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Four New Orleans hotels were selected in  Travel bargain tours and travels + Leisure s roundup of World s Best Hotels 2012 , an annual reader survey of 500 top hotels bargain tours and travels worldwide. The four best hotels on the list: Windsor Court Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, Loews New Orleans Hotel and The Roosevelt Hotel. (This is the first year The Roosevelt Hotel appeared in the magazine s annual list.)
* Spacious rooms. Loews New Orleans was carved out of a former office building, and the hotel s larger-than-average guest rooms offer incredible views of downtown, the French Quarter and the Mississippi bargain tours and travels River.
* Location, location, location. Just three blocks from the French Quarter, Loews New Orleans is ideal for travelers who want to explore New Orleans – nightlife, music, restaurants and all – but also seek luxury features and an oasis away from the hustle bustle of the historic district.
* Sazerac Bar. No single bar in the Big Easy embodies the classic culture and history of tippling in New Orleans quite like the Sazerac Bar, which was restored to its former glory in the hotel s spectacular post-Katrina renovation. And no visit to New Orleans is complete bargain tours and travels without a round of the bar s namesake cocktail.
* Rooftop pool. Hands-down, one of the best rooftop pools in New Orleans, the pool at The Roosevelt offers incredible views of the city and a seasonal poolside bar. As much as we love exploring New Orleans, we could easily loll an entire day away lounging here.
* History. You can practically taste it, feel it and hear it as you walk through the stunning lobby of The Roosevelt. The hotel s grand history in New Orleans (as the not-so-secret second home of the notorious Huey P. Long, as a regular stop for celebrities of yesterday and today passing through the city, as The Fairmont Hotel, and the remarkable comeback story post-Katrina) is apparent in every nook and cranny of The Roosevelt.
* Davenport Lounge. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, award-winning trumpeter Jeremy bargain tours and travels Davenport woos the regulars and travelers who crowd into his namesake bar. Craft cocktails and bar bites from M Bistro
* The Ritz-Carlton Spa. This outrageously luxe day spa appears on just about every list covering top spas in the U.S., including  Travel + Leisure s World s Best Spas . With 22 treatment rooms, a cafe, a fitness center, a retail bargain tours and travels store and complimentary valet parking, the Ritz-Carlton Spa is truly a traveler s oasis.
* Hello, it s the Ritz-Carlton. The name alone is synonymous with world-class service and luxury. The hotel s Club Level experience is, in a word, sublime. Just one problem: once you ve been spoiled by the Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, you may never want to leave.
* The Grill Room at the Windsor Court recently announced the departure of executive chef Drew Dzejak and the hiring of rising star Kristin Butterworth, a young chef well-versed in luxury fine dining. Butterworth s resume includes Lautrec, a fine dining restaurant at the award-winning Nemacolin Woodlands Resort bargain tours and travels in Pennsylvania and and the nationally-acclaimed Inn at Little Washington in Washington, VA.
* Star gazing. It s no secret that celebrities, musicians, visiting dignitaries and politicos often stay at the Windsor Court when they come to New Orleans, in part because the hotel offers a level of security, privacy and exclusivity like no other in New Orleans.
* The new Cocktail Bar. The hotel s recent $22 million top-to-bottom renovation included the opening of this little gem in the hotel s sophisticated, stylish lobby. What we love most: catch the sweet, sultry sounds of ragtime jazz chanteuse Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns every Thursday in the Cocktail Bar.
* Details, details. In a city that s known for its raucous, laissez les bon temps rouler attitude, the Windsor Court offers a refreshing dose of reserved sophistication in every little detail – from the breathtaking explosion of roses that greet you in the lobby to the hotel s $8-million art collection that includes works by Flemish bargain tours and travels Baroque painter Anthony Van Dyck and Nicolas bargain tours and travels de Largillière.
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