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8.2

1,925 reviews

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, 70130, Louisiana, United States

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Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Hot tub

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Welcome to The Royal Sonesta New Orleans! Located in the heart of New Orleans, this 4-star hotel offers an unbeatable experience that will delight even the most seasoned traveler. With its prime location just 0.4mi from the city center, you'll have easy access to all the best that New Orleans has to offer.

Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by the hotel's friendly and professional staff, available 24-hours a day to ensure your stay is nothing short of extraordinary. The 1925 reviews speak for themselves, attesting to the impeccable service and amenities provided by The Royal Sonesta.

The hotel boasts a wide range of amenities to enhance your stay, including a pet-friendly policy (with extra charges), an outdoor swimming pool, and a fitness center, all available for your enjoyment. The on-site restaurant and bar provide delectable cuisine and a lively atmosphere, while the private parking and WiFi (with extra charges) ensure convenience and connectivity throughout your stay. Whether you want to relax by the pool or explore the vibrant city of New Orleans, The Royal Sonesta has you covered. Don't miss out on this incredible hotel experience, with prices starting from $138.

As you indulge in the vibrant city of New Orleans, don't forget to make a splash in our refreshing outdoor swimming pool. Open all season long, our pool offers the perfect escape from the southern heat. Take a dip and soak up the sun while enjoying the lively atmosphere that surrounds our pool area. And for those cooler evenings, fear not! Our pool is heated, guaranteeing a comfortable swim no matter the weather. So whether you want to do some laps or just relax by the poolside with a cool drink in hand, our pool awaits you.

When it comes to dining options, The Royal Sonesta has you covered. Our on-site restaurants serve delectable cuisine that will tantalize your taste buds. Head to Restaurant R'evolution for a truly Cajun Creole experience. Immerse yourself in the flavors of the region as you savor every bite. And for those who are seafood lovers, Desire Oyster Bar is a must-visit. Indulge in freshly shucked oysters and other seafood delicacies while surrounded by the lively and vibrant atmosphere of New Orleans. With these dining options, your culinary journey is sure to be unforgettable.

At The Royal Sonesta, we strive to make your stay as convenient as possible. That's why we accept a wide range of payment methods, including Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, Visa, JCB, Maestro, Carte Blanche, and UnionPay. Leave your cash at home and enjoy the ease and security of paying with your preferred card. We want to ensure that your stay at The Royal Sonesta is nothing short of extraordinary, from the moment you arrive to the moment you check out.

Closest airports

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

11.5mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Hot tub

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Elevator

Picnic area

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Rooms

King Room with Balcony with Bourbon Street view  in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Bourbon Street, King Size, Street View, Balcony

1 King Size Bed

215 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

Coffee machine

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Experience luxury and comfort in our spacious King Room with Balcony and Street view. With a private bathroom, bathtub, terrace, and flat-screen TV, you'll have all the amenities you need for a relaxing stay. Enjoy the stunning view from your balcony and unwind in the sitting area. Ideal for couples or families with one child.

Executive Level Two Doubles Mobility Accessible Roll In Shower Breakfast Daily in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Room - 2 Queen, Accessible, Executive Lounge Access

2 Double Beds

300 sqft

Private Bathroom

Wifi

Coffee machine

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned quadruple room includes a TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 2 beds.

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Concierge, King or 2 Queen

1 King Size Bed

2 Queen Size Beds

Free wifi

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Sleeps

  • Max people: 2
  • Max adults: 2
  • Max children: 1

Room details

1 King or 2 Queens

Internet - Free WiFi and wired Internet access

Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, cable channels, and iPod dock

Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, and 24-hour room service

Sleep - Pillowtop bed, premium bedding, blackout drapes/curtains, and turndown service

Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub, bathrobes, and designer toiletries

Practical - Laptop-compatible safe, iron/ironing board, and desk; rollaway/extra beds and free cribs/infant beds available on request

Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

Non-Smoking

Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

Executive Level Two Queens Breakfast Daily in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Room - 2 Queen, Executive Lounge Access

2 Queen Size Beds

215 sqft

Private Bathroom

Wifi

Coffee machine

Refrigerator

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Featuring access to the R Club Lounge & Terrace, this private floor room offers a flat-screen TV, seating area and compact refrigerator. A bathrobe and hair dryer are included. There is a coffee-maker in the room.

Deluxe King Mobility Accessible Tub in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Deluxe, King Size, Accessible

1 Double Bed

25 sqft

Private Bathroom

Wifi

Coffee machine

Refrigerator

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The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a coffee machine, as well as a private bathroom featuring a bath or a shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 1 bed.

Deluxe Two Queens Hearing Accessible in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Deluxe, 2 Queen Size Beds, Accessible

2 Queen Size Beds

30 sqft

Private Bathroom

Wifi

Coffee machine

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned quadruple room includes a TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 2 beds.

Interior Balcony Two Queen Beds in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Room - 2 Queen, Balcony

2 Queen Size Beds

30 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

Coffee machine

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Featuring a balcony with seating and courtyard or pool views, this private floor room offers a flat-screen TV, seating area and compact refrigerator. A bathrobe and hair dryer are included. There is a coffee-maker in the room.

King Room with Balcony and Side Street view in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Street, King Size, Partial Street View, Balcony

1 King Size Bed

215 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

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Enjoy a stylish and comfortable stay in our King Room with a balcony, offering a charming side street view. Unwind in the 215 sqft space featuring a king-size bed, private bathroom, bathtub, terrace, and a range of modern amenities including a coffee machine, flat-screen TV, and air conditioning.

Double Room in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Room - 2 Queen

2 Double Beds

300 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

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Relax in our spacious Quadruple Room, with two Queen size beds, perfect for 4 adults. Enjoy modern amenities like Wifi, air conditioning and a private bathroom.

King Interior Furnished Balcony in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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King Room, Balcony

1 King Size Bed

25 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

Coffee machine

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Experience luxurious comfort in our Interior Balcony King room, offering ample space for relaxation and a private balcony to enjoy the view. Unwind in the bathtub, watch your favorite shows on the flat-screen TV, and indulge in a cup of coffee from the coffee machine.

Suite in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Suite

1 Queen Size Bed

1 Sofa Bed

215 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Wifi

Refrigerator

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The spacious suite features air conditioning, a coffee machine, a balcony with city views as well as a private bathroom boasting a bath or a shower.

Deluxe Queen Room in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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Deluxe, Queen Size

1 Queen Size Bed

270 sqft

Private Bathroom

Wifi

Coffee machine

Refrigerator

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x3

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This room offers a flat-screen TV, seating area and compact refrigerator. A bathrobe and hair dryer are included. There is a coffee-maker in the room.

Guest reviews

8.2

1,925 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Holly

8.2

March 2023

I asked for a high floor, and we got one overlooking the pool.

The window was so high up that I could not see the pool, just the skyscrapers in the distance. (I am of average height.) The person who made up our room (which we asked for the second night we were there) did not do a very good job. Our used coffee cups were left on the dresser, our toilet paper was not replenished, and our hand towels were not replaced. I think the hotel could do a better job training their room cleaners.

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Mark

8.2

January 2025

The heated pool was great.

Not attentive on 3 different occasions. I asked for an extra pillow which they said they would bring up but they never did. I asked for the lock on the door to the outside pool/courtyard area to be fixed because the room key to outside only worked for one day of the 3 we were there. The room key worked on the main door but not the outside door and they said Maintenance would come to fix it but they never did. When I checked out the receptionist said they would email me the final billing info and she never did so I am assuming the total charges were within a few hundred dollars of what I spent but frankly I am still not sure.

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Joan

9.1

October 2024

Everything! We will come back again. It's on Bourbon Street, which is entirely safe for us ladies. Everything was clean and beautiful. I strongly recommend it for a girlfriend retreat or any group trip to that hotel. The pool was also excellent, with the bar on the dock. However, they need to work on their billing part- when I reserved the room, I included breakfast and 15 dollars for a daily snack meal. But they ended up charging me on my bill. I tried to resolve this issue, but they weren't available. I need to address this because I don't want another customer to go through this. Am I being scammed?

Charged me for breakfast and a daily $15 dollars snack fee on my credit card. Tried to call the office for this issues, but the phone was not available- cannot leave a message due to full mail on messenger, Need my money back please- However, they need to work on their billing part- when I reserved the room, I included breakfast and 15 dollars for a daily snack meal. But they ended up charging me on my bill. I tried to resolve this issue, but they weren't available. I need to address this because I don't want another customer to go through this. Am I being scammed?

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Hannah

9.1

December 2024

The property is located in the heart of the French Quarter between Royal and Bourbon St with beautiful balcony views. Our room was lovely! The balcony overlooked the Music Legends Park on Bourbon, so we could hear the live jazz at night, which was perfect. The staff from the valet to the front desk to the cleaning team was excellent. You’re within walking distance of basically everything you need with easy access to streetcar stops. We will definitely be booking here again! Be sure to check out Desire Oyster Bar! The food was delicious. I had never had oysters before & our server was kind enough to let me try a sample!

It was a little hard to book tickets for the Jazz Playhouse. I think that process could be improved with being able to reserve seats at the front desk rather than through Eventbrite. Also, there was pretty loud construction happening outside our room starting around 7-8 AM. I understand this isn’t something the hotel can do anything about, but just a warning that your balcony view could be overlooking construction (as of Dec. 2024).

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Karen

9.1

February 2023

This hotel is located right on Bourbon Street but our room was quiet enough for us to sleep. The room was nicely decorated and the bathroom was big and very clean. The Queen size bed was very comfortable and I I liked that the pillows weren't down. Overall, very happy with our room. The rest of the hotel is beautiful and also very clean. The hotel has a Jazz club, a high end restaurant, another restaurant /oyster bar and a bar that opened up right onto Bourbon Street. If you wanted to, you'd never have to leave the hotel and still have a great time. The location of the hotel is fantastic. Easy walk to any part of the French Quarter and it is just a couple of blocks from the Canal Street trolley to the Garden District. The pool area was under renovation but looks like it will be just gorgeous after it is finished. The hotel staff was great at both our very late check-in and also our very early check out. They called a taxi for us and had one within minutes to take us to the airport. We are planning on going back to New Orleans and will definitely book the Sonesta again.

The only thing I didn't like was that the restaurant in the hotel Restaurant R'evolution used latex gloves so I couldn't eat there. I wish they would switch to vinyl to protect the safety of their diners and their staff.

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Rachel

10

September 2024

The pool, coffee, shop and restaurants are an amazing perk of the hotel but the staff truly set the place apart. While everyone was great I wanted to highlight: - Caleb at the door who is always so friendly, knowledgeable, and goes above and beyond to help anyone nearby. - Jose is always busting his butt at the pool area and doing maintenance around the hotel. - Donald at the door is always on top of it and a friendly face amongst the craziness at bourbon - there’s a lovely redhead with curls at PJ’s who was always so helpful (and a pro with the espresso machine), I don’t remember her name but she always made my morning - Johnny was a wonderful resource for concierge activities and helping get my luggage on my last day, on top of just being a friendly face - Shout out to the beautiful housekeeping staff who not only maintain clean rooms but went above and beyond creating cute shapes with bedding and giving it that extra touch - Apologies to the wonderful lady at the front desk who almost broke her back helping me with my luggage on my last day when I ran to the bathroom before heading to the airport. Looking forward to my next NOLA Royal Sonesta visit. Thank you team for a wonderful visit, miss is already!

For those with young kids being right on Bourbon St may not be the best sight, or I recommend having a car you can use versus walking the kids through some of the “Bourbon shenanigans” at certain times For those without kiddos you couldn’t ask for a better stay

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Nikkia

8.2

November 2024

The staff was very nice, suggestions for activities in and out of the hotel was very helpful. The hotel is beautiful inside. Check in and out was a breeze. Love the Front desk staff. Whenever I needed assistance or had questions they were very prompt and courteous with solving problems. Not that I had major problems. They were always polite.

The room is kind of small for the price. My closet door was off track. The room should have had no issues when the price is so high. After 5pm it was a bit much trying to get transportation out of the area. I will choose Sonesta again but not that particular location due to the congestion around it.

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Valerie

9.1

October 2024

The front desk and staff in the lobby were excellent and very, very helpful. The Desire bar/restaurant is a great place to eat and have a drink. The beds are very comfortable, and I had no problem with sleeping.

The room was definitely not very clean when we checked in. It needed to be vacuumed, and the baseboards are filthy. Later on it was vacuumed and the floor was better. There was only one facecloth in the bathroom the first day so we asked for more. We got some until the last two days and then there were none again. There was only on bar of soap. Is there some kind of rationing going on with facecloths and soap??? I have not had a chance to peruse my bill in detail, but it looks like I was charged different prices for the room on different days. I was not aware of this please explain.

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Eric

8.2

April 2024

This hotel is all about the location! You step out the front door and you're right on Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter! Great location for first time visitors to New Orleans. I highly recommend getting a courtyard facing room with a balcony. The courtyard is very nice to look over as you sit on your balcony having a glass of wine and is pretty quiet considering the proximity to Bourbon Street. The bed and pillow were very comfortable and the courtyard facing room was very quiet at night!

My only real critique of the hotel is that the water pressure in the shower needs to be stronger. Not sure if they can do much to fix that...

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Kaylee

8.2

October 2024

Location is fantastic. Staff was very nice and it was Taylor swift weekend so I’m sure they were super busy.

Shower sucks—pressure was super low and had to put a wet washcloth to hold the drain down so it would drain but that should be an easy fix and probably not every room. And I rated the value of what I paid a bit low because of the inflated price for Taylor swift weekend. Most places were doing that so there wasn’t really a way to avoid that. Their normal pricing fits with what you get and think that would be worth it. And the location is really good if you want the French quarter and not far from the superdome.

Points of Interest Around The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Attractions

Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC)

0.1mi

New Orleans School of Cooking

0.2mi

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

0.6mi

LaLaurie Mansion

0.6mi

Faubourg Marigny

0.8mi

Frenchmen Street

0.8mi

Mercedes-Benz Superdome

0.9mi

Garden District

1.7mi

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

2.1mi

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

2.6mi

Lower Ninth Ward

2.9mi

Magazine Street

3mi

Royal Street

3.1mi

Lake Pontchartrain

13.1mi

Destrehan Plantation

17.8mi

Restaurants

Restaurant R'evolution

Cuisines

  • Cajun & Creole

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Heated

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Fitness center

Hot tub

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Elevator

Picnic area

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Stay rules - The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Is The Royal Sonesta New Orleans pet-friendly?

Yes, you can stay with your pet at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans hotel.

What's the check-in and check-out schedule at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

At The Royal Sonesta New Orleans, we have arranged the check-in post 04:00 PM and the room should be vacated by 11:00 AM.

Is there parking available at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

Yes, there is parking available at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans. The hotel offers private, on-site parking for a fee of $55 per day. Reservation for parking is not required.

What's the nightly rate at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

Rooms at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans are available starting from $138. Prices might vary according to room availability and chosen dates. To see the current rates, please add your travel dates.

What types of rooms does The Royal Sonesta New Orleans offer?

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans offers a variety of rooms including King Rooms with Balcony and Street view or Side Street view, Interior Balcony Two Queen Beds, Deluxe Rooms with Two Queen Beds, Deluxe Queen Rooms, Interior Balcony King, and Deluxe King Rooms. These rooms range in size from 215 to 269 sqft and can accommodate 2 adults and 1 child, 4 adults and 3 children, or 2 adults and 2 children, depending on the room type. Smoking is not allowed in any of the rooms.

What is there to do in The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

Guests at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans can spend their time enjoying the various leisure amenities provided by the hotel. The outdoor swimming pool is available year-round and features a heated option, allowing guests to take a refreshing dip whenever they please. Beach chairs and loungers are also available for guests to relax in the sun on the hotel's sun deck.

For those looking for entertainment, the hotel offers live music performances and evening entertainment options. Guests can enjoy a drink at the bar while listening to live music or take part in the evening entertainment activities.

The hotel also has a fitness center for guests who want to maintain their active lifestyle during their stay. Guests can also make use of the business center facilities, which is convenient for business travelers.

When it comes to dining options, guests can indulge in Cajun and Creole cuisines at Restaurant R'evolution or enjoy oysters at Desire Oyster Bar, both located on-site.

Can guests use a pool at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

The hotel has one pool available. It is an outdoor pool that is heated and available year-round.

Does The Royal Sonesta New Orleans have on-site restaurants?

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans has two restaurants on site: Restaurant R'evolution, which offers Cajun and Creole cuisine, and Desire Oyster Bar.

Can I use my credit card at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans?

Yes, you can use your credit card at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Cash is not accepted, but they do accept various credit cards such as Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, Visa, JCB, Maestro, Carte Blanche, and UnionPay.