Loft 523

One of New Orleans's chicest hotels isn't in the French Quarter or the Garden District. Rather, it sits hidden in on a tiny side street in the humdrum, industrial Central Business District. Loft 523 represents a pinnacle of modern design in a city more apt at looking to the past than the future.  The spacious, airy loft rooms have the prerequisite exposed brick walls and polished steel detail, as well as utterly wonderful bathrooms.

My suite not only had a stand alone "spoon" bathtub but a huge shower with two shower heads. It also had a  California King bed, a tall mirror next to it. All of this sensuality made my platonic girlfriend and I feel the room was completely, totally wasted on us.

While Loft 523 is only a short walk from the French Quarter, the fact that is separate makes the place into a kind of serene oasis. When its time to sleep, the rowdy drunks of Bourbon Street won't disturb you. Yet, if you decide to go commune with them, you can. Or if you'd rather have a martini instead of a Hurricane, you can enjoy the hipster bar downstairs. While there's no restaurant on premises, many of the local places will deliver to your room.

Note: Loft 523 got kicked hard by Katrina, but it has reopened and all is well.

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