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Royal Sonesta Hotel

300 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Real Traveler Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 917 reviews from 6 sources
Highly Recommended
Clean: Rating of 4.7 out of 5
Service: Rating of 4.5 out of 5
Location: Rating of 4.9 out of 5
Value: Rating of 4.4 out of 5
Room: Rating of 4.5 out of 5
call to book: 1-800-546-4167 hotels.com
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Highly Recommended
Based on 917 reviews
from 6 sources
  • Overall: Rating of 4.5 out of 5

    "08, would recommend for all except those with young children, not for the hotel, but for the fact that it is right in the middle of the "action" on Bourbon St." source Skoosh

    "Location Beautiful hotel with the perfect location to Bourbon Street." source Priceline

    "Management continues to make improvements to the facility, dining experiences, and overall experience." source Travelocity

    "I recommend this hotel to singles and couples and if children apply." source Priceline

    "Beautiful hotel, rooms, and courtyard, outstanding location right on Bourbon, this place is relaxing inside and exhilarating outside - the best of both worlds." source Travelocity

  • Clean: Rating of 4.7 out of 5

    "Crisp linens, fluffy towels,pampering turn down service, excellent bar and delicious restaurants--and the best mojito i have ever had." source Orbitz

    "Clean, food was awesome andeasy access to everything." source Priceline

    "The only downside is the parking, if you drive be prepared to pay a tidy sum for parking with the hotel." source Travelocity

    "It was very clean and the employees were friendly." source Expedia

    "The Hotel was beautiful and very clean." source Orbitz

  • Service: Rating of 4.5 out of 5

    "Great service, accomodations and the location requires no need for a rental car." source Hotels.com

    "Ideally situated in the heart of the New Orleans party scene, the Royal Sonesta Hotel offers comfortable rooms and extremely friendly service at a reasonable price." source Priceline

    "It would be hard to find a more helpful staff anywhere." source Travelocity

    "location is excellent for activities in the French Quarter, within walking distance of great restaurants and bars, service is the best and always friendly and professional, the staff makes you feel special, the environment is fabulous, and you are right on Bourbon Street." source Expedia

    "It is fancy, convenient, and the service was always courteous and prompt." source Priceline

  • Location: Rating of 4.9 out of 5

    "The location was easy walking distance to all sites in the area." source Orbitz

    "The location is great its in the heart of the French Quarter. I can dress for dinner and I'm only walking distance from hotel to come back and change into comfortable clothes for a night out." source Hotels.com

    "Not all rooms have balconies - Everyone expects a tip for everything- but that is New Orleans- Other than that the hotel was simply excellent- Great room (once we changed to a room with a balcony) - super location in the French Quarter- easy walk to anything you'd like." source Travelocity

    "The hotel is ideally located in the quarter on Bourbon St." source Expedia

    "got a little noisy at night and the comforters werent think enough but those are only minor greivances that were easily forgotten with the excellent room size, location, great and accomdating staff, and excellent food." source Travelocity

  • Value: Rating of 4.4 out of 5

    "Since it is the first time I've ever been disappointed with them, I'll gladly chalk it up to an off day and hope that things have returned to the great service, food and value it's been for us for over a decade." source Travelocity

    "The Royal Sonesta was one I had missed previously, but the off-season price could not be passed up." source Travelocity

    "Be sure to eat breakfast at Petunias, just 2 blks away, food, service and price was good." source Travelocity

    "Everything was ala-carte and even the jazz band cost us 4 dollars per person." source Travelocity

    "Limited parking and very small spaces and steep price ($*/night)." source Travelocity

More information on Royal Sonesta Hotel

The Royal Sonesta brags that it never closed, providing refuge during and after Katrina, bless its heart. (Anderson Cooper stayed here!) As one of the classiest hotels in the Quarter, the contrast between the boisterous hurly-burly of Bourbon Street and the Sonesta's marbled and chandeliered lobby couldn't be greater. Inside, all is quiet and gracious, and if your room faces the courtyard (complete with a large pool), you are in another world altogether. Big and bustling (a favorite of business travelers, so it always seems busy), this is considered the only acceptable, top-flight Bourbon Street hotel, though noise is still a problem in rooms that face Bourbon (or even the side streets). But because the Sonesta is so large, reaching nearly to Royal Street, unless you do have one of those rooms, you won't believe you are so close to such craziness. Rooms underwent a major renovation a couple of years ago, adding posher bedspreads and the like, but the designers miscalculated by including an enormous combo armoire/TV cabinet -- leaving scant few inches between it and the end of the king-size beds. The bathrooms gleam with marble and tile, but don't bring a cat inside if you want to swing it. Note: This is the best place in the Quarter to catch a cab; they line up at the corner. Facilities: 2 restaurants; bar; pool; exercise room; concierge; business center; room service 7am-2am; massage Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

Check-in Time:

1500

Check-out Time:

1200

Year Renovated:

2004

Total Rooms:

500 rooms.500

Total Floors:

7 floors.

Rooms:

500 units

Price

$249-$389 double; $479-$1,250 suite, V

Credit Cards Accepted

AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Directions

MSY-New Orleans-0 Mi N

Area

New Orleans

Parking

Parking $23 car, $25 oversize

Attractions

Audubon Zoo French Quarter New Orleans City Park Aquarium of the Americas Harrah's Casino Jazzland Theme Park Living Science Museum Superdome.

Dining

Available Food and BeverageBEGUE'S- Location: On-Site- Type: Full Service Restaurant- Cuisine: French- Breakfast: 6:30am to 11am- Lunch: 11am to 2pm- Dinner: 6pm to 11pm - Rating: 4 diamondDESIRE OYSTER BAR AND BISTRO- Type: Full Service Restaurant- Cuisine: Seafood- Lunch: 11:30am to 2am- Dinner: 11:30am to 2am

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