Happy Hotel šØ Feature Friday!Ā Itās been awhile since weāve done one of theseā¦you can say itās been overdue.Ā So Iām glad that we are finally getting around to featuring some of our favorite hotels in 2022.
āWe are what we repeatedly do.Ā Excellence, therefore is not an act but a habit.ā – AristotleĀ
Talking about excellenceā¦Our #1 favorite hotel in New Orleans is The Pontchartrain Hotel, itās in the Garden District and itās absolutely fabulous. My only regret is not staying there for the entire 8 days of our trip.Ā There isnāt anything about this property that we didnāt like; although not all the amenities were 
available during our stay due to Covid!Ā It still was an amazing visit, and they definitely have made excellence a habit!! From the perfectly appointed furnishings, interior decorations, the staff, the roomy accommodations, the Hot Tin rooftop bar (best rooftop bar in NOLA), The Silver Whistle Cafe, the Jack Rose Restaurant, to the Bayou Bar, every single part of this hotel is wonderful.Ā There wasnāt anything about our stay at the Pontchartrain Hotel that we didnāt LOVE
Probably one of the most memorable parts of our stay was on Friday Night when AshtonĀ Parker (the best trumpet šŗ player Iāve ever heard) and other Jazz Musicians were the entertainment for the evening.Ā Just by chance and a little good luck, we ended up sharing our table with some of his musician friends &
colleagues, and they invited us to join them the following evening to a couple ofĀ venues around Frenchmen Street.Ā Jerry our VP is a trumpet player as well and he was invited to join him anytime we return to NOLA. Ā
Itās convenient location in the Garden District is about 15 minutes from the French Quarter, which is perfect.Ā The French Quarter getās a little nuts and is super noisy, and dirty, so it was a welcome change from the Ritz & JW. Ā Not that we didnāt like the French Quarter, the JW or the Ritz, we did! Itās just an entirely different experience.Ā
From the moment you walk into the front entrance and are greeted at check in, everything is inviting, the staff, the decor, the perfectly appointed furnishings; when you walk into the Pontchartrain there isnāt any part that wasnāt well thought out and intentionally doneā¦itās like you stepped into the 1920ās.Ā We stayed in room 703, and we had everything we needed; not that we spend a lot of time in our room, but itās always nice to come home to a nice place!Ā
The hotel was originally an apartment building built in the early 1920ās; which is why I think it has a feeling of home. It wasnāt until the 1990ās that it was turned into a hotel, and thank goodnessā¦I could not image New Orleans without the Pontchartrain Hotel.Ā Itās hard to believe 
that itās almost 100 years old.Ā
Do you want to know some cool š trivia and history? The Bayou Bar is where the New Orleans Saints became the Saintsā¦on November 1st, 1966; 55 years ago! The contracts for the team were signed in the bar, and thereās a photo commemorating itā¦how cool is that?!!!
So remember, when you visit New Orleans that the Pontchartrain Hotel in the Garden District is THE place to stay if youāre looking to have a wonderful experience and a home away from home in NOLA!Ā
At Indulgent Vacations & Destinations, Inc., we take great pride in the fact that we stay in the properties we sell and promote.Ā Doing a hotel site inspection is an important part of our industry, and every travel professional that sells accommodations should participate, making it an active and important part of their job.Ā But it isnāt until you actually stay the night at the property, that you truly know what your clients experience is going to be like.Ā We are not paid, nor do we receive any discounts to promote these propertiesā¦we do it because we are genuinely recommending these hotels to our followers, friends, family and clients.Ā These properties are the ones we want and will return to for our personal stays when we revisit; and The Pontchartrain Hotel will be our home away from home in NOLA!
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