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Hotel MonteleonevsNew Orleans Marriott

Hotel Monteleone and New Orleans Marriott are both rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Monteleone scores significantly higher than New Orleans Marriott. Hotel Monteleone has a TripExpert Score of 92 with praise from 17 reviews including Gayot, Frommer's and Afar Magazine.

Hotel Monteleone
9/10
214 Royal Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA 70130-2201
From $149/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"One of the grand old hotels of New Orleans, the Monteleone... oozes sophistication, romance, and history." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 600-room French Quarter hotel has made literary history and cocktail history, but it's no museum piece." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The Monteleone has been a French Quarter landmark since 1886. This family-owned hotel has undergone a major renovation, revamping its rooms with new fabrics, furniture, and amenities."
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Try booking one of the “literary rooms,” named for writer guests such as Truman Capote and Ernest Hemingway.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"This handsome French Quarter landmark is the oldest hotel in the city, owned by the same family since 1886, and hosting a fine array of writers and luminaries since then."
Star Service Star Service
"The Monteleone is a big family-owned independent in one of the best locations in the French Quarter: right in the midst of the city's finest antiques shops." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"The hotel was opened by an Italian immigrant in 1886 and is still owned and run by his family. It exudes a sense of tradition with its formal street facade and marble-encrusted lobby."
BlackBook BlackBook
"The rooms are tasteful, if a bit on the snug side, but you may end up spending more time in the gloriously ornate lobby or the slowly-rotating Carousel Bar."
Zagat Zagat
4.2
""Feel like a part of Louisiana history" at this "decadent", "lovely old hotel", a "classic" from its "beautiful" lobby and rooftop pool to the recently renovated rooms."
Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Since 1886, the venerable Hotel Monteleone has stood at its fashionable Royal Street address in New Orleans' French Quarter." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"This family-run hotel, originally opened in 1886, is steeped in history from its classic furnishings to its esteemed guests." Full review
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New Orleans Marriott
7/10
555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
From $98/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This centrally located skyscraper Marriott boasts fabulous views of the Quarter, the CBD, and the river." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"For those who revel in the anonymity of a large corporate beehive, this place buzzes with efficiency." Full review
Zagat Zagat
3.8
"Stay in the "middle of the action" at this "elegant" French Quarter high-rise with "pleasant" (if a "tad small") digs, featuring "soft" bedding plus city or river views in some."
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"This mid-range hotel in downtown New Orleans houses many conferences thanks to its generously-sized meeting spaces, plentiful accommodations, and convenient French Quarter location." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"This hotel is mere steps from the French Quarter's restaurants, nightspots and historical attractions, as well as the Mississippi Riverfront with an aquarium, casino and shopping mall."

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