739 Canal Street at Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Chain: Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
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The 693-room Crowne Plaza Hotel Astor is located at the corner of historic Bourbon and Canal streets at the entrance to the New Orleans French Quarter and provides luxury accommodation for both the leisure and business traveler. Items included with the room rate at this 14-story, non-smoking hotel are in-room tea and coffee and a morning newspaper. There are 22 rooms available for business or social functions. The largest can accommodate 850 guests. Area landmarks and attractions include the New Orleans Convention Center, the Louisiana Superdome and New Orleans Arena, the Riverwalk shopping area, Harrah's Casino, Aquarium of the Americas, the arts and warehouse districts, Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market, the National WW II Museum and the New Orleans cemeteries.
Does HotelsByCity recommend this hotel?
This is a favorite hotel for many frequent visitors to New Orleans. The hotel has southern hospitality at its best, with lots of old world charm mixed with modern conveniences. The hotel is not recommended for families with young children but appeals to the upmarket partygoers or business travelers with an unlimited expense account. The rates are high – but so is the service and quality of the accommodation. Read our customer reviews?
All the guestrooms and 28 suites have a work desk with high-speed Internet access, Internet browser television with cable movie and news channels, pay-per-view movies, coffee and tea making facilities, in-room safe, iron and ironing board, hairdryer and two dual-line telephones with voicemail. Connecting rooms and rollaway beds and cribs are available.
This hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a fitness center that is open from 6am until 9pm. The 24-hour front desk has safe deposit boxes. Other amenities include a tour desk, business center, daily housekeeping, laundry and same-day dry cleaning service, an ATM and ice and vending machines. The on-site Bourbon House restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and room service is available around the clock.
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