Enjoy the parades as they roll through the streets, dance in the second line til dawn, and indulge in cakes made for kings. Go ahead… Take it all in! The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is offering Bourbon Street Balcony Suites during Mardi Gras. Stay in the center of it all! These suites will go fast…

• Balcony Suites are available Feb. 17 – 21, 2012 and require a 5 night minimum stay
• $1,750.00 per night plus taxes and security fees
• $500.00 per day Food and Beverage minimum spend

Wine & Dine your guests. Serve delicious Louisiana staples such as po-boys, jambalaya, etoufee, red beans & rice, and of course, king cake! Click here to view our Food & Beverage selection.

Please call in-house reservations at (504) 523-2222.

Terms & Conditions: Full payment is required at time of Booking and is non-refundable. No outside food & beverage will be allowed. The Bourbon Orleans Hotel will have wristband-only access over Mardi Gras week. Each Bourbon St. Balcony Suite is allotted up to 40 wristbands per day.

Can’t make it down to the Big Easy this Mardi Gras? No worries! Experience the Magic of Mardi Gras Year-Round!

A tour of Mardi Gras World is truly magical.  Mardi Gras World is literally the place where Mardi Gras magic is made and nowhere else can you watch the artists of Blaine Kern Studios, the world-renowned masters of Carnival sculpture and float building – at work in their shops, weaving spells of wonder.Walk among towering figures of fantasy and acquire an insider’s appreciation of the history and traditions of Carnival.  Take home Mardi Gras memories you’ll cherish forever.

Our Mardi Gras World Package includes:

• Two tickets to tour Mardi Gras World
• Complimentary shuttle to Mardi Gras World
• Breakfast for two at Roux on Orleans
• Two complimentary drinks at our Bourbon O
• Complimentary valet parking
• Rates starting at $129 per night

Book online or call (866) 513-9744 and mention the Mardi Gras World package to make your reservation today.

Terms & Conditions: Package subject to availability. No refunds on unused features.  Other restrictions may apply. Offer is not applicable to groups and may not be combined with any other offers. Some blackout dates may apply.  Offer must be requested at time of booking. Not available over special event and convention dates. 72 hour cancellation policy applies to avoid one night room and tax charge.

On behalf of the great city of New Orleans, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel would like to extend a warm welcome back to the nostalgic Joy Theater.

Meeting & Event Savings Designed to Inspire You

Set in the heart of the vibrant French Quarter, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel evokes the grandeur of New Orleans, with all of the amenities sought by modern travelers – from spacious rooms equipped for business & leisure, to 7000 square feet of flexible event space.

The Bourbon Orleans invites visitors to celebrate the magic of Christmas at Brunch with Santa and his Elves in our historic Orleans Ballroom.  A variety of food will feature specialty stations to traditional brunch fare.  Festivities include a holiday stocking filled with tantalizing treats for each table, interactive activities, and much more!

December 4, 11, 18
Seating at 10am and 12pm
$34 Adults, $19 children (3-12), children two and under are free

A variety of food will feature specialty stations to traditional brunch fare. Musical Entertainment by Nina Bubrig. We will also have the Historical Characters to interact with our guests.

Each reservation will receive a Christmas stocking filled with candy and two for one dinner certificates to Roux on Orleans.  $10 special event valet parking for guests attending the brunch.

A photographer will be available for photos with Santa. Photos will cost $10 and will be given in special holiday photo holders.

BRUNCH MENU:

• Holiday Scones and Breads with Citrus Marmalade & Wild Berry Butter
• Christmas Ball Yogurt Parfait
• Chicken Andouille Gumbo
• Cinnamon Roll Lost Bread with Banana Foster Sauce
• Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Waffle, Sausage Gravy
• Po’Boy Station: Eggs, Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, Catfish
• Fluffy Scrambled eggs
• Bacon and Sausage
• Creole Grits
• Brabant Potatoes
• Beignets
• Santa Red Velvet Cup Cake
• Gingerbread Cookies
• Holiday Mini Dessert Verrine

* Reservations required: Please contact Judy LeBlanc at
(504) 571-4672 or Judy.LeBlanc@BourbonOrleans.com.

Fall is a time of back to school, cool weather, cardigans, leaves changing color, pumpkin spice lattes AND… most importantly, FOOTBALL!

Grab your BLACK & GOLD and gear up for a season of tailgating, fantasy football and cheering on the hometown team.

Coming in town for Saints games? The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is located just minutes away from the Louisiana Superdome. Stay with us and enjoy the game with no worries of battling traffic or parking.

Not attending the game, but looking for a great place to watch it? Look no further than Bourbon O, located right in the heart of game day festivities. And while you’re here, don’t forget to try our signature drink, the Voodoo Mojo cocktail.

Fans can reserve our special Saints Rate for stays anytime throughout the season.

- Rates starting from $103/Night
- Valid through January 31, 2012

Click here to reserve your Game Day rate online or call 800-521-7111 and mention promo code GAMEDAY to make your reservation today!

This season is sure to entertain! Check out the Saints regular season schedule:

ORLEANS BALLROOM:

In 1817, entrepreneur John Davis hoped to make his mark on the rich social scene in New Orleans. He did just that, opening what would become the famed Orleans Ballroom, where for the next 20 years, the city’s love affair with dancing played out.

When it opened, it became the setting for the most select affairs in New Orleans. Such events held were masquerade balls, carnival balls and the famous Quadroon balls, in which beautiful fair-skinned African American women, or Quadroons, were selected to be the mistresses of wealthy Creole gentlemen.

In 1827, the Orleans Ballroom became the state and house legislative meeting place. It is said, but unverified that Andrew Jackson announced his candidacy for president of the United States of America within these staunch walls.

CONVENT, SCHOOL and ORPHANAGE:

In 1881, it was no longer the swish of ball gowns that could be heard in these halls, but the swish of Nun’s habits. For it was this year that the Orleans Ballroom was sold to the First Order of Negro Catholic Nuns and partitioned for use as a convent, orphanage and school.

The Sisters of the Holy Family Order was established by four women in 1842 in New Orleans.  The order is now the oldest female-led African American order in America. Their first convent was a small building on Bayou Street, but they eventually moved to the building that had once housed the Orleans Ballroom. The old ballroom became their chapel.

For the next 83 years they remained, until the need for expansion pressed them to sell the property to hotel interests.  They moved to New Orleans East, where they remain, still dedicated to the community they’ve served for so long.

New additions would replace structures built by the nuns, but the Orleans Ballroom would stand and begin a life more closely attuned to its opulent beginnings…

BOURBON ORLEANS HOTEL:

In 1964, the entire block was bought by a local developer and for the past 47 years, the historic building on Orleans Street has been home to the elegant Bourbon Orleans Hotel. The hotel has been restored to reflect the architectural traditions of New Orleans and the French Quarter.  And today, this ballroom still hosts grand masquerade balls and carnival functions as well as weddings, dinners and receptions.

The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is locally owned and committed to preserving the history and character of the 194 year old building for generations.

HAUNTINGS:

Stories of the rooms and corridors of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel being haunted are about as old as the hotel itself. In fact, the Bourbon Orleans has a reputation among locals as New Orleans’ most haunted hotel. There are said to be as many as 15-20 separate ghosts roaming the hotel and many of these are children.

Ghosts, who roam the halls and rooms of the Bourbon Orleans today, lived in all different eras of this building’s history. There is the story of the confederate soldier or “The man” that dwells on both the sixth and seventh floors.

The children and female apparitions found at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel are most likely from the era when the Sisters of the Holy Family operated a convent, girls’ school, medical ward and orphanage.

The famous Orleans Ballroom, home to the grandest social events of the nineteenth century, is also home to a lonely ghost dancer, seen dancing underneath the ballroom’s crystal chandelier.

*To learn more about the history of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel visit “The Past Whisperers” or the “History” page on the Bourbon Orleans Hotel website.

2011 Papa Noel Holiday Rates at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Enjoy an affordable holiday vacation infused with Southern hospitality & charm. The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is offering special Papa Noel rates for stays during the holiday season.

• Overnight accommodations starting from only $89 per night
• Complimentary Wi-FI
• Convenient access to the best attractions in the heart of the city’s historic French Quarter

Book Online or call (866) 513-9744 & ask for Promo Code: PAPA NOEL

Linger longer with rates created just for the holidays!

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It’s never too soon to start planning for the holidays!

Host your Holiday event at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel & leave the details to us! Book your event before September 9th & receive A complimentary overnight room with your reception or dinner booking of 50 or more guests.

Call for more details (504) 523-2222 & ask for your Holiday Party Catering Manager.

View our Holiday Menu Options

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There is so much to experience in New Orleans during the holidays!

• Enjoy Elegant Reveillon Dinners, a Creole Dining tradition, at numerous famed restaurants throughout the city
• Finish up your holiday shopping: from Royal Street & Magazine Street, to The Shops at Canal Place & The Riverwalk Marketplace – There’s certainly something for everyone!
• For the young & young at heart: Stroll through Celebration in the Oaks, a festive display of nearly two million lights decorating one-hundred-year-old oak trees in New Orleans City Park
• If you’re a sucker for holiday music, then Caroling in Jackson Square and Christmas Concerts at the historic St. Louis Cathedral are for you
• Look in awe as you explore the grandest homes & historic buildings on a Holiday Home Tour, given in the French Quarter and in the Garden District
• And so much more!

The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is excited to announce that it is making some great enhancements to the property beginning this summer.  The fitness center is currently closed for a full expansion and remodel that will open with state of the art Life Fitness equipment.  In addition, all guest room balconies have a fresh coat of paint as does our charming St. Ann Cottage.  Beginning next month, we will begin our enhancements to our guest rooms! We have already added new plush beds with white bedding to each of our guest rooms and have added new tile flooring to our bi-level suites.  The next phase of the project will include new carpets in our rooms and hallways as well as new bathrooms, flat screen tvs and a contemporary look and feel to our rooms!

While our fitness center is currently closed, we expect it will re-open next month! There will be minimal disruption to our guests during this process.  We invite you to experience our new rooms once our renovations are complete.  To track our progress, please visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/bourbonorleans.

Summer is a great excuse for us to grill in our courtyard so our guests can relax by our saltwater pool and enjoy a cool Voodoo Mojo cocktail and a classic burger or some grilled gator! We invite you to chill with us any weekend this summer and enjoy our grilled menu below. Available Fridays and Saturdays from 12pm to 5pm, weather permitting.

The Classic MW $8

Hamburger with or without cheese served with
lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle, and potato chips

The DMW $14

The Double Classic MW with or without cheese
served with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle, and
potato chips

The Royal Dog $6

Foot long all beef hot dog served with potato
chips

The Big Dog $7

Foot long all beef hot dog served with chili and
potato chips

Swamp Thing $10

Grilled Alligator sausage served on a bun with
potato chips

Cochon de Lait $10

Pulled Pork dressed on Po Boy with potato chips

Assorted Mrs. Vicky’s Potato Chips $2

Salt n Vinegar, Bar-B-Que, Plain, Jalapeno

Assorted Fresh Whole Fruit $2