The Pool at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans

"The large courtyard pool is wonderfully welcoming but can get pretty crowded"

"Live jazz and a hopping pool scene add appeal for weary business people who can’t wait to break out of their meetings"

"The "gorgeous", "nicely decorated" quarters ("well appointed" with flat-screens and pillow-tops) at this French Quarter "favorite" sure feel "royal", but its real appeal is "location, location, location" – true "anytime of year" but "especially great during Mardi Gras", when guests in the "fun" balcony rooms get a view "up and down" Bourbon Street; "delicious" eats and an "amazing" pool add to a "choice" experience, and with an "excellent" staff that "tends to your needs" fans deem it "expensive but worth it"

"The modern rooms nod to a classic New Orleans style, with wrought iron and French doors, while the courtyard and its swimming pool compete for the most desirable in the city"

"Some third-floor rooms enjoy direct access to the pool through French doors, and Bourbon Street exposures are predictably noisy"