The building at 600 Carondelet Street spent decades selling sofas and dining sets as Barnett’s Furniture Store, and The Barnett now puts the name back over the door.
The Art Deco building dates to the 1920s, and Hyatt describes the original store as the largest of its kind in the South. It anchored this stretch of the Warehouse District as a family business for years before the neighborhood emptied out. Local developer The Domain Companies partnered with Ace Hotels to turn it into Ace Hotel New Orleans, which opened in 2016 with 234 rooms and helped pull restaurants, shops, and nightlife back onto Carondelet Street.
In 2024, Domain ended its management deal with Ace, brought in HRI Hospitality, and renamed the property The Barnett after the store that first filled the building. It joined Hyatt’s JdV brand, a group of independent hotels built around their neighborhoods, and guests now earn World of Hyatt points. A 2025 refresh redesigned the rooms, reworked the lobby, and rebuilt the rooftop.
The design leans into the building’s past. Public spaces run to deep greens, bright yellows, and rich reds, with French Deco touches and original details left in place. The lobby is set up like a modern furniture showroom, with plush seating and community tables where guests and locals mix through the day. Rooms feature warm cork floors, oversized windows, and built-in window seats, and some suites come with turntables and acoustic guitars.
The Barnett runs five places to eat and drink under one roof. All Good serves coffee, beignets, quiche, and breakfast burritos from early morning. Brutto Americano pairs Italian cooking with Southern flavors in the room that used to hold Josephine Estelle. Seaworthy handles oysters and seafood out of a Creole cottage built in 1832, one of the oldest structures on the block. The Lobby Bar faces Carondelet through floor-to-ceiling windows, which makes it a good seat for watching the streetcar pass, and it runs a daily happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.
Up on the ninth floor, High Five holds the rooftop pool, private cabanas, fire pits, and a bar with skyline views over downtown. The pool opens daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., weather permitting. Guests at Maison Métier, the smaller sister hotel across the street, can use it too.
Music is the other reason to stay. Good Measure, an intimate hall just off the elevator landing, books a changing lineup of jazz, brass bands, R&B, hip-hop, DJs, and comedy, with free shows each week featuring established New Orleans players and newer local acts. The lobby also hosts a rotating gallery of work by emerging local artists, with new exhibits every six to eight weeks and opening nights attended by the artists.
The location puts most of downtown within walking distance. The St. Charles streetcar runs past the front door, Lafayette Square sits a block away, and the French Quarter and Canal Street are a short walk. The National WWII Museum, Caesars Superdome, and the Convention Center are all close enough to reach on foot. A 24-hour fitness center and free Saturday yoga round out the amenities, and valet parking is available.
Check-in starts at 3 p.m. and checkout is at 11 a.m. Call (504) 900-1180 to book, and ask what’s playing at Good Measure the nights you’re in town.
