An English-style luxury hotel rare for New Orleans, anchoring the CBD with a fine-art collection throughout and an afternoon tea widely held to be the best in the city — book ahead, especially on weekends. The art alone is worth exploring, and the Polo Lounge downstairs offers refined cocktails and a deep whiskey list without a trace of stuffiness. It is the grande dame address: come for the tea, the collection, and the particular old-world composure that nothing else in town quite matches.
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CBD, New Orleans
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Afternoon tea is the signature experience. The Polo Lounge has an excellent whiskey selection.
Afternoon tea on weekends - book ahead. The art collection alone is worth exploring.
English-style luxury rare in New Orleans. Fine art collection throughout. The afternoon tea is the best in the city. Polo Lounge is refined without being stuffy.