DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans

Twelve floors rise above Canal Street at the foot of the French Quarter, where DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans sits three blocks from Jackson Square and a five-minute walk from the streetcar line running toward the Garden District. The four-star property suits business travelers attending Convention Center events and visitors wanting Quarter access without staying inside its noise.

Rooms above the eighth floor face the Mississippi River rather than the street grid, a detail worth requesting at check-in. The lobby's warm cookie greeting is a DoubleTree signature, not a local touch, but the ground-floor bar leans into Sazerac-style cocktails using Louisiana rye.

Canal Street's ferry terminal, ten minutes on foot, crosses to Algiers Point for a quieter view back at the skyline.