Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Rolling a couple of Ritz-Carlton New Orleans posts together, because I haven’t done one from NOLA in a few years. This is the last time we got a suite (it was an upgrade, super nice):

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

The view from our room was the world’s best Walgreen’s neon

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

If you’re wondering…

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

We saw Jeremy Davenport playing downstairs with his band — when he introduced them, he didn’t give their real names, and gave lawyer names from TV instead…including Chip Forstall, Juan LaFonta…I think we may have been the only ones in on the joke because everyone else was like “oh, that Juan is so good…” ha!

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

The concierge lounge is large:

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Executive / Concierge Lounge, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

…and I love seeing what their big floral arrangement in the lobby will be, especially because I always think of Shug’s first hotel visit which was this one.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

Here he is in ’07 (and now he’s grown to about 5’10” soooo):

Ritz Carlton, New Orleans


Our latest stay there was in June — and the arrangement this time:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

We had just a regular room this time:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

love all the marble

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Our view at night:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

It was raining really hard one day, so we just stayed in for lunch at M Bistro:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Shug had Crawfish Monica:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

…Shug had a hamburger, and I was boring and had the Caesar Salad:

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

…and this is the Davenport Lounge, and we got to see him perform again one evening

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans LA