The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Monteleone

"The family ownership is reflected in gracious, accommodating service (gentlemen should spring for a proper hot-towel, straight-razor shave in the barbershop here; everyone should spring for something from the pricy but very soothing full-service spa)"

"The pool area, on a high roof deck surrounded by plants, lounge chairs, and French Quarter views, has a relaxing French Riviera feel to it"

"If you'd rather get your kicks on the ground, ride the legendary Carousel Bar"

"At sixteen storeys, it’s something of a gentle giant on genteel Royal St, with an elegant Baroque facade, marble lobby, comfy rooms, a splendid revolving bar and a rooftop pool"

"As for the signature bar, the Carousel Lounge, it is a perennial local favorite"

"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, where you don't have to drink to feel drunk"

""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, made "comfortable" with amenities like Keurig coffeemakers, flat-screens and marble baths; the staff is "helpful" and the "wonderful" location is "mere footsteps from the French Quarter" (but with "breathing room from the crowds"), plus the "revolving" Carousel Bar is "quintessential" NOLA -- "where else can you go round and round while you drink them down?" Zagat reviews are compiled from individual user reviews"

"The famed grandfather clock, friendly service and iconic Carousel Bar & Lounge to the right epitomize the Monteleone’s tradition of Southern hospitality and the spirit of New Orleans"

"Home of the famous Carousel Bar, the Monteleone has another popular draw – ghosts"

"Literary legends William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway have stayed here; Tennessee Williams wrote about the hotel in his play The Rose Tattoo, and Truman Capote was known to prop up the Carousel Bar & Lounge on many a night"