Hotel Henrietta

New Orleans might just have more character than any other city in the United States. Not every hotel in town lives up to the city’s legendary reputation, but the Henrietta has personality to spare. It’s a new build, and a strikingly modern one at that, at least from the outside — but look closer and you’ll see it’s packed with references to classic NOLA architecture, from the arched colonnade on the ground floor to the galleries on the upper floors.

Inside it’s a similarly heady mix of old and new; the reception features richly veined marble and a parquet floor that happens to be on the ceiling. And the rooms are a little bit mid-century modern, a little bit Art Deco, and a little bit Belle Époque, and are provided with up-to-date boutique-hotel details like Tivoli radios and Le Labo bath products.

There’s art everywhere, from vintage pieces to works by contemporary local artists. And while there’s not quite a restaurant, there’s Avenue Room Coffee, which serves as a café and bagel shop in the morning and segues into cocktails and light bites later in the day.