"This historic hotel is home to one of the city’s essential bars, drawing visitors with the chance to be steeped in a quintessential New Orleans atmosphere. Drinking at the Columns is best in mild weather — a seat on the hotel’s veranda offers a gorgeous view of St. Charles Avenue. Otherwise, multiple rooms inside replete with soaring ceilings, jewel tones, and ornate plaster trim make for prime hot toddy or Irish coffee sipping spots." - Beth D’Addono