ColumnsvsLe Pavillon New Orleans
Both Le Pavillon Hotel and Columns Hotel are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Le Pavillon Hotel ranks significantly higher than Columns Hotel. Le Pavillon Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 85 with accolades from 10 reviews such as Star Service, Frommer's and DK Eyewitness.
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
Le Pavillon New Orleans Show All Reviews
833 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
From $109/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"It's now a member of Historic Hotels of America, and it feels like elegant old New Orleans in a way that, sadly, so few places do." Full review
Fodor's
"One of the most regally sumptuous hotels in town, Le Pavillon offers up romantic spaces and attentive service." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"One of the city’s grande dames, Le Pavillon wears its crown lightly. The courtly staff evoke the days of gracious hotel service."
Star Service
"Every night, guests in the lobby are served the hotel's signature treat: peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches on silver trays with cold milk, hot chocolate and homemade whipped cream." Full review
Gayot
"This hotel stands out with its opulent formality. A doorman wearing a top hat and white gloves greets guests as they step into the entry portico adorned with tall columns."
Oyster
Upscale
"This upscale, mid-sized hotel in the Central Business District drips with opulence, from the chandeliers to the marble floors in the entranceway to the large oil paintings." Full review
Jetsetter
"Le Pavillon Hotel is in the heart of New Orleans, walking distance from McDonogh Monument and Lafayette Square. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Henry Clay Statue and St..." Full review
Not For Tourists
"Adorned with all the splendors for a genteel night."
The Telegraph
7.0
"With its grand frontage and antique-laden interior, it resembles a time capsule that has borne witness to some of the most momentous events in the city’s history." Full review
Time Out
"With stately columns gracing the entrance, glitzy chandeliers illuminating the lobby, an ornate flair to the rooms, and that whimsical nightly ritual of sharing complimentary PB and J..." Full review