Gather your girlfriends this fall, and spend some time shopping, eating, drinking, and catching up. These hotels that are offering Girlfriend Getaway packages, designed for those who like to shop, drink,and be pampered. Manicures, pedicures, cocktails and transportation to shopping trips within three miles of the hotel are just...
September 21, 2012
Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar in one of it early incarnations, circa 1970 Weve never denied our love for revolving restaurants, even in the face of risky business. But our love for revolving restos really extends to all things revolutionary at hotels, including bars (is there a better way to...
May 11, 2012
Forget using an iPad 2 to connect to a hotel's services. At the Hotel Monteleone, all you need to get keyed in is your smartphone. The hotel has started a new Mobile Passport program that will give you access to your reservationincluding room type, confirmation number, arrival/departure dates and...
June 02, 2011
Earth Day is Friday, and if you are looking to mark the occasion, you can spend the night at a hotel. A number of hotels are joining in the eco-friendly celebration and are offering everything from organic meals to special spa packages to green-themed kiddie crafts. Check out what...
April 18, 2011
Grande dames may seem like the epitome of sophistication, but as Dame Elizabeth Taylor can attest, they all need a nip and tuck to stay current. So it's about time for New Orleans' grande dame, the Hotel Monteleone, to get a makeover. Updates on the renowned Carousel Barits circular...
June 02, 2010
Today is the First Annual Foursquare Day! Yes, the newest social media darling already has its own "day"! You can learn more about the Foursquare Day (aka "4sqDay") movement by reading its blog but what we're most excited about are the specials that hotels are offering Foursquare users for...
April 16, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year--Halloween! Even better, our favorite holidays falls on a weekend this year so you can celebrate both Mischief Night and Halloween without having to deal with a hangover at work the next day. Although we can't promise you that your coworkers won't...
October 19, 2009
Mardi Gras is about spontaneity, so we bet a few of you out there havent even bothered to check whether there are still hotel rooms available for you to sleep it off after all the festivities down in NoLa. It's lucky you have us to do that for you,...
February 23, 2009
Juliana recently spent a few days in New Orleans checking out the city's still-booming business of live music, haunted tours and good cookin' all the while still maintaining its ability to overserve visitors on Bourbon Street (and pretty much everywhere else.) This week, she'll be sending back some thoughts on...
October 27, 2008
[Ed. Note: Contributing editor PBB has taken a field trip to New Orleans where he put his handy camera skills to work for us.]I was a little nervous about staying in the French Quarter. Bourbon Street, boozing, that whole thing. But then again, I went to New Orleans for...
July 25, 2007
If you're not a fan of the circus, then the bar at Hotel Monteleone might scare you away.Appropriately named the Carousel Bar, the place features a circus motif and the round bar looks like a lit-up carousel sans mechanical horses. A favorite of New Orleans locals, [the bar] is often...
August 22, 2006
The annual festival, Tales of the Cocktail, will kick off in New Orleans tomorrow at 2 p.m. a the Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter.Here the official cocktail of the festival will be unveiled and over the next few days, more than 2,000 people are expected to roam about the...
July 18, 2006
Nothing is more frustrating than an unfulfilled promise for free Wifi access. Sitting there with your laptop and dancing around your hotel room in desperate attempt for a signal, any signal. Such is the case in New Orleans which apparently has city-wide free wireless internet. But the signal is not...
June 07, 2006
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