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Hotel Monteleone vs The Frenchmen

Both properties are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel Monteleone scores significantly better than The Frenchmen Hotel. Hotel Monteleone ranks #2 in New Orleans with approval from 16 publications including Gayot, Forbes Travel Guide and Frommer's.

Hotel Monteleone
Hotel Monteleone
9 / 10
214 Royal Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA 70130-2201
From $149 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"One of the grand old hotels of New Orleans, the Monteleone... oozes sophistication, romance, and history." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The 600-room French Quarter hotel has made literary history and cocktail history, but it's no museum piece." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The Monteleone has been a French Quarter landmark since 1886. This family-owned hotel has undergone a major renovation, revamping its rooms with new fabrics, furniture, and amenities."
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Try booking one of the “literary rooms,” named for writer guests such as Truman Capote and Ernest Hemingway.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"This handsome French Quarter landmark is the oldest hotel in the city, owned by the same family since 1886, and hosting a fine array of writers and luminaries since then."
Star Service Star Service
"The Monteleone is a big family-owned independent in one of the best locations in the French Quarter: right in the midst of the city's finest antiques shops." Full review
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The Frenchmen
The Frenchmen
7 / 10
417 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
From $0 /night
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Pool
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Air Conditioning
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Frommer's 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." Full review
DK Eyewitness 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 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 Oyster
Mid-Range
"The Frenchmen oozes old-style New Orleans charm, and serves a free breakfast every morning in a lovely dining room." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Great location, rates, and courtyard pool on Frenchmen."
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