The Lafayette Hotel On Oh-so-fashionable Saint Charles Avenue And
Its Famous Streetcar Line Overlooks Verdant Lafayette Square And Is
Only Seven Blocks From Decadent Bourbon Street. Guests At This Hotel
In The Central Business District Also Are Close To The Superdome,
Harrah's Casino And The Morial Convention Center. Visitors Enjoy Riding
The Streetcar, Which Travels From The French Quarter Through The Historic
Garden District Replete With Stately Homes, Then By Riverbend With
Its Victorian Cottages Housing Shops And Restaurants, And To Audubon
Zoo And Loyola And Tulane Universities.
Some Of The City's
Most Celebrated Chefs Have Restaurants Within Walking Distance Of
The Lafayette, Including Emeril Lagasse's Namesake And Susan Spicer's
Herbsaint. The Hotel's Eatery, Johnny Ryan's New Orleans Restaurant,
Serves Contemporary Spins On New Orleans Cuisine, Including Greens-stuffed
Pork Chops And Plenty Of Gulf Seafood. The Bar's Humidor Is Packed
With A Wide Selection Of Cigars.
The Four-story Lafayette, One Of The First Buildings In The City
To Offer Plumbing, Retains Many Unique Architectural Elements, Such
As French Doors, Wrought-iron Balconies, Italian Marble Floors,
Decorative Moldings And 10-Foot High Ceilings. The Designs Spill
Over Into The Guest Rooms, Which Also Feature Old World Architecture,
French Doors, Four-poster Beds And English Botanical Prints. Modern
Amenities Include Wet Bars, Refrigerators, Vcrs, Whirlpools, Thick
Terry Bathrobes And Fancy French- Milled Soaps.
The Lafayette Hotel Is A Member Of The Prestigious Small Luxury
Hotels Of The World. Guests At The Lafayette Hotel Include Leisure
Travelers In Town To Explore And Experience Everything New Orleans,
And Business Travelers Looking For A Relatively Short Walk To The
Convention Center And To Indulge In That Experience Once They're
Off From Work. |
