Hotel Henrietta
Jazzed-up joint
Uptown funk
If New Orleans newcomer Hotel Henrietta were a jazz composition, its prime position on St Charles Avenue would be the pulsing bass line – setting you up for fuss-free forays to the city’s historic hotspots. A home-from-home welcome and Southern hospitality are this boutique retreat’s mood-setting melody: jewel-bright, heritage-referencing interiors bring soulful harmonies. Then there’s the lobby bar, set to take you to the bridge, and private balconies (in most rooms) are the obvious place to, well, rest.
Facilities
Rooms
40, including 24 suites.
Checkout
11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.
More Details
Rates don’t include breakfast, but New Orleans isn’t short of pancake-packed choices.
Also
One of the Grand Suites and a Double Queen have been adapted (with roll-in showers, grab bars, lowered lighting and advanced communication kits) for guests with disabilities, and there’s an elevator to all floors.
Free Internet Access
Laundry
Pet Friendly
On-Site Restaurant
Room Service
At the Hotel
Gardens, self-service laundry room, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, Tivoli radio, Smeg mini-fridge, minibar and Le Labo bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
You’ll be guaranteed dapper decor and Parachute-dressed beds wherever you pick to kick back, but we’re especially impressed with the King rooms for their private avenue-gazing balconies. If you’re looking for a little extra space, go for the Grand Suite, which is fitted with its own kitchenette and opulent arched windows.
Packing Tips
Your finest vintage fedora will suit the mood on these snazzy streets.
Also
The hotel’s owner named this city stay after his sister, Henrietta.
Children
Little Smiths are welcome; pack and plays are available on request.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Hotel Restaurant
There’s no restaurant at the hotel, but the Avenue Room café serves breakfast and small plates all day.
Hotel Bar
Mixologists are set to shake up all the classics at the lobby’s bar, which can be accompanied by a selection of light bites and snacks.
Last Orders
The bar serves from 4pm to 10pm. Breakfast and small plates are served from 7am to 6pm.
Room Service
There’s a limited menu of American classics that can be delivered to your door during the bar’s opening hours.
Planes
International and domestic flights touch down at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong Airport, which is around 30 minutes away by car.
Trains
Amtrak trains service New Orleans, with direct links from major US hubs (including Jackson, Memphis, Houston, Chicago and New York) that take you straight into the Union Passenger Terminal, less than a 10-minute drive from the hotel.
Automobiles
You shouldn’t need a car to get around New Orleans; but if you are arriving with your own set of wheels, there’s a carpark onsite that’s also fitted with four electric-vehicle chargers.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
New Orleans is Louisiana’s artistic locus, and Hotel Henrietta puts you right along its social spine of St Charles Street. Jazz runs through this city’s veins (called home by greats such as Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino), and is the reason you’re followed by the sweet sound of jamming bands wherever you wander; but if you’re hoping to hear the talent on stage rather than streetside, head to unassuming Preservation Hall, where there are laidback concerts from local musicians several times a day. There’s more culture candy at Studio Be (a mural-mounted warehouse by Brandon Odums) and Treme’s Backstreet Cultural Museum, and sweeping cityscapes steal the scene at the Vue Orleans Observatory. If you’d rather improvise a saunter, Magazine Street is lined with burger joints and vintage stores, and the Mississippi runs alongside the city’s idyllic West Riverside neighborhood.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
