New Orleans, LA

Summary of Fairmont Hotel New Orleans

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Fairmont Hotel New Orleans

123 Baronne St
New Orleans, LA 70112

To make a reservation over the phone, call 1-800-372-2496

The Fairmont New Orleans sustained significant damage as a result of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding, and Fairmont decided to sell the property.

Waldorf-Astoria has purchased the property and will spend $100 million refurbishing the site, restoring a grand sense of elegance to the space. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel will be slightly smaller than the Fairmont was, offering about 500 guest rooms, down from roughly 700. An opening date for the Waldorf-Astoria has not been announced.

Reviews

will be missed

Reviewed by NOLAgirl on April 19, 2007

NOLAgirl's rating:

"Sadly, The Fairmont has not re-opened now, almost two years after Katrina. There are currently no plans to either. It was a wonderful hotel. Hopefully someone will buy the building and bring open a similar gem for the future. "

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Great memories

Reviewed by Jools on April 17, 2006

Jools' rating:

"My family stayed at the Fairmont in New Orleans back when I was a kid, and at the time, it was the nicest hotel I’d ever stayed in. The guest rooms are nice, though not really anything to write home about. The block-long lobby, on the other hand, is beautiful; that’s what made me feel like I was a princess staying somewhere special when I was a kid, and I still think it’s wonderful. The Fairmont was heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina; I would hope that Fairmont would commit to resurrecting it, but that seems unlikely at this point. "

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