A 1916 historic landmark, this luxury New Orleans hotel overlooks Lafayette Square and is 5 blocks from the French Quarter It features an on-site restaurant and spacious rooms with safes Lafayette Hotel offers individually decorated rooms with designer fabrics They are furnished with a work desk and coffee maker and also have cable TV The marble bathrooms offer robes The hotel, with architecture that includes French doors, wrought-iron balconies and Italian marble floors, offers guests on-site dining at Mikes on the Avenue, featuring contemporary Louisiana cuisine Guests can also use the business center The Lafayette Hotel is located directly on St Charles Avenue -- a prime spot to view the largest uptown Mardi Gras parades Lafayette Hotel is less than 1 mile from the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans Superdome and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas Bourbon Street is 1 mile away and CCC Race Startline is within a half-mile of the property