I am booking several rooms for a company retreat for the middle of October. I am trying to satisfy a group of people with many different views, ages and ideas. Which of these 2 hotels would cover the wants and needs of a broad spectrum of people?
Royal Sonesta vs the Omni Royal for stay in October
IF you choose the Royal Sonesta..have the party goers get streetside or balcony rooms and those that want a rest the interior rooms. The Omni is very nice too but will be quieter and less %26#39;lively%26#39; but also has the Rib Room which is very good. Either choice given the two would be fine. It also depends on whether you want to be on Bourbon St. or a side street..(st. Louis I believe)
Royal Sonesta vs the Omni Royal for stay in October
I agree it comes down to whether you think the group would prefer to be right on Bourbon where a lot of partying takes place or at the Omni. Both are great hotels, IMO and you will be pleased with both. The Royal Sonesta isn%26#39;t a party hotel compared to a lot of others. It is very nice. They both have good pool decks. The Omni is a very short walk to Bourbon so it might make everyone happy if you are trying to keep some folks away from it. I like the Royal Sonesta better but if I was putting a diverse group up I might opt for the Omni.
I stayed in two rooms at the royal sonesta (bourbon balcony and interior pool)
I felt the one by the pool was nicer, and it felt like I wasn%26#39;t actually on bourbon street. It was like I could walk on bourbon street and see crazy stuff, but then come back to my room and it was like I was miles away.
The bourbon balcony room is definitely for party animals, especially since you WILL NOT SLEEP. You will hear everything, but you%26#39;ll also be in the middle of things and you can throw beads, watch a parade if there is one, and generally just feel like you%26#39;re in the middle of the craziest street in the world.
Both are good for different reasons and I feel they would satisfy a large number of people if they have varying tastes. The party animals can stay in the bourbon balcony and the people who like to rest can stay at the pool courtyard room.
If it were me, I would pick the Omni so that you can escape Bourbon street when you want to.
Both are nice hotels but I%26#39;ve always felt the Omni is a tad classier. It does have some small rooms, however, so consider that when making your room choice.
I have never stayed at the Omni, but stayed at the Royal Sonesta the last time I was in New Orleans and thought it was a beautiful, elegant hotel. My husband and I had a room that overlooked Bourbon Street and we weren%26#39;t bothered by noise. I hate that building that is right across from the entrance to the Omni...it is a big white building that in my opinion, looks totally out of place in the Quarter, but the hotel looks very nice.
The omni is a lot higher than the Sonesta and has a great observation deck for the FQ and a nice pool area.
Does anyone know what that big white building across from the Omni is. We are thinking about staying there and was just curious.
That%26#39;s the courthouse that you will see in the movie ';Runaway Jury';.
Both of thwe hotels are very nice, couldn%26#39;t go wrong with either.
Each has his/her own opinion of beauty....what is a ';big white ugly building'; across from the Omni to some, is to others, a historic courthouse which is quite nice to look down on from upper floors of the Omni. Everything else above is well stated about the two hotels. One other thing about the Omni is the management and staff - they have impressed me. The guys who manage the front doors and cars have been there for years and understand hospitality, and the front desk seems particularly well trained and helpful....not to say that anything is wrong at the Sonesta. If you stay at the Omni, do not accept a room with a door to an adjoining room as you can hear everything.
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