The W in the French Quarter marries urban chic with traditional Vieux Carre architecture in a fabulous location, the best of all worlds. Spacious rooms themed jazz or tarot are decked out in bold art and niceties like Bliss spa products and uber comfy bedding. The central pool is a chill lounge scene. You'll want to sit a spell at the bar at SoBou, from the Commander's Palace branch of the Brennan family. The bar serves brilliant craft cocktails using fresh herbs, tinctures and homemade bitters. Move into the dramatically lit dining room for chef Byron Halliburton's playful menu of modern Creole bites.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: The W brand speaks to the hip visitor who wants a contemporary setting and access to the French Quarter.
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There are plenty of reasons to cross the 24-mile causeway across Lake Pontchartrain to the Northshore, but downtown Covington is surely high on the list. Oozing laid-back charm, this compact town and parish (county) seat of St. Tammany boasts a historic downtown dating back to 1813. With the reopening of the lovely Southern Hotel, Covington can now offer guests a first-class place to lay their heads. Art filled and dripping with cushy extras, this historic circa 1907 hotel was restored to its former glory and reopened in 2014. The Mission-style building, with its wide archways and lush center courtyard, offers a welcoming oasis to couples looking for a romantic retreat.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: Enjoy a stroll in downtown Covington while based at this romantic retreat.
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An impressive redo of the former Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church and school, this Marigny hotel is steeped in history, from the splendid Henry Howard-designed buildings to the school's appearance in A Confederacy of Dunces. Each of the four main buildings, the school house, rectory, church and convent, have each been carefully restored and repurposed for new congregants. Each building has its own inspiration and narrative, with the resulting restoration ensuring that no two guest rooms are exactly alike. Do expect romantic touches like canopied beds, sumptuous marble bathrooms and antique and bespoke furniture and lighting, this place speaks perfect romance.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: This boutique hotel in the Marigny neighborhood is truly one-of-a-kind.
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Built as a warehouse in 1910, the Renaissance Arts Hotel on Tchoupitoulas delivers the vibrant art and culture of New Orleans as soon as you walk into the lobby. The lobby delivers an art gallery sensibility, with an inside sculpture garden and masterpieces adorning most of the available wall space. The hotel's Legacy Kitchen offers authentic flavors onsite, dishes like thin-fried catfish, roast chicken and local redfish with garlic butter. Tchoupitoulas Street puts you in walking proximity to the sights and sounds of the lively Warehouse District neighborhood. Being a Marriott brand hotel, you can be sure that the quality of rooms and services is top-notch.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: The rooftop pool is an intimate place to enjoy a secluded game of footsies.
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Imagine staying with a rich friend who is touring Europe but is generous enough to give you the key to her secluded French Quarter hideaway. That's what it feels like to stay in one of the seven recently refurbished seven Audubon Cottages, named for former resident, John James Audubon. If it's a high end, uber private and intimate digs you seek, seek no more. Each cottage is unique, and among the many notable details, you might find hardwood floors, separate living areas, dining tables and/or antique furnishings. Additional perks include complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi and a heated saltwater pool, as well as valet parking at the nearby Dauphine Orleans Hotel. In-room spa services are available for the asking.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: A favorite for film stars working in town, the cottages are the ultimate in luxury.
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Walk through the doors of the Windsor Court, a landmark hotel in the Central Business District, and you automatically feel like a V.I.P. Known for high-end dining and cushy sleeps since it opened in 1984, the hotel was treated to a $22 million stem-to-stern redo a few years back, leaving it lighter, brighter and more tech-savvy. But for the purposes of romance, the high-end bedding, fab spa and swank Polo Club Lounge set the stage for fireworks to come. Add in dinner at the famous Grill Room, where chefs Igor Krichmar and Vlad Kogan create swoon-worthy dishes like honeynut squash with foie gras tortellini and strip steak with boursin mashed potatoes and life is good.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: If you arrived in style, the hotel has six charging stations, four Tesla-only and two universal, the valet staff will attend.
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Located in the city's Warehouse District at 550 Baronne Street, this stunner of a property mixes a passion for food and beverage with music and culture that sets it squarely in the crosshairs of its host city. Within an easy stroll of the French Quarter, the 238-room hotel, which also boasts two penthouse suites, marks the fourth Virgin in the US, after Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas and Nashville. Across locations, the property's named public spaces and restaurants are in common, with the Commons Club, the brand's flagship restaurant, bar and lounge and the Funny Library the coffee shop. There's also a pool, bar and lounge. The spacious rooms are fresh and bright with local art, historical detailing and Art Deco-inspired elements Award-winning executive chef Alex Harrell is putting his creative contemporary spin on the restaurant's Southern seasonal cuisine with Mediterranean influences. In typical Virgin high style, the Shag Room is a lounge popping with color and local art. Expect wow throughout, because that's just how Virgin Hotels roll.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: Virgin's hip corporate persona lends plenty of fun and funk to this new hotel.
The Maison de Ville Hotel is another property located right in the heart of the French Quarter, steps from all must-see attractions. Guests are treated to true Southern hospitality at this historic (and some say haunted) property, with its lovely courtyard and wrought-iron balconies. One of the building's first residents invented the now official state cocktail, the Sazerac, while at the hotel and Tennessee Williams penned his famous "A Streetcar Named Desire" in room number nine. The hotel is as Old World New Orleans as it gets, with rooms containing period furniture, antiques and interesting artwork.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: Visitors looking for authentic old world New Orleans charm have come to the right place.
The Ritz Carlton is a name brand that inspires loyalty in business and leisure travelers alike. Located on Canal Street in the former Maison Blanche department store, the Ritz embraces Southern culture and ideals into its design and service. The rooms themselves seemed to have been pulled out from a Victorian mansion and plugged into this gracious property. The 25,000 square foot spa is one of the biggest in the city, a signature calling card for visitors and locals alike. The location is primo, on the parade, route, close to the city's revitalized theater district and on the edge of the French Quarter, steps from everything.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: The Ritz-Carlton is a fab spot for couples who relish spa treatments in a top shelf luxury setting.
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The wows kick in as soon as you walk through the doors at the Four Seasons New Orleans, the famed luxury hotel which at the foot of Canal Street facing the Mississippi River. That's because the first views are of a bar, fittingly in the city that claims to have invented the cocktail. But not just any bar, the Chandelier Bar across from the front desk, with its massive overhead light as art piece, dripping 15,000 twinkling Bohemian crystals above the u-shaped marble-topped bar bracketed by louvered wooden "shutters" that evoke one of the city's most iconic architectural element. Featuring a cocktail program from Hadi Ktiri, formerly of Arnaud's and Couvant, this gorgeous space transforms the 34 story World Trade Center tower into a hospitality bonbon outfitted with 341 rooms, 92 swank residences, a spa and curvy fifth floor rooftop pool, two locally flavored restaurants, Miss River from Alon Shaya and Chemin a la Mer from Donald Link, a heated pool and wrap around terraces with river views that cast a spell over the whole city.
Recommended for Romantic Hotels because: Fantastic new hotel in the heart of the city brings big brand elan to town.