How Group Hotel Rates Work in New Orleans

A group hotel booking is when you reserve 9 or more rooms at one hotel for the same dates, whether you're moving a team to New Orleans for a project, hosting a tournament, bringing in a training cohort, or organizing any work event that puts people in the city at once. These hotels are suited to that kind of booking, and travelers at your organization can search and compare them on Engine. For a stay of 9 or more rooms, you can request a group quote through Engine Groups.

When you book a block of 9 or more rooms for the same dates in New Orleans, a hotel quotes a rate for the block instead of its public rate. The block holds the rooms for your group until a cutoff date, after which travelers are assigned to their rooms. You can search, compare, and book these hotels on Engine. For 9 or more rooms, Engine Groups handles the room-block booking; 8 or fewer rooms is self-serve. The list includes the Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter with 374 rooms and the Aloft by Marriott New Orleans Downtown with 188 rooms, both of which have handled group stays before.

Need 9 or more rooms? Request a group quote from Engine Groups.

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Same order as the list above. Room counts and the breakfast, parking, and shuttle marks come from each hotel's own listing data. A dash means the hotel's data doesn't list that detail, not that it's unavailable.

Hotel RoomsBrandFrom downtown New OrleansFree breakfastFree parkingShuttleGuest rating
Wyndham New Orleans - French Quarter 374 Wyndham 0.4 mi – – – 4.3 (5,462)
Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD 155 Hilton Garden Inn 0.2 mi – – – 4.0 (2,755)
Aloft by Marriott New Orleans Downtown 188 Aloft 0.1 mi – – – 4.3 (1,502)
Hampton Inn New Orleans-St. Charles Ave./Garden District 100 Hampton by Hilton 2.1 mi Yes – Yes 4.5 (1,000)
Holiday Inn FRENCH QUARTER-CHATEAU LEMOYNE by IHG 171 Holiday Inn 0.4 mi – – – 4.5 (1,773)
The Barnett - JDV by Hyatt 234 Hyatt 0.3 mi – – – 4.4 (1,000)
Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter 207 Homewood Suites 0.5 mi Yes – – 4.2 (2,630)
The Troubadour Hotel New Orleans 184 Independent 0.1 mi – – – 3.9 (1,367)
Embassy Suites by Hilton New Orleans 280 Embassy Suites 0.7 mi Yes – Yes 4.1 (2,307)
Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans 254 Hyatt Centric 0.4 mi – – Yes 4.6 (2,095)
The Saint Hotel, New Orleans, French Quarter 171 Autograph Collection Hotels 0.3 mi – – – 4.5 (1,057)
Wyndham Garden New Orleans Downtown 170 Wyndham 0.2 mi Yes – Yes 3.8 (1,823)
Moxy New Orleans Downtown French Quarter Area 108 Moxy 0.1 mi – – – 3.9 (2,960)
voco St. James Hotel by IHG 84 voco 0.4 mi – – – 4.1 (1,000)
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel 1,110 Sheraton 0.4 mi – – – 4.2 (3,207)

Frequently asked questions

How does billing work when I book a room block in New Orleans through Engine?
Engine offers consolidated invoicing, so you receive one invoice for the entire group stay instead of separate charges for each room. You can choose from multiple payment options to suit how your organization handles travel expenses. There is no membership fee to use Engine.
What qualifies as group hotel booking in New Orleans, and what if I need fewer rooms?
A group booking is 9 or more rooms reserved for the same dates. Engine Groups handles the room-block request and booking for groups of that size. If you need 8 rooms or fewer, you can book directly on Engine yourself.
Can these New Orleans hotels accommodate a group of 9 or more rooms?
These hotels are listed because they have the room count to handle group stays and groups have booked them through Engine before. You should still confirm availability for your specific dates, especially during peak times in New Orleans.
How does a room block work, and why does the cutoff date matter?
A room block holds the rooms you reserved for your group until a cutoff date set by the hotel. Before that date, you assign travelers to their rooms within the block. After the cutoff, any unassigned rooms are released back to the hotel, so it's important to complete your assignments in time.
What is a group rate and how does it work?
When you book a room block, the hotel quotes a single rate for the entire block instead of charging the public rate that varies by room or date. This rate applies to all rooms in your block for the dates you reserved.

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