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Labor Day In New Orleans Means Southern Decadence!
August 17, 2024 NewsSummer May Be Ending But the Fun is Just Beginning Southern Decadence, August 30 - September 2, 2024 For more than 50 years, Southern Decadence, one of the top five largest events in New Orleans, has taken place every Labor Day Weekend. Also known as the "Gay Mardi Gras" and "our Pride Week," Southern Decadence is the largest LGBT party of the year. Attendees typically arrive on the Wednesday before Labor… Read More »

Summer in the City!
August 1, 2024 NewsJohn Boutté photo by Cedric Ellsworth / Satchmo SummerFest When the temps go up in New Orleans, we turn up the AC and the fun. Check in at Hotel Provincial and check out the fun. COOLinary New Orleans, August 1-September 15 Get ready to eat. And eat. And eat. Head to your favorite restaurants for prix-fixe brunch, lunch, dinner specials all over the city. Learn more. Satchmo Summerfest, August 3… Read More »

Four Reasons to Escape to New Orleans this July
July 1, 2024 NewsNew Orleans is hot in July and we're not just talking about the weather. There are four great events planned for the seventh month of the year. Make Hotel Provincial in the French Quarter your homebase for the fun. Book now. Essence Festival of Culture, July 4-8 Along with music by internationally known stars, there are always fascinating seminars at ESSENCE on tops such race, gender, culture, and art. Find out… Read More »

It’s June in NOLA and our calendar is heating up
June 1, 2024 NewsYeah, it’s hot in New Orleans in June. We’re not going to deny it. You could chargrill an oyster on the sidewalk if you were so inclined, but we have a better idea. Get yourself a big frozen daiquiri and walk around one of these festivals in the Vieux Carré and beyond. What? You’d rather stay home and mow the lawn? (We didn’t think so.) But here’s the best part.… Read More »

Happy May from the Vieux Carré!
May 1, 2024 NewsMay is the time of year New Orleanians love best (okay, Mardi Gras is pretty cool and so is football season but you get the gist.) May means the second weekend of Jazz Fest. It also means crawfish season, Cinco de Mayo at area restaurants, and gyros at Greek Fest. Book your room in the French Quarter at the Hotel Provincial now and join the fun NOLA Crawfish Festival (April 29,… Read More »

Valentine’s Day in the Vieux Carré
January 26, 2024 NewsLove New Orleans? Love each other? Why not spend Valentine’s Day with us at the Hotel Provincial, one of the most romantic hotels in the French Quarter? This year, Valentine's Day falls the day after Fat Tuesday. Many Mardi Gras parades will roll in the area. These are some of the city's most beloved processions and definitely worth the trip. See complete Mardi Gras schedule. So come get a room… Read More »

We still have a few rooms for Mardi Gras!
January 12, 2024 NewsMake our traditions your traditions this Carnival Season. Mardi Gras is Tuesday, February 13 this year and, if you act quickly, you can still book Hotel Provincial for the biggest week of Carnival! See super krewes Endymion and Bacchus on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, experience Lundi Gras when King Zulu meets Rex on the riverfront. That night, watch the old-line Proteus parade followed by Harry Connick, Jr.'s Orpheus. Then on Fat Tuesday, reach… Read More »

Throw Me Some Vacation Ideas, Mister!
January 1, 2024 NewsFat Tuesday is on Tuesday, February 13th this year but the celebration actually begins on January 6, Twelfth Night. More than 70 parades, spectacular balls, house floats, costuming, king cakes, Carnival-inspired cocktails, and restaurants offering special Mardi Gras menus and music await. Book your stay now and see our list of things to do when you're not on the parade route here. Try on Costumes at a Mardi Gras Museum… Read More »

Sweet! We Still Have a Few Rooms Available for the Sugar Bowl
December 4, 2023 NewsPic: @CaesarsSuperdome It's not too late to make plans to attend the 90th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 in New Orleans. Along with the game in the Caesars Superdome on New Year's Eve, join us for Celebration in the Oaks in City Park, the New Year's Eve Parade, and Bourbon Street fun. There's no place on earth more fun than New Orleans on New Year's Eve. Book your room in… Read More »

Hotel Provincial and a few other haunts to explore in NOLA
October 1, 2023 NewsFive Places to Scare Up Ghosts in New Orleans You can’t be 300+ years old without having a few ghosts. New Orleans has been said to have its fair share–some even say Hotel Provincial is haunted! Here are a few places you should check out anytime the spirit moves you. Stay with us and maybe you’ll come home with a ghost story of your own. Hotel Provincial, 1024 Chartres Street… Read More »