Omni Royal Crescent: A Great Stay in New Orleans

As a hotel nerd (someone who loves staying in hotels and sees them as more than a place to rest my head each night), I was really excited to stay at the Omni Royal Crescent. I had never stayed at an Omni hotel, although I’d eaten brunch at one a few times and had always beeen impressed by the outstanding service. Also, I couldn’t wait to see our room at the Omni: an extra-large room with two King beds. The room was really like two rooms joined together: two beds, two bathrooms, two flatscreen TVs. The room lived up to expectations, I’m happy to report!

One-half of our room at the Omni Royal Crescent

Located near the French Quarter, but not in the French Quarter, the hotel’s location was perfect for us. We were able to walk to the French Quarter in about 15 minutes, but could retreat to our quiet street and our quiet hotel when it was time to put three year old E. to bed.

After a smooth check-in, we went up to our room. As I said, it provided plenty of space for our family of three, and would probably work for families of four or five.

The beds were very comfortable. We stayed two nights, and I slept great. Our hallway was very quiet; no loud voices or slamming doors in the middle of the night.

The bathrooms were elegant with lots of marble (ooo, fancy!). One of them was larger than the other with a tub/shower combo, while the smaller one had a shower with no tub. More than enough bathroom space for three people!

The smaller of our two bathrooms

My one complaint about the room was that the only window looked out onto…get ready for it…the hallway. As a big fan of natural light, this freaked me out a little bit. However, I suppose these are the kinds of challenges one faces when converting an older building into a modern hotel.

The rooftop area at the Omni Royal Crescent

The Omni Royal Crescent has a rooftop hot tub with lounge chairs. We lounged for a minute, but didn’t use the hot tub.

In summary:

Pros: great location, quiet, lots of space for families if you reserve the large room/suite, comfy beds.

Cons: Windowless room.

Overall, we enjoyed our stay, and I’d definitely recommend the Omni Royal Crescent to others who are planning a trip to New Orleans.

Note: We received a discounted rate for our room at the Omni Royal Crescent. We stayed in a large room, not a standard room. I was not asked to write this review or given any compensation for writing this post. All opinions are my own.