If you can stand heat, humidity and incessant sweating, now is a great time to head to New Orleans, where there is a bevy of hotel deals going on, most likely because not many people can actually stand the heat, humidity and incessant sweating native to the Big Easy this time of year.

To wit: We visited New Orleans a few Julys ago and were able to stay at the Ritz-Carlton for less than $150 per night. But be warned: With the amount of showers you'll be taking to cool off, you'll need to pack extra underwear.

Don't worry, we're sure the following hotels will have enough drawers to store them all... ]]> jennm 2008-07-22T12:07:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/14/71551/8165 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Warhol_Tomato_Soup_Cans.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>This Wednesday at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+Orleans+-+French+Quarter/ian/122280"><b>W New Orleans</b></a>, Andy Warhol-inspired cocktails will make their debut. Heh. Leave it to <b>W</b> to host a <b>W</b>arhol event on <b>W</b>ednesday.</p><p>From 4.30pm until around seven, W is holding the "Shake It Up With Martini and Rossi" event: Andy Warhol prints combined with six cocktails using Martini and Rossi Vermouth and inspired by Warhol images. <p>They don't give too much more away except that there'll be "Velvet Edie" and "Factory Martini" cocktails among the six, and they'll all be shaken and stirred "Warhol-style". Which we think is pretty stylish.</p><p>It's a first come, first served night so don't be late, and if you do get to try a Warhol cocktail let us know amandak 2008-07-14T09:25:06-05:00 29.954403 -90.066517 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/25/14230/0753 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wfrench.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Man, we are total suckers for a hotel promo with a cute name. <p>Perhaps not such suckers that we would sit around stuffing our faces whilst clad in a bikini, but we are happy to watch other people do so at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+Orleans+-+French+Quarter/ian/122280">W New Orleans - French Quarter</a></b>'s weekly Bikini Brunch this summer. <p>On Saturdays during the month of July, throw on your swimsuit (or your jeans) and head down to the W pool for: <blockquote><p>a $15 brunch provided by <a href="http://www.bacco.com">Bacco</a> including Fruit Salad, Gourmet Pasta Salad and Chilled Shrimp Cocktail. Bottle service will also be available in the courtyard complete with your favorite mixers. </p></blockquote> <p>Non-guests can totally enjoy the offer too; in fact, Jenna 2008-06-25T10:00:05-05:00 29.954403 -90.066517 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/5/10146/83940 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/WACLOGO.jpeg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Waldorf-Astoria%20Collection"><b>The Waldorf-Astoria Collection</b></a> wasn't kidding when it said it would be adding new hotels left and right this year.<p>The latest hotel to become a member of Hilton's luxury tier of hotels is the <b>Roosevelt Hotel</b>, the hotel's original name before it became the Fairmont New Orleans in 1965. <p>The The hotel was was hard hit by Hurricane Katrina and so it will undergo a $100 million renovation that will be completed by Spring 2009.<blockquote><p> Key among those plans to restore the property to its previous grandeur will be the reopening of the hotel's famed "Blue Room," as well as the legendary Sazerac Bar. &nbsp;In the golden era of supper clubs from the 1930s to the 1960s, juliana 2008-06-05T10:09:38-05:00 29.935393 -90.083808 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/