Omni Royal Orleans

the omni royal orleans is located between royal and chartres streets in the heart of the french quarter. most of the attractions of the french quarter is a short walk from the hotel. the omni royal orleans offers all of the amenities that you would expect from this better chain.

Directions: french quarter.

We were there for 3 nights and I was very pleased. Staff was attentive and eager to please!!

Virtual army of housekeeping staff-room always done whenever we wandered back during the day. Had a king room facing St. Louis street and that was great.
Turndown service is a nice touch and the chocolate mints were good.

Used the concierge service on several occasions and they were a big help.

The local travel info channel was very helpful. Bell captain made sure to give us maps and info before we got to the room after checking in. This was volunteered to us.

My only complaint was that the mini bar was locked so if I did want to purchase bottled water and keep it cool, I couldn't get into the refrigerator. Their price for a quart of bottled water was 7.00 which I thought a bit high!

Unique Quality: They have a rooftop pool and bar and then an observation deck above that-nice way to see the city with a bird's eye view.

This is a beautiful hotel. Located at the corner of St. Louis at Royal in the heart of the historic French Quarter. No need for a car here, everything is within walking distance, cab ride or a horse drawn carriage.

There are 346 guest rooms that are furnished in 19th century New Orleans decor and are very comfortable. All rooms have marble bathrooms and executive writing desks. Our room didn't have a private balcony, however, it did over look the streets of Royal and St. Louis.

We were there the week before Christmas and it was decorated beautifully with LIVE Christmas trees in the entry way. Live music at night and street actors playing out scenes in the lounge area. Really neat.

The servies was amazing. On our first day, that didn't finish until our second day, at about 7:00 a.m. there was a beeping sound from a construction vehicle right outside our window. Needless to say, it was quite anoying since we had just gotten to bed a couple of your prior. We called down and told them about it and within a minute it stopped. I don't know if it was because they didn't want us to throw something out the window onto the vehicle or if they were just giving us good service. HA! Nun the less, it is a wonderful place to stay and will be our place of choice when we visit New Orleans again.

Unique Quality: The Touche Bar which is a popular French Quarter bar serving salads, sandwiches and light entrees. The entrance is located on Royal Street. Open 11 am - Midnight Sun. - Thu. and 11 am - 1 am Fri. and Sat.

This is a great place to rest after shopping or to grab a cocktail befor dinner.

Directions: French Quarter

By all means try to stay in or near the French quarter. There are so many smaller B&B style places, as well as smaller hotels, with terraces and gardens that really make travelling to NOLA fun. And many of them are reasonably priced. For one visit I stayed at the Omni Royal Orleans in the Quarter (on St. Louis Street), which was beautiful and perfectly located, if a little on the expensive side - but it was small enough to not feel 'industrial' yet big enough to have an excellent staff (and a concierge who was awesome). I also stayed at the Hilton Riverside once and would NOT recommend it - its big, kind of ugly, and always full of convention-goers. Wherever you stay though, make sure to plan well ahead because hotel reservations around the big events (Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest) get booked very fast and VERY early (I know people who go for Jazz Fest and book at that time for NEXT year's Jazz Fest).