Bywater Suite Hotel

Eight-block stretch of Saint Claude Avenue in the Bywater, the Bywater Suite Hotel occupies a row of shotgun-style buildings converted into a three-star property just south of the Industrial Canal. Frenchmen Street's music clubs sit fifteen minutes north on foot, while the neighborhood's own corner bars and galleries fill the blocks between.

Suites keep high ceilings and original heart-pine floors; several open directly onto street-facing balconies rather than interior corridors. A small courtyard parking lot replaces valet service, useful given the area's narrow streets.

The address suits travelers wanting local Bywater life over French Quarter density, with a streetcar-free walk to St. Roch Market.