Most New Orleans hotels sell you a room. The Natchez sells you a home for the week, which is a completely different proposition if you’re traveling with a group.
The property sits in the Central Business District, less than a five-minute walk from the French Quarter and two blocks from the St. Charles streetcar. The building dates to the 1830s, beautifully renovated into 12 luxury condominium-style suites across multiple floors, ranging from two to four bedrooms.
Every unit has a full kitchen stocked with pots, pans, and everything you’d need to cook a full meal, plus in-unit washer and dryer, memory foam beds with premium linens, smart 4K TVs in every bedroom, and en-suite baths throughout.
The courtyard is what sets it apart from anything else in this price range downtown. A heated saltwater pool sits at the center, surrounded by three cabanas with cable TV and plush seating, plus lounge chairs and an outdoor sofa on the sun deck above. Two hot tubs, one saltwater and one freshwater, round out the outdoor amenities. Up on the roof, two pro-style gas grills await anyone inclined to cook for the group before heading out.
The four-bedroom layouts run the most configurations. Some open directly onto the courtyard via French doors, putting you steps from the pool. Others sit on upper floors with private balconies overlooking the Poydras Street skyline.
The top-floor units have skylights with motorized blackout shades. Each configuration has a different personality, and the website details them clearly enough that picking the right one for your group takes about five minutes.
The front desk staff operates with a hotel mindset, not a vacation rental one. They arrange grocery stocking before arrival, coordinate decoration packages for celebrations, provide discounted gym passes to a facility around the corner, and store luggage before check-in and after checkout without charging for it. Outdoor areas, including the pool, hot tubs, and sun deck, are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. year-round, with quiet hours at 10 p.m.
The Natchez is at 319 Camp Street in the CBD. Book directly at thenatchez.com or call the front desk to discuss group arrangements. Paid covered parking is available one block away at the Pan American Building on Camp Street for roughly $20 to $45 per day.
