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The Frenchmen vs Columns
The Frenchmen Hotel and Columns Hotel are both highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Columns Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to The Frenchmen Hotel. Columns Hotel comes in at 75 with approval from 9 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
The Frenchmen
Frommer's
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Gayot
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417 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
From $0 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Pool
- Meeting Rooms
- Air Conditioning
Frommer's
"Some see this as a small, sweet, slightly funky inn, very popular with in-the-know regular visitors who think of it as quintessential New Orleans."
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DK Eyewitness
"This hotel is just steps away from the French Quarter and the Frenchmen Street music scene. It’s a compound of several 19th-century buildings."
Gayot
"Situated on the best street to hear live music in all of New Orleans, this small hotel makes up for its tiny spaces with an accommodating staff and plenty of Old World charm."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The Frenchmen oozes old-style New Orleans charm, and serves a free breakfast every morning in a lovely dining room."
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Not For Tourists
"Great location, rates, and courtyard pool on Frenchmen."
Columns
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3811 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115
From $175 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Columns is worth a stay if you can get a low rate; otherwise, come by for a drink."
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Fodor's
"This white-columned 1883 Victorian hotel drips with local charm and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
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Travel + Leisure
"That a landmark so rife with atmosphere could also function as a workaday tavern is one of the Columns’s singular charms."
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DK Eyewitness
"This small hotel is famous as the set for the Louis Malle film Pretty Baby and has plenty of fans for its laid-back ambience."
Rough Guide
"Deliciously atmospheric uptown hotel in a stately 1883 mansion on the streetcar line."
