DESTINATIONS NEW ORLEANS THE US
Bienvenue, past Frank Lloyd- Wright inspired homes, West Indies-style architecture and the odd pelican (£27 for two hours).
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WHERE TO STAY
SPLURGE The Roosevelt
Stepping down the hallway of this Waldorf Astoria hotel, over mosaic tiles, under chandeliers and past potted palms, is like entering a bygone era. Enormous mahogany beds, pool with views over the rooftops and cocktails in the
low-lit Sazerac Bar maintain the atmosphere of classic luxury. Doubles from £150 a night.
therooseveltneworleans.com
SPEND
Hyatt Regency Overlooking the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome and an easy walk to the French Quarter and banks of the
Mississippi, the 1,193-room Hyatt Regency is dizzyingly big. The in-house pizza delivery service, cafe with house-smoked barbecue and cocktail lounge with live jazz elevate it above your typical business hotel. Doubles from £90 a night.
neworleans.hyatt.com
SAVE Aloft
Part of W Hotels, the brand’s stylish signature is apparent
from the soothing fiber optic lights and pool table in the lobby to the photographs adorning the bedroom walls of close-ups of local life. Plush bedding and free bottled
water are a godsend for clients indulging in the nightlife. Doubles from £50 a night.
aloftneworleansdowntown.com
01:00: Cafe Du Monde
Aloft Hotel
19.00: Sample some of the city’s innovative cuisine at Compère Lapin (‘brother rabbit’), the restaurant in new boutique hotel Old 77 on Tchoupitoulas Street. Chef Nina Compton blends local flavours with Caribbean influences to create dishes of dirty rice arancini and chicken with crispy skin, turnips and leeks.
comperelapin.com
21.00: Turn left out of the hotel and walk 15 minutes to Preservation Hall on St Peter Street, where audiences of all
Frenchmen Street is where the locals come out to play, with one music haunt propping up the next
ages can catch a thrice-nightly jazz performance (£10 on the door). Soft lights flicker over the stone walls and a reverent hush falls over the crowd when the in-house band begins to play.
preservationhall.com
22.00: Head towards the river, turn left on Decatur Street and a
10-minute walk will take to you Frenchmen Street. This is where the locals come out to play, with one music haunt propping up the next. Drinking on the street is allowed as you weave between The Spotted Cat, The Blue Nile and Maison for live jazz and blues, and witness a brass band/ hip hop mash-up at BMC.
01.00: Retrace your steps down Decatur, past the French Market to the green and white-striped awnings of Cafe Du Monde. This 24-hour spot is heaving by day, so grab a table for a post-jazz snack in the moonlight. Many claim the sugar-smothered beignets, served with cafe au lait, are the best in New Orleans.
cafedumonde.com
22:00: Frenchmen Street
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PICTURES: NEWORLEANS ONLINE/COSMO CONDINA; JEAN-PAUL GISCLAIR; DAVID RICHMOND
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