New Orleans Honeymoons

By Robyn Pollman, for Wholly Matrimony

Please note: This page was originally created by Robyn in 2001. Some of these links may no longer work, and will be updated in the near future.

For more information about potential New Orleans wedding, reception, and honeymoon sights and group packages — contact the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau at:

You’ll receive wedding information and they’ll help you find hotels for any group needing ten or more rooms. Click here for a printable copy of this New Orleans guide.

Make sure to call the New Orleans Visitors Bureau and get copies of their New Orleans Good Time Visitors and Accommodations Guides. The NOVB phone number is (504) 566-5052. They have just about every hotel in New Orleans (listed by city district) in the Accommodations Guide — with a price scale included. (You can see photos of some hotels this way, too.) The Visitors Guide breaks down the sights by points of interest, and by city district. It also includes maps of the city and the French Quarter.

Our New Orleans Lodging Suggestions

For a hotel, you might check out the Le Richelieu Hotel’s honeymoon suite. This is the hotel we were married, and honeymooned, at. It’s located at 1234 Chartres in the French Quarter. The honeymoon suite is absolutely breathtaking — with an oak white canopy bed, mirrored walls, the works…

The hotel is very “French Quarter” and “Southern”. The Le Richelieu has a Honeymoon Package for $524 (2008 rate) that includes: 3 days/2 nights, chilled champagne on arrival, champagne breakfast with unlimited menu selections for one morning, free continental breakfast the other morning, free nightcap cocktails, free on-site parking (very hard to find in the French Quarter!), etc. Additional nights are $225 each plus applicable taxes. The number for the hotel is 1-800-535-9653, to request a free brochure with color photos and current rates.

Another hotel we’ve stayed in and love is the Le Meridien in the Central Business District. It’s right on the edge of the Quarter, and very close to the Riverwalk and St. Charles Street Car stop. The Le Meridien is the epitome of modern French elegance and luxury. They also have wonderful specials — so make sure to ask about them!

More New Orleans Hotel Suggestions

• The Bourbon Orleans Hotel
• The Royal Sonesta New Orleans
• The Chateau Sonesta New Orleans
• The Dauphine Orleans
• The Holiday Inn Chateau Le Moyne
• The Maison Dupuy
• The Bienville House Hotel

New Orleans Room-Finding Services

• Roomfinders.com
• hoteldiscount!com
• Accommodations Express
• French Quarter Reservations Service
• New Orleans Honeymoon Accommodations
• New Orleans Online Hotel Search

New Orleans Sightseeing and Dining

• Pat O’Brien’s at 718 St. Peter: Pat O’Briens invented the “Hurricane” drink here, and it’s the largest bar in the world with two indoor bars and a huge patio area with a flaming fountain. It’s a N’awlins institution and you can’t miss it (even if you don’t drink) — just make sure to stand in line for the piano bar because it is well worth the wait!
• Mother’s Restaurant at 401 Poydras: Famous for their debris and hams and best for breakfast… Be prepared for a long wait to get seated but it’s worth it! Trust us. No, really!
• The St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square: A Minor Basilica established as a Parish in 1720 — it’s one of New Orleans most notable landmarks. The cathedral was visited by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in September 1987.

New Orleans Sightseeing and Dining

• Napoleon House at 500 Chartres Street: One of the best-kept “local secrets” in the Quarter! We both highly recommend their jambalaya and muffuletta sandwiches. Napoleon House was voted one of the Top 100 bars in America by Esquire Magazine — and Tennessee Williams wrote parts of “A Streetcar Named Desire” here. The house was originally built for Napoleon so he could live in exile in New Orleans — but Napoleon died before the plot could be carried out.
• Take a steamboat tour down the Mississippi: The Natchez cruises between the Aquarium of the Americas and the Audubon Zoo.
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