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No. 13 Windsor Court, New Orleans

Although this 324-room residence rises above the Central Business District, the Windsor is not just about work. With jazz bands wailing in the Polo Club Lounge and museum-worthy sculptures, painting, and tapestries lining the lobby and halls, the hotel is easy on the ears, the eyes, and, thanks to the elegant Grill Room, the stomach. The gracious, helpful staff is as sweet as the city’s famous pecan pralines.