The Roosevelt
Overview: For our last night in New Orleans, we stayed at the Roosevelt, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel. After our two nights at the Hyatt Centric, one block away from Bourbon Street, The Roosevelt was a nice change of pace. While still in the French Quarter, it is a few blocks away from Bourbon Street, giving it a much quieter feel.
Tip: The Roosevelt is a great place to book if you have the American Express Platinum card. The card gives you $300 credit toward select Hilton hotel stays, along with all kinds of perks during your stay. We booked a standard room for one night at $340. Minus the $300 Hilton credit, our total cash price for the room was $40. Holding the Platinum card also entitles you to an upgraded room at check in, if available. This meant that we were upgraded to a suite at check in, which was a nice bonus. We were also given $100 resort credit to use during our stay and free breakfast for two. Additionally, at check in, we were given the option for an additional $100 resort credit or an extra 2,500 points to be added to J’s American Express account. We opted for the additional resort credit, which we used to book one hour of Contrast Therapy at the Spa, for $75 per person. I’m not sure I’d book the Contrast Therapy treatment again - it included a sauna and cold plunge in a private room. Both the sauna and cold plunge felt very portable and not very luxurious. But, it was a nice way to nurse our hangovers, sweat it out, and use the resort credit. We used our remaining credit on room service for a late night snack once we returned home from our trip to Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29.
The room itself was nice. The suite was sizable, with a large living room and separate large bedroom. The bathroom was pretty small, especially compared to the size of the other two rooms. The style is definitely more classic and a little old timey for my tastes I tend to like a more modern aesthetic. But overall, it was a nice place to stay on our last night in New Orleans.
My Assessment: I’d stay here again on another trip to New Orleans, mostly because the value added is so great. The perks alone make the stay worth the $40 cash we paid. But, I wouldn’t book the room for the cash price and I wouldn’t want to stay more than one night. The hotel was a little too classically styled and stuffy for my taste.