Hotel at a Glance: Wyndham New Orleans - French Quarter

Located at the crossroads of Royal and Canal Streets, this Wyndham hotel sits in the center of New Orleans’ historical French Quarter. It lies within walking distance of some of the city’s best dining and shopping sites as well as world-famous music venues, like the House of Blues. If you want to venture out farther than you can walk, the hotel is mere steps from the city’s iconic streetcars, which pass by some of the areas hottest destinations.

• Classic Southern dining: Dig into a breakfast buffet followed by sit-down lunch and dinner at Deuce McCallister’s Ole Saint Kitchen & Tap.
• Indulge in the drinks: The bar features over 50 local and regional craft beers on draft along with an extensive wine list and cocktails.
• Kick back and relax in the heated indoor pool overlooking the city from the hotel’s 10th floor.
• Get your cardio fix in at the fitness center, in a room adjoined to the pool that features floor to ceiling windows.
• Stay connected with complimentary high-speed wireless internet access.

New Orleans’s French Quarter: Let the Good Times Roll

“Stop thinking of New Orleans as the worst-organized city in the United States,” writes author Dan Baum in Nine Lives, his post-Katrina book. “Start thinking of it as the best-organized city in the Caribbean.” Some folks think there is something distinctly foreign about New Orleans, a place where people’s priorities seem inclined toward enjoying life and relishing the moment at hand. Nothing says it better than the town’s unofficial Cajun creed: “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll.”

Historical buildings with intricate wrought-iron balconies line the narrow streets of New Orleans’s French Quarter. Here, street musicians often fill the air with jazz music, their trombones and tubas swinging back and forth. Just off the Jackson Square park and near the towering St. Louis Cathedral, the legendary Café Du Monde serves beignets under heaping piles of powdered sugar. The nearby Frenchmen Street, just north of the Quarter, provides a slightly less touristy taste of New Orleans nightlife. Some of the city’s most popular live jazz and blues bars dominate this historic two-block district, with each venue hosting world-class musicians nearly every night of the week. And then there’s Bourbon Street, where neon lights advertise frozen cocktails and crowds gather along 13 city blocks.