New Orleans ยท CBD
The Roosevelt New Orleans
Opened in 1893 as the Hotel Grunewald, with a 14-story tower from 1908; Huey P. Long ran his campaign headquarters here in the 1930s.
- Built
- 1908Opened December 1893 as the Hotel Grunewald; SAH Archipedia dates the building '1893; 1907-1908 addition' (the 14-story, 400-room University Place tower that opened January 1, 1908). Wikipedia says a 16-story Baronne Street tower opened in 1925. Whether any 1893 fabric survives is UNCONFIRMED, so year_built uses the 1908 tower.
- Style
- Renaissance-inspired, terra-cotta trimmed
- Architect
- Armand Koch (1893 hotel); Toledano & Wogan (1907-08 addition)
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- CBD
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
German immigrant Louis Grunewald opened the six-story Hotel Grunewald in December 1893, in time for the 1894 Mardi Gras season. A 14-story, 400-room annex designed by Toledano & Wogan opened on January 1, 1908. Renamed The Roosevelt in 1923 and the Fairmont in 1965, it was home to the Blue Room supper club and the Sazerac Bar, and Huey P. Long ran his campaign headquarters there in the 1930s. Hurricane Katrina flooded its basement in 2005; after a full restoration it reopened under its old name on July 1, 2009.
Good to know
- Address: 130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70112
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.