Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
Expert reviews
“Dating back to 1886, The Monteleone is a longtime favorite Quarter hotel, and with reason. This grand old hotel has the right mix of New Orleans grandeur, sophisticated style, and a good dose of fun, with great bar outlets, a rooftop pool, and live music.”
“There is almost nothing modest about the venerable Monteleone, family-owned since 1886. Not the ornate lobby, not the hallowed literary tradition (Faulkner, Hemingway, Capote, Tennessee Williams, and Eudora Welty slept, drank, and/or wrote here, among others), not the happy hour scene or stellar view at the rooftop pool.”
“Perhaps the city’s most venerable hotel, the Monteleone is also the Quarter’s largest. Not long after it was built, preservationists put a stop to building on this scale below Iberville St. Since its inception in 1866, the hotel has lodged literary luminaries including William Faulkner, Truman Capote and Rebecca Wells.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Bar
- Spa
- Restaurant
All you need to know
Hotel Monteleone, a gem nestled in the center of the French Quarter, is known as the royal lady of Royal Street. This family-run establishment has remained in the Monteleone family for five generations since its inception in 1886, making it one of the few remaining family-managed hotels in New Orleans.
Its rich history spanning over a hundred years has garnered Hotel Monteleone numerous accolades and recognitions, thanks to their unwavering dedication to service and comfort. The hotel holds a special place as an official literary landmark, a title given by the Friends of the Library Association.
Furthermore, it proudly stands as a member of Historic Hotels of America, the Preferred Hotel Group, and Associated Luxury Hotels International.
Patrons have the option to exercise in the top-notch gym or indulge in a therapeutic session at the comprehensive wellness center. The premises also include a professional workspace and a boutique.
All accommodations come with a refrigerator and a personal coffee maker. The suites, adorned with natural hues and tall ceilings, are equipped with a safety deposit box. The lavatories, fitted with marble and granite, provide luxurious bathrobes.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
13 August 2025
Fabulous
The location was excellent. Right around the corner from Bourbon St and walking distance to Canal St. Bed was comfortable and the staff were very polite. The restaurant on-site was fantastic.
The late night room service was a bit expensive but the food was nice.
11 August 2025
It was excellent
Facility and staff were great
n/a
11 August 2025
Exceptional
I loved this hotel. It was everything I hoped for... stylish, elegant with the wonderful atmosphere of yesteryear. The Carousel bar was busy but we did manage to secure a seat for a drink or two as it circled. And it is really convenient for anything in the French Quarter.
The pool was a bit murky and tired but that is a small grumble. Everything else was wonderful.
8 August 2025
Very good
The area close by facilities
4 August 2025
We enjoyed being a part of French Quarter history in this beautiful comfortable historic hotel!
Awesome building, location, staff, accommodations! We had a great time and enjoyed everyone at the hotel!
Parking cost, but understand
4 August 2025
A Magical Overnight Stay – Wish We Had More Time!
A Magical Overnight Stay – Wish We Had More Time! We stayed just one night at this stunning hotel estate in New Orleans, and it absolutely exceeded every expectation. From the moment we arrived, the staff were warm, welcoming, and incredibly attentive – truly some of the best service we’ve ever experienced. The rooms were beautifully appointed, blending charm and elegance with comfort and luxury. Every detail felt thoughtful, and it made for a genuinely relaxing stay. One of the absolute highlights was the famous Carousel Bar – what a gem! It was such a fun and unique experience to sit at the rotating bar, sipping on expertly made cocktails. The vibe was pure New Orleans magic – lively, elegant, and a little whimsical. We also made our way to the rooftop pool terrace, which was equally impressive. The view, the atmosphere, the small bar up there – it was the perfect spot to enjoy a refreshing mimosa and soak in the city’s energy. Even though we were only there for a night, everything about this hotel felt ideal. It’s the kind of place that makes you want to extend your stay. We’ll absolutely be back – next time, for longer!
24 July 2025
Beautiful experience and exceptional service
Beautiful and wonderful staff from parking to check in and house keeping
Absolutely nothing it’s our favorite place to stay
22 July 2025
Exceptional
Beds were comfortable. Shower pressure was excellent. View was nice of the French Quarter. Room service was quick and delicious. The valet was quick and easy on arrival. Check in & out were simple. Everyone we encountered in the hotel was so nice and professional.
21 July 2025
If I return to NOLA, there will be only one hotel to stay in - the Hotel Monteleone.
Ate only one meal in hotel. French fries were great! Staff at front desk was well trained & efficient. The bellman, Michael, was one of the best I’ve seen - a real treasure.
Nothing I didn’t like. It is a beautiful, well run hotel with a well trained staff.
21 July 2025
We love staying at The Monteleone Hotel. A true New Orleans classic hotel. Friendly and helpful staff throughout the h
Everything. Carousel Bar, location, staff and a wonderful dinner at the Criollo Restaurant in the hotel.
There is nothing to dislike about this hotel.
15 July 2025
Old style luxury hotel providing comfort and great location.
Location was great - easy to reach St Charles trolley. Hotel had character and comfort. visited Carousel 4 times for the music and drinks.
11 July 2025
Awesome stay
It’s location close to everything . It had a pool, restaurant ( great food )and a carousel bar . Very friendly staff .
I like everything about this property.
9 July 2025
Exceptional
Everything, the vibe, location, and staff
4 July 2025
The only place to stay in New Orleans.
The history of the hotel was fun to learn about. Every staff member went out of their way to help make our trip incredible. The atmosphere and amenities were incredible. The only place I’d want to stay in New Orleans.
Everything was above our expectations.
2 July 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful hotel, great history.
30 June 2025
Simply The Best!
The Pool and It's Food, The Hotels Location
26 June 2025
Very good
Location was excellent.
24 June 2025
Glorious stay at a glorious Hotel!
Everything! Just perfect!
23 June 2025
Would stay agsin
Location excellent Room very good Bed excellent
We liked everything except for the pool was not very clean
21 June 2025
Excellent historic hotel in the heart of the French Quarter.
My stay at Hotel Monteleone was perfect. It's clean and comfortable. The service at reception and from housekeeping was superb. I also loved the Carousel Bar and Criollo restaurant right on site. It made it very convenient. The rooftop pool is also fantastic.
18 June 2025
wonderful stay
everything was perfect from the Carrousel Bar to the staff at the reception, housekeeping, Concierge...Personnel speaks many languages. Ms. Stacey was very helpful in arranging transport to some sites (plantations, airport...)
Closed windows in rooms that do not permit fresh air
15 June 2025
Overall everything was excellent-love the Monteleone-room upgrade situation was a disappointment
I received an email that I could upgrade room to a view of river for small fee...paid extra for view, but didn't get any. room overlooked roof.....
12 June 2025
Wonderful stay!!
Location is perfect for walking to shopping, eating, and sights!
11 June 2025
Fantastic location in an historic setting
Brilliant location, really close to the French Quarter. Historic hotel, which obviously has the famous Carousel Bar. Comfy beds and a lovely restaurant on site, and rooftop pool. We had a great time here.
The only thing I’d say is that the shower and bath area could do with an upgrade.
3 June 2025
Fabulous
central location, fabulous bed and pillows, great room service, excellent products, and plenty of water to drink.
2 June 2025
Very good
My only negative was the amount they wanted to charge for a late check, I thought this was well over the top
30 May 2025
Very good
Hotel iteself was awesome. There was a problem with getting us into the room we specifically booked, but they accommodated us with a comparable room after a few hours.
26 May 2025
Exceptional
Location Location. Beautiful property.
Sinks are designed for sparrows. The excessive charge for a two hour extra check out time is just excessive greed.
22 May 2025
A lovely time in the Quarter.
The ambiance of the hotel. The friendliness and helpfulness of the doormen. Enjoyed sitting in the bar and enjoying life. We really liked our room. Actually, the whole visit was lovely.
Place in the bathroom to put things. Not a serious problem
21 May 2025
Amazing place to stay if you want to be in the heart of New Orleans
Beautiful central location
Nothing
15 May 2025
loved the location, quality (noting the above), ambience of the hotel
location, style, staff, amenities (cafe, bar, spa)
room was smaller than expected. one morning the room wasn't cleaned to expectations (a dirty pillow slip was left on the floor after cleaning and wash washing towels and another bath towel were not replaced). two of the lifts were out of order for around 24 hours
12 May 2025
Great place to stay.
The location and the history of the hotel.
7 May 2025
Excellent
Location
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29 April 2025
A wonderful time, ticked all the boxes
The hotel was in a great location, had lots of character and the staff were very friendly and helpful. It was lovely to be able to relax by the rooftop pool after a day of sightseeing. The gymnasium and Spa added to the attraction. The carousel bar was an amazing experience and a must if you are staying there. We also tried ‘Le Petit Chef’ dining experience which we would highly recommend.
The rooms were on the small side for 3 adults but had a lot of character. The pool while lovely was smaller than we envisaged and it wasn’t always possible to find somewhere to sit or relax. Even though the hotel offered a carousel bar private experience for Patrons from 10-11am it was rather expensive and hotel guests didn’t get any preferential consideration over visitors to the hotel. It took 4 nights of hovering before we actually got to enjoy the experience.
27 April 2025
Fabulous
Perfect location, great rooms
16 April 2025
comfortable and location was what we needed
lovely pool area very comfortable beds
was not able to access bar area too crowded and noisey
16 April 2025
Would stay again. Loved the hotel. Pool was fun. Service was excellent.
we were orginally in 1256. A standard room. It was OK. Nothing special. Felt a bit dated, but it was fine -- except it was on Royal Street -- which was very loud. Switch to 1227 in the newly renovated tower. It was amazing. Everything was wonderful. Would book this room again.
Room on Royal street was very loud. Hard to sleep at night.
16 April 2025
Fabulous
I didn't like that staying at the hotel didn't give me any advantage to get into the Carousel Bar.
15 April 2025
Meh
Lovely rooftop pool. Great location in the French Quarter.
Absolutely packed with people and noisy. Room decent and nice lobby, but in general, the room was overpriced. Very small bathroom, hair dryer didn’t work, ice machine didn’t work, and amenities like coffee service sub par.
13 April 2025
Very good, busy, comfortable hotel in a great location
We thought that the location of this hotel is perfect if you wish to visit the French Quarter. The hotel is clean comfortable and amazingly quiet at night considering it is only one block away from Bourbon Street. (Our room was on Floor 7). Room size not huge, but good enough considering location. I did not get to use the pool so cannot comment on that. Service is good and complimentary water always welcome. If visiting the French Quarter and possible wider city would definitely return. This is a great hotel but generally very busy, but then you are in the French Quarter.
The Carousel bar has pros and cons. Firstly, of course its a great bar, but on the downside it is so busy that there's often no room and if you want to sit in the hotel bar after a long day on tours, we could not find any where to go other than to find a nearby bar - of which of course there are many. But it would have been good to have a residents bar/lounge which was available for a quiet cold beer before changing and heading out for dinner.
13 April 2025
Very good
Great hotel but in a very busy area. Waiting for half an hour for a breakfast table for hotel guests is not acceptable.
11 April 2025
Fabulous
Location
30 March 2025
Charming and well-located, but very noisy
Great location, right in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The hotel is large, historic, and full of charm, with a warm atmosphere that reflects the city's rich heritage. The rooms are comfortable and the staff is very friendly and helpful. An excellent choice for anyone looking to enjoy the best of the city with style and comfort.
Because it's right in the center of the French Quarter, the area was very busy. The lobby was constantly crowded with people, both hotel guests and visitors to the bar. The room was quite noisy, with loud music coming from the street until 2 or 3 AM every night. Even staying on the 11th floor, the windows didn’t block out the noise well.
26 March 2025
Exceptional
Nothing
23 March 2025
Fantastic
Always a fabulous stay! Earl in the garage is always a blessing and a friendly face.
5 March 2025
Memorable visit!!
Besides the fact that it was absolutely amazing? Quiet.. Comfy bed, pillows sheets everything absolutely love the fancy bathroom with the marble floors. I loved all the extra little details that has the hotel’s name on it… the only thing I did not like was that the showerhead thing you can’t put it all the way to the top and let go of it. There was no way to position it so that it could be freestanding. I wanted to be able to just stand underneath it. but that helped me decide that I don’t want one of those types of handheld showerheads in my own home so thank you for that.
Shoot read what I wrote above that’s what I didn’t like about it
5 March 2025
Perfect place to stay in the French Quarter
Great location
Wish there was more counter space in the bathroom
27 February 2025
Had a nice stay.
Very tastefully decorated. It was clean the staff was nice and helpful. Shower had great pressure.
The only thing I didn't like was the Carousel was too full to go into. Maybe I needed a reservation.
25 February 2025
I always stay at the Monteleon when I’m in New Orleans.
Bed was comfortable and the room was spacious and clean.
Everything was fine. No complaints.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Evening entertainment
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Spa facilities
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Live music/performance
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
Parking
- - Parking garage
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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24 August 2025
I first stayed here a year ago and was blown away by the location and quality of this hotel, it really is differentiated