary-cool art and design – all fruits of the friendly owner…
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New Orleans
Southern hospitality is what impresses most at this stately 1858 Georgian Revival house with cast-iron galleries, a spacious courtyard and exquisite…
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New Orleans
This white-porched Southern manse, built in 1883, is a snapshot from the past. Fortunately that past doesn’t take itself too seriously. A magnificent…
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New Orleans
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to sleep inside a piece of modern art, now’s your chance. Top design magazines have recognized the…
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New Orleans
The house’s striking color – a tropical rubber-tree green – certainly stands out on a still-gentrifying section of Magazine St, near the Warehouse…
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New Orleans
Five pleasant little rooms here each have outstanding individual touches, such as a floating staircase made from 4in-thick cypress slabs, or a sunken…
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New Orleans
Come for the helpful tips and the local map given at check-in, stay for the way this outpost of the Drury embraces New Orleans’ fun-loving, welcoming…
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New Orleans
Effectively a total departure from the historical hotel model, the Aloft chain's New Orleans outpost has rooms rounded out by pop art and the brand's…
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New Orleans
The sparkling lobby, with its portraits of noblemen and their Brittany spaniels, could double as a drawing room in the real Windsor Court. Guest rooms are…
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New Orleans
Hotel Indigo, we like your finger-popping style. In the guestrooms, New Orleans–themed photographic murals root you firmly in the city, while bright…
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New Orleans
Great for an annual group getaway, every room here is a large suite and no two are exactly the same. Most have balconies; higher floors have views of the…
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New Orleans
This colorful place is larger than it looks. Half a block off Canal St in Mid-City, the hostel is a minicomplex of subtropically themed good times. The…
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New Orleans
Pleasant and small, this 1916 hotel is steps from Lafayette Sq and within easy walking distance of the Julia Row Arts District and the National WWII…
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New Orleans
Although it lacks the boutique chic of a B&B, the Alder is clean, comfy, quiet and very reasonable for the price. An added bonus is being just steps away…
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Louisiana
Brave visitors who want to confront the Myrtles supernatural residents can opt to spend the night in one of the B&B rooms in the main house or attached…
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New Orleans
A gorgeous grand dame of a lobby lifted from a Jazz Age fantasy, a twinkling rooftop pool and a handsome exterior contain a series of beigey rooms that…
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Alexandria
Looming over downtown Alexandria is this beaux-arts beauty, a stately mix of tall cornices, extended eaves, pale limestone and Ionic columns. The building…
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New Orleans
This handsome B&B encompasses 10 individually appointed rooms that are all historically aglow with their hardwood floors and old-school furniture. Some…
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Cajun Country
Located in a historic district, this comfortable 100-plus-year-old bungalow-home with four comfortable bedrooms is decked out in frilly, if cozy,…
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New Orleans
The eye-catching Hotel Modern isn't exactly a 'hidden gem,' but if you want welcoming, reasonably priced accommodations near the Arts District and the…
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La Quinta Inn & Suites Downtown
New Orleans
This shiny high-rise is not necessarily what you’d expect from the mid-level La Quinta hotel chain. Rooms are efficient but stylishly modern, with flat…
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Cajun Country
This B&B scores aesthetic points for classy rooms featuring hardwood floors, fresh white linens and four-poster beds – they're historical but attractively…
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Cajun Country
The best way we can describe this old Southern home is 'wedding cake chic.' This enormous mansion, which dates back to 1847, now hosts events and weddings…
