Betty & Daniel
Betty & Daniel
The Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn
Hotel Blocks
The Pontchartrain Hotel
A renovated ten-floor mainstay, with a restaurant and two bars (one on the roof, highly recommended by denizens).
Robert and Diane Feldman have kindly reserved a block of rooms under Vine-Feldman Wedding. Use the link above for discounted rooms. Must book by March 5 to receive discounted rates.
Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery
In the Warehouse Arts District, close to the French Quarter. Houses Compère Lapin (owned by "Top Chef" runner up). Room block available under "Vine-Feldman Wedding." Call (877) 239-0882 for discounted rates.
Other Accomodations
Our venue is on the edge of the Garden District, which is the informal division between Downtown and Uptown.
St Charles Avenue is a boulevard with the major streetcar line traversing the median.
Many thanks to my Dad for compiling the following recommendations, complete with annotations.
SMALLER HOTELS ALONG ST. CHARLES AVE
The following suggestions are chosen for a combination of locals’ suggestions, historic reputation, and Yelp recommendations:
Columns
Its nomenclature refers to the obvious grand facade.
It has a classic lounge, with small-plate kitchen selections, and it has acoustic music in the lounge on some nights.
Hotel Henrietta
Supposedly the sister hotel to the Columns.
It also has a highly recommended bar, and a breakfast restaurant, The Flour Moon.
The Chloe
A boutique hotel with 14 rooms.
Has an acclaimed indoor/outdoor bar and restaurant.
St. Charles Inn - Hotel Superior
Above a popular Tex-Mex restaurant, Superior Grill.
It apparently has available parking (which may even be free).
Henry Howard Hotel
Technically a block off of St. Charles Ave,
and about a block from The Ponchartrain.
18 rooms with high praise online.
FRENCH QUARTER HOTELS
For those who have always wanted to stay in the French Quarter, here are three suggestions for large, high-rise, full-service hotels:
Hotel Monteleone
In the heart of the Quarter.
Offers a famous rotating bar
(which might not be favorable after a few cocktails).
Valet parking.
Don’t let them book you near an elevator!
The Westin New Orleans
Atop the Canal Place Mall,
which has a huge parking garage.
Valet parking is also available.
Right on the Mississippi River;
It likely has the best views of New Orleans.
Ask for a room with windows facing downriver,
and you get a seagull-level panorama of the Quarter.
Rooftop pool.
Loews New Orleans Hotel
3 blocks from the Quarter,
but centrally located with lots of nearby restaurants
in the Central Business District and Warehouse District.
The huge Caesar’s Casino is about a block away.
Valet parking.
HOTELS FOR THE MUSICALLY INCLINED
New Orleans is like Nashville or Austin: Lots of music venues offering live music nightly.
Probably the highest concentration of clubs is on and around Frenchman Street, in the Marigny neighborhood, just across Esplanade Avenue at the rear of the French Quarter.
The Frenchmen New Orleans by Kasa
Right off Esplanade Street.
Artsy, hipster-type vintage place,
with an interior courtyard with pool and hot tub.
Ask for a room away from the street,
unless you need NYC levels of noise to sleep.
Royal Frenchmen Hotel Bar & Weddings
In the heart of the Marigny.
Convenient to music and the Quarter,
and faces a block-size park.
Both bar and hotel get high praise
from locals and online reviews.
Royal Barracks Guest House
This is actually in the Quarter,
a block from Esplanade Street,
but convenient to both the Quarter
and Frenchman Street.
Strictly for the adventurous traveler.
Small, unique rooms with private baths and courtyards,
with a hot tub that may work.
On-street parking.
Authentic New Orleans.