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Omni Riverfront HotelvsMelrose Mansion
Both Omni Riverfront Hotel and Melrose Mansion are praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Omni Riverfront Hotel scores marginally better than Melrose Mansion. Omni Riverfront Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 78 with positive reviews from 4 sources including Gayot, Zagat and Star Service.
Omni Riverfront Hotel
Oyster
Gayot
Zagat
Star Service
701 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130
From $107/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
OysterUpscale
"Rooms are chain-like, but large, and most have sofa beds; the on-site restaurant is solid; and the location is convenient to cruise terminals and a massive convention center." Full review
Gayot "Guests are close to the casino, convention center, cruise terminal and trolley lines, and only five blocks from the French Quarter."
Zagat4.2
""Right on the river", these "beautiful" Warehouse District digs bring a "lot of character" to the conference hotel experience with "cozy", "comfortable" quarters."
Star Service "Guest rooms have been renovated. The good quality furniture, breakfast tables, inlaid bedside tables and lamps are embellished with brass." Full review
Melrose Mansion
Fodor's Gayot Oyster
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
937 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116
From $129/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Pool
- Fitness Center
- Breakfast included
Fodor's "It's not easy to combine period details with luxurious, modern conveniences, but the Melrose has done it." Full review
Gayot "Although this hotel technically sits outside the French Quarter, it embodies all the character of that famed area."
OysterUpscale
"Located in a quiet residential area on the outer edges of the French Quarter, this upscale hotel is an elegant mélange of renovated Victorian Gothic mansion and modern bed-and-breakfast." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The current building oozes the kind of old world elegance that New Orleans does best, an uptown-style property surrounded by the culture and liveliness of downtown, and all the better for it." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This luxury boutique offers 14 rooms and suites, each with unique design, in the historic Faubourg Marigny neighborhood within walking distance to attractions like the French Market, Cafe du Monde, and Jackson Square"
New Orleans Travel Guide
March 1, 2021
Frommer's "Enter this grandly columned 1854 Victorian Gothic, and rather than antiques and brocades, you’re met with ultramodern, atonal leather furnishings set against stark white 21-foot-high walls." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"If you were a millionaire with a New Orleans pied-à-terre, this could be it." Full review
