Famous for jazz and southern hospitality, New Orleans straddles the Mississippi River and is an important U.S. port. Distinctive New Orleans features are the wrought iron balconies of the French Creole architecture. The city, also called the Big Easy, is also well known for its annual Mardi Gras and its cuisine, which includes beignets, a fried pastry similar to a doughnut. As one of the most visited cities in the U.S., New Orleans boasts many large and luxurious international hotels.
Holiday Inn, New Orleans - Downtown Superdome
The Holiday Inn is an international chain of hotels known for quality accommodations and amenities. Services at this hotel include free morning newspapers delivered to your door and valet service. All rooms have a desk/workspace, high-speed Internet access, hair dryer, coffee maker and refrigerator. Suites comprising either one or two bedrooms have French doors, a balcony and a sitting area along with mini-fridges and microwaves. In-room entertainment includes cable TV and video. The Streetcar Restaurant, where kids eat free, serves classic New Orleans cuisine along with traditional American food. There is also the Mardi Gras bar/lounge for casual drinks and refreshments.
Holiday Inn, New Orleans - Downtown Superdome
330 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-1600
holidayinn.com
Royal Sonesta Hotel
In the French Quarter on Bourbon Street, this international hotel offers luxury accommodation set among tropical courtyards, outdoor pools and tranquil gardens. With itsgabled windows, wrought iron balconies and French doors, the hotel reflects traditional New Orleans style and architecture. The guest rooms, which include 25 suites, feature pillow-top mattresses, in-room movies on a flat screen TV and mini-bar. There are pool and patio rooms that overlook the courtyard, or Bourbon balcony rooms, which overlook Bourbon Street. Dining in the hotel's Begue's Restaurant offers French and Creole dishes and a special Champagne breakfast on Sundays. There are also a bistro, cafe, jazz playhouse and the Daiquiri Delight Shop.
Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans
300 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-586-0300
sonesta.com
New Orleans Marriott
The Marriott group has hotels around the world. The New Orleans Marriott is located in the French Quarter close to the famous Bourbon Street, and in 2005 underwent a $38 million renovation. The hotel has 1,300 guest rooms and suites, on-site business center, wine bar, gift shop, Starbucks Coffee shop and a fitness center. The guest rooms have Internet access and cable/satellite TV, hair dryers and coffee makers. On-site restaurants are the 5 fifty 5, which offers American cuisine with a casual dress code, and 55 Fahrenheit, a wine bar and cocktail lounge open for lunch and dinner for regional and specialty foods.
New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-581-1000
marriot.com
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