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New Orleans Map: Maison OrleansMaison Orleans Frommer's Exceptional

Address
904 Iberville St
Location The French Quarter
Phone 504/670-2900
Fax 504/670-2910
Web site www.ritzcarlton.com
Room Information 75 units
Prices $309-$1,199 double and suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
Parking Valet parking $32
Season The Maison Orleans is scheduled to reopen alongside the Ritz in September 2006

Frommer's Review

This is for those who say, "I'd stay at the Ritz-Carlton if only it were even nicer and had even better service." Voilà! This operates as the Ritz's Club Level, but with, get this, 24-hour butler service. Yes, ring a special button, "ask for the sun" (they say themselves), and your own personal Jeeves will fetch it for you.

The rooms here are gorgeous little classics of NOLA style: wood floors, paneling, and furniture; superb moldings; fireplace facades; and bathrooms containing about the deepest hotel tub and separate shower (rooms whose numbers end with 05s have smaller bathrooms, with tub/shower combinations), quality amenities, and thick bath sheets. You get both local aesthetics and modern comforts, though window size can vary. Beds are ultralush, with feather beds, down comforters with soft covers, and a half canopy. All of this doesn't come cheap, to say the least. However, there are also five food servings a day (enough so that you need not eat anywhere else, though that would be a mistake in New Orleans!), and drinks are free. Summertime can bring incredible specials as well.

In room: A/C, TV, CD and DVD players (and complimentary selections), iPod docking station, Wi-Fi, minibar (stocked according to personal preference), coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, robes and slippers.

Facilities:
Restaurant; continental breakfast plus daily snacks/meal presentations; health club; spa; full access to Ritz-Carlton shops; room service; babysitting; dry cleaning and laundry; 24-hr. butler service; special baths drawn by butler

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.


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