Loews New Orleans is a gorgeous, luxury hotel ideally located downtown in the Arts District. Spacious guest rooms with elegant decor. Only 3 blocks to the French Quarter,Convention Center,Museums,Cruise Ships, Mississippi River,St Charles Ave Streetcar,Aquarium,Shopping. Across from Harrahs Casino.Home of the award winning Cafe Adelaide,which is operated by the Commanders Palace Family of Restaurants. Live local music in the Swizzle Stick Bar on Friday and Saturday evenings. Bar features specialty drinks, cocktails and light food selections. Enjoy the serene Balance Spa & Fitness Center located at the hotel. The hotel has an indoor lap pool with 4 spa treatment rooms, whirlpool and dry sauna. The marble floored lobby features a wall mosaic that chronicles the city's highlights. A staffed business center offers print, fax, photocopy and administrative services. Wireless internet access is complimentary in the lobby level public areas. A total of 17,000 square feet of indoor function space accommodates events. The adjoining Piazza D' Italia offers an outdoor venue for events, or a quiet moment to enjoy the outdoors.Inspired by the rich history of New Orleans, the guestrooms decor is derived from the Creole, West Indies and Colonial French influences. The guestrooms and suites display wood furnishings with a contemporary ambiance and comfortable soothing decor. All guest rooms feature a large work desk with ergonomic chair, high speed internet, dual line telephone(one cordless), in room laptop size safe, cd player with complimentary jazz cd,Keurig coffee maker with gourmet Emeril's coffee,iron and iron board, robes, hairdryer and umbrella. Grand Luxury rooms are largest in the city with 532 square feet of spacious elegance.Expansive windows frame New Orleans Skyline, Arts District/Piazza, or Mississippi River views.