The Audubon Cottages, New Orleans

Travel and Leisure magazine lists this hotel as one of the "Top 100 hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada". The infamous Tennessee Williams was a regular guest in room #9. Guest rooms surround a charming courtyard filled with banana trees and a bubbling fountain. Rooms vary considerably in size, but all are elegant and filled with antiques. The best features are the lush feather beds and the modern, luxurious bathrooms. Guests are treated to in-room breakfasts and nightly turndown service. There is also complimentary sherry and port served in the evenings. The hotel's restaurant, Le Bistro, serves lunch and dinner. Other special amenities include newspaper delivery, shoeshine, dry cleaning and laundry, concierge, room service and twice daily maid service. There is an outdoor pool and access to a nearby health club.