The 6 Best Hotels in New Orleans (Updated 2025)

"I found the Creole Gardens Inn to be a warm, friendly guesthouse housed in a 19th-century antebellum mansion in the Garden District where the owners are welcoming and an included breakfast is fantastic—freshly baked quiches, fruit, yogurts, and sweet pastries like sticky buns and apple fritters. The tranquil inner courtyard shaded by banana trees is perfect for relaxing after exploring, and the rooms are funky and varied—from small cottage rooms to sprawling mansion suites (including one reportedly haunted room)—all with boldly painted walls, local artwork, hardwood floors, and eclectic furniture like four-poster beds and large wardrobes. Amenities are basic but the beds are thick and comfortable and the large windows let in lots of light, making it an ideal bed-and-breakfast for genuine southern hospitality." - Matthew Kepnes