ColumnsvsAce Hotel New Orleans
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ace Hotel New Orleans ranks slightly better than Columns Hotel. Ace Hotel New Orleans has a TripExpert Score of 83 with endorsements from 12 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Jetsetter and Frommer's.
Columns Show All Reviews
3811 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115
From $175/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Columns is worth a stay if you can get a low rate; otherwise, come by for a drink." Full review
Fodor's
"This white-columned 1883 Victorian hotel drips with local charm and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"That a landmark so rife with atmosphere could also function as a workaday tavern is one of the Columns’s singular charms." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This small hotel is famous as the set for the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby and has plenty of fans for its laid-back ambience."
Rough Guide
"Deliciously atmospheric uptown hotel in a stately 1883 mansion on the streetcar line."
Gayot
"This hotel was built in an opulent Italianate style in 1883. Locals meet for drinks on its huge front porch that, flanked by the hotel's namesake columns, faces St. Charles Avenue."
BlackBook
"The Columns is where to stay if you're doing the whole antebellum New Orleans routine, though the mansion itself--fronted by immense, Doric columns--was constructed after the Civil War."
Lonely Planet
"This stately 1883 Italianate mansion in the Garden District is both elegant and relaxed, boasting all sorts of extraordinary original features." Full review
Not For Tourists
"A step back in time, and home to one of uptown's preeminent bars."
The Telegraph
8.0
"This uptown mansion on the city’s most atmospheric avenue is a perfect backdrop for fulfilling your mint julep-fuelled Southern fantasies." Full review
Ace Hotel New Orleans Show All Reviews
600 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
From $104/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Gayot
"The Ace Hotel enjoys an enviable address in the vibrant Warehouse District, home to numerous galleries, the Contemporary Arts Center and a monthly art walk."
Travel + Leisure
"Another hotel that's making the CBD/Arts/Warehouse District more attractive is this none-more-hip chain, bringing its urban glam to NOLA." Full review
Zagat
"Rooftop Italian bites by the hotel pool." Full review
Jetsetter
"A boutique stay at a Vogue-endorsed hotspot in the Arts District, a short walk from the French Quarter." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A sassy spot in the Warehouse District in which to bed down, kick back and sip a Sazerac by the rooftop pool." Full review
goop
"The building itself is a 1928 art deco masterpiece in the Warehouse District, occupied by a Scandinavian furniture company for most of its existence, and now topped with a pool that’s open year round." Full review
Fodor's
"Ace Hotel New Orleans incorporates familiar staples of the Ace brand with unique and authentic New Orleanian elements." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Opened in 2016, the four-pearl Ace Hotel New Orleans is a trendy property in downtown bordering the Warehouse District, about a 15-minute walk to the French Quarter." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Upstairs, past the old-school photo booth in the elevator bank, you’ll find eight floors of guest rooms in several configurations, all with black-out curtains and cork floors." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"The exterior is fairly nondescript, as are most of the office conversions in the city’s Central Business District. Inside though, there's a wistful Art Deco vibe." Full review