The Warehouse District sits between the French Quarter and the Garden District along the Mississippi River. Former industrial buildings converted into art galleries, restaurants, and hotels. Four properties operate in spaces that once stored cotton, manufactured bitters, and printed newspapers.
The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, 535 Tchoupitoulas Street, Warehouse District.
This 19th-century warehouse stored coffee, spices, and ship supplies when the port dominated the city’s economy. The building was abandoned for decades before converting to a 167-room hotel in 2014, with the original brick walls, exposed beams, and industrial windows. The lobby has 20-foot ceilings and a chandelier made from old ship parts. Compère Lapin restaurant on the ground floor serves Caribbean-Creole food from chef Nina Compton. The rooftop bar Trey Yuen overlooks the river. Rooms have concrete floors, metal fixtures, loft-style layouts. Rates from $180. Parking available. Phone: (504) 527-5271.
Renaissance New Orleans Arts Warehouse District, 700 Tchoupitoulas Street, Warehouse District.
Built in the 1850s as a cotton mill. The building processed raw cotton from plantations upriver into bales for export. Cotton operations ended in the early 1900s. The structure sat vacant until the 1980s, when developers converted it to commercial space. Marriott renovated it as a Renaissance hotel in 2010. The renovation kept the industrial bones: exposed brick, wood beams, tall windows. The hotel has 217 rooms across six floors. La Petite Grocery restaurant operates independently on the ground floor. The hotel is within walking distance of the National WWII Museum, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and Contemporary Arts Center. Rates from $160. Valet parking. Phone: (504) 613-2330.
Loft 523, 523 Gravier Street, CBD.
Not technically in the Warehouse District, but marketed as New Orleans’ first boutique loft hotel. Built in 1850 as a commercial building. Renovated in 2011 with 18 loft-style suites. Each suite has a separate living area, full kitchen, exposed brick,and high ceilings. The building is small, feels more like furnished apartments than a hotel. No restaurant on-site. No front desk after hours, check-in by appointment. The location is on the edge of the CBD near the French Quarter. Walking distance to Canal Street, Bourbon Street, Convention Center. Rates from $150. Limited street parking. Phone: (504) 200-6523.
The Eliza Jane, 315 Magazine Street, Warehouse District.
This property combines two historic buildings. One was the Cosmopolitan Hotel, built in 1844. The other was the Times-Picayune newspaper printing facility and the J.W. McCullough & Co. bitters factory built in the 1850s. Unbound Collection by Hyatt converted both buildings into a 196-room hotel in 2018. The design keeps industrial elements: exposed brick, wood beams, and metal staircases. The rooms are smaller than typical hotels because they fit within the original building structure. Three restaurants operate on the property: The Chloe bar, Couvant restaurant, and Pressed Juicery. The newspaper printing presses are preserved as lobby art. Rates from $200. Valet parking. Phone: (504) 541-5000.
