The Parc St. Charles, New Orleans, La., offers the best of both worlds: a downtown location where the historic St.

Charles Avenue streetcar line intersects with the bustling business corridor. Between the streetcar line and one of the Big Easy's best carnival corners, St. Charles Avenue and Poydras Street, the 11 story hotel places guests four blocks from the French Quarter and five blocks from Bourbon Street. The hotel also stands just three blocks from the Warehouse District, an eclectic neighborhood where visitors browse through art galleries and boutiques.

Guests enjoy the hotel's Corner Pub, a popular bar that overlooks Poydras Street, and Panasia, the fine dining establishment that dishes up Thai and contemporary Western dishes, such as rib eye steaks and braised lamb shanks. To get away from the crowds, guests can retreat to the rooftop for the hotel's fitness center, small, heated pool and sundeck.

Additional hotel amenities include 24-hour front desk, business services, conference rooms, event catering and Internet access (surcharge).

Contemporary style décor guestrooms offer complimentary newspapers, high speed Internet access, coffeemakers and complimentary toiletries.

Prior to the building of the Parc St. Charles, the area was occupied by French Quarter style row houses lining Poydras Street to Lafayette Square. During the Louisiana oil boom of the 1970s and 1980s, the hotel was built and housed a branch of the Bank of Louisiana.