Le Méridien New Orleans
Le Méridien New Orleans is a 23-story high-rise building in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The building rises 279 feet (85 m).
| Le Méridien New Orleans | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 333 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Coordinates | 29.948863°N 90.066614°W |
| Construction started | 1982 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Opening | 1984 |
| Owner | Stonebridge Companies & Walton Street Capital |
| Height | |
| Roof | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | DMJM, Eskew + Architects |
The hotel was completed in 1984 as the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza[1] to accommodate crowds attending the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. It was sold to Starwood Hotels and became the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown in the late 1990s and then the W New Orleans Hotel in 2000.[2] In April 2013 it was sold to Chesapeake Lodging Trust for $65 million.[3] On July 15, 2014, the hotel was given the temporary name Hotel New Orleans Downtown while it underwent a $29 million renovation.[4] It became the Le Méridien New Orleans on December 15, 2014.[5][6] In 2019, Park Hotels & Resorts, which had acquired Chesapeake Lodging Trust, sold the hotel to Stonebridge Companies and Walton Street Capital for $84 million.[7][8]
Le Méridien New Orleans is currently tied with Charity Hospital as the 29th-tallest building in the city. It also stands as the 8th-tallest hotel in New Orleans. The architectural firm who designed the building was DMJM. The structure is an example of modern architecture.
The building houses a 4-star Le Méridien with 423 guest rooms.
References
- Communications, Emmis (1 August 1984). "Texas Monthly". Emmis Communications. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- Johnson, Richard L. "The Former Hotel De La Poste and Four Points Sheraton in New Orleans Complete Conversion to W Hotels / April 2000". Hotel-online.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Chesapeake to Convert W Orleans to Le Meridien Brand". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "New Orleans Hotels | Luxury New Orleans Hotels | Le Méridien New Orleans". Lemeridienneworleanshotel.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "Former W Hotel Converts to Le Méridien New Orleans Winter 2014". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Downtown New Orleans Hotels - Le Méridien New Orleans". Le Méridien New Orleans - Official Website - Best Rates, Guaranteed. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- Anthony McAuley (January 8, 2020). "Le Meridien New Orleans sold by Park Resorts for $84M to consortium". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- "Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. announces the sale of the Le Meridien New Orleans" (Press release). Park Hotels & Resorts. December 23, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-18.