Hyatt Regency New OrleansvsColumns
Both Hyatt Regency New Orleans and Columns Hotel are rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Hyatt Regency New Orleans scores slightly higher than Columns Hotel. Hyatt Regency New Orleans ranks #15 in New Orleans with endorsements from 9 publications like Star Service, Jetsetter and Travel + Leisure.
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
From $109/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Concierge
"The hotel complex is both attached to and dominated by the nearby Louisiana Superdome, which fills one of the huge atrium windows and provides a self-contained world for event-minded guests."
Fodor's
"The most luxurious of the bigger accommodation options in the city, this 32-story business and convention hotel has a cavernous lobby and glass stairway." Full review
Star Service
"Leisure travelers may feel somewhat alienated by its size, but there is no denying the exceptional quality in both the common areas and accommodations." Full review
Gayot
"Following an extensive, post-Katrina renovation, this hotel greets guests with an airy, soaring atrium done in classy bronze and brown tones."
Zagat
4.2
"Fans insist you'll be "treated very well" by the "knowledgeable" staff, and with... a "relaxing" rooftop pool, staying here is "a pleasure."
Travel + Leisure
"If you want to treat your family to a swanky New Orleans experience, this elegant property, set right next to the Superdome, might be for you." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"With 1,193 rooms, this upscale high-rise hotel feels a bit like a city unto itself. The setting is great for business travelers." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The city’s biggest hotel with rooms, amenities and restaurants aplenty." Full review
Jetsetter
"Downtown NOLA megahotel with five restaurants, a cabana-lined rooftop pool and business traveler perks." Full review
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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