Where to stay in Louisiana?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €780

Louisiana

Days 1-7 · 6 nights
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteHotel Provincial

A medium-sized hotel, for those who prefer a room to a dormitory. A good base for alternating the city's museums with days on the road to the bayou.

€130 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeBourbon Orleans Hotel
👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly

A good-sized hotel, suited to couples and families alike. You come back to sleep here between the National WWII Museum and the evening clubs.

€140 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeDauphine Orleans Hotel
🏊Pool

A mid-range hotel, worth keeping in mind when the city fills up for a festival. A private room on a controlled budget, without resorting to a dormitory.

€140 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeLe Richelieu

On Chartres Street, in the lower French Quarter of New Orleans, very close to Frenchmen Street. For ending evenings of music a few streets from your room.

€140 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangePlace d'Armes Hotel

On Saint Ann Street, just behind Jackson Square, in the middle of the French Quarter. A practical position for sightseeing days before heading off to the plantations.

€150 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetThe Quisby

A youth hostel, the option that leaves budget for concerts. You meet other travellers, useful for sharing the drive to the plantations.

€35 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetIndia House Hostel

A youth hostel, with dormitories and communal areas. The format for long stays, when you want one evening of music after another without counting the nights.

€30 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHotel St. Pierre
🚶Walk everywhere

On Burgundy Street, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. You walk to Jackson Square and Frenchmen Street, without getting back in the car in the evening.

€100 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHotel Villa Convento
🚶Walk everywhere👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly

On Ursulines Avenue, in the lower French Quarter of New Orleans. A family-run guesthouse for a stay entirely on foot, between the river and Frenchmen Street.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetRathbone Mansions

A historic hotel in New Orleans, the city from which you explore all of Louisiana. Evenings are for the music of the French Quarter, days for the bayous and the plantations.

€130 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel

A historic New Orleans hotel, open for more than a century. For a stay where the address is as much part of the programme as the sightseeing.

The Sazerac Bar, inside the hotel, is one of the city's historic bars.

€280 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHotel Monteleone
👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly

A historic hotel run by the same family since 1886, a local institution. For those who want to stay in a piece of the city's history.

The Carousel Bar, a revolving bar opened in 1949, is on the ground floor.

€220 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryOmni Royal Orleans
🚶Walk everywhere

On Saint Louis Street, right in the French Quarter of New Orleans, a stone's throw from Royal Street. A central address for those who want to do everything in the quarter on foot.

€250 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryRoyal Sonesta New Orleans

On Bourbon Street itself, in the middle of the French Quarter of New Orleans. For being in the evening action, knowing that the street does not sleep much.

€260 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe Pontchartrain Hotel

A historic hotel in New Orleans, the upmarket version of a Louisiana stay. For ending the day in peace after the clubs on Frenchmen Street or a trip into the bayous.

€240 a nightSee on Booking →
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Indicative prices for two people, checked when written: the price on the day depends on the season and your dates, so check it on the booking link. A deliberately short selection: a few checked places per budget and per stop, not a directory. The "more hotels" link opens the full Booking search for the same town, on the same dates. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

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