The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
New Orleans · United States
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Character and identity
Set in the former Maison Blanche department store, a Beaux Arts pile that takes up a full block on Canal Street at the edge of the French Quarter, this 527-room Ritz-Carlton trades on antebellum grandeur and a magnolia-scented lobby. Rooms and suites are styled like rooms in a fine uptown mansion, with embroidered headboards, jewel-toned upholstery and Italian marble baths. M Bistro turns Louisiana produce through a Norman lens, the Davenport Lounge anchors the social calendar with trumpeter Jeremy Davenport on weekends, and a 25,000-square-foot spa runs through 22 treatment rooms with local-leaning rituals like the Voodoo Massage.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples and older travellers who want classic Southern luxury, polished service and live jazz without leaving the building, plus Ritz loyalists and visiting professionals who like a clubby third-floor reception, Club Level perks and a location that drops you straight into the French Quarter on foot.
Should look elsewhere:
Design-forward guests chasing something contemporary or boutique will find the period decor too traditional. If you want a hotel that disappears into a quiet residential pocket of the city, this one is on Canal Street and feels its scale: grand, busy and unmistakably a 527-room operation.
Bottom line
The defining quality here is consistency of execution: the building, the service register and the New Orleans flourishes (crawfish boils in the courtyard, a sno-ball sommelier, Davenport on the trumpet) all line up with what you pay. Book a suite or Club Level for the marble foyer and lounge access, and time a visit around crawfish season or a Wednesday-to-Saturday Davenport set.
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What this place offers
- 24-hour room service
- Bar
- Gym
- Meeting rooms
- Pet friendly
- Restaurants
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Room service
