The Garden District Hotel
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Our take
By Matt Spaulding, Founder and writer
The Garden District Hotel is a 50-room hotel built around a heated saltwater pool with a swim-up bar, and that pool is what guests talk about most. The bar and pool staff are friendly, by most accounts. The pool also sells day passes to people who aren't staying here, so on busy days the courtyard fills with an outside drinking crowd, sometimes from the morning on. Loungers go fast, and there isn't much room left to swim. Nobody brings drinks to you: you queue at the bar or the food window, and guests report orders coming out wrong. After 11 a.m. the pool is adults only (18+), which rules it out for kids most of the day. Some 2026 guests say the hotel is still working through opening problems, and the bar sometimes closes to guests for private events. Beds get compliments, and the block is quiet, with the St. Charles streetcar one block over. There's no resort fee, and street parking outside the hotel is free for guests. The hotel has no valet and no lot of its own, so parking adds nothing to your rate.
Quick facts
- Resort fee
- None
- Parking
- Free street parking outside; no valet, no lot
- Oversized vehicles
- Not published by the hotel
- Check-in
- 3 p.m.
- Check-out
- 11 a.m. (no pool use after checkout)
- Pets
- Not allowed; service animals only
- Pool
- Heated saltwater, swim-up bar; 18+ after 11 a.m.
- Breakfast
- Not included; free lobby coffee and tea
- EV charging
- Not available
Where you are
1525 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Open in Maps →The hotel is at 1525 Prytania Street, where the Lower Garden District runs into the Garden District proper. The St. Charles Avenue streetcar is one block away. The convention center is 0.7 miles off, the French Quarter about 1.5 miles, and Magazine Street's shops and restaurants are a few blocks' walk toward the river.
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Does The Garden District Hotel charge a resort fee?
No. The hotel says it does not charge one, and the pool and fitness center are included with your stay.
Is there parking at The Garden District Hotel?
Only street parking, and it's free for guests. There's no valet and no hotel lot, and the hotel has no EV charging.
Can kids use the pool?
Only in the morning. Overnight guests with children can use it from 8 to 11 a.m., and after that it's 18+ only. Day passes for non-guests are also 18+.
How far is it from the French Quarter?
About 1.5 miles. The St. Charles streetcar stops a block away, or it's a short rideshare. The convention center is 0.7 miles.
Can I check in early or check out late?
On request, if there's space, and the hotel says fees may apply. Standard check-in is 3 p.m. and checkout is 11 a.m. Once you've checked out, the pool is off-limits. Call the front desk at 504-383-9500 to ask.
Is breakfast included?
No. Coffee and tea are free in the lobby each morning, and the sister Blackbird Hotel's cafe is one block away.