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LAURA DAVIDSON PUBLIC RELATIONS
*****
PR RESULTS FOR
ONE11 HOTEL
JANUARY 2021 – JUNE 2021
ONE11 HOTEL PR REPORT
January 2021 – June 2021
This document serves as our status report, summarizing the initiatives and media activities that took place
through the aforementioned timeframe.
RESULTS:
• Total Print + Digital Placements: 24
• Total Reach: More than 120 million print and digital impressions
• Total Media Visits: 6
• Total Media Deskside Interviews: 3
TOP PLACEMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Architectural Digest digital
• Fathom digital
• InsideHook digital
• Houston Chronicle’s The Page Magazine
• Gambit digital
• Very Local New Orleans
• Houston Chronicle digital
• The Boston Globe print + digital
• Travel + Leisure digital
• Forbes online x 3
• MyNewOrleans.com x 2
• New Orleans City Business digital
• Meetings Today print + digital
• Travel Pulse digital x 2
• Insider Travel Report
• Global Traveler Magazine digital
UPCOMING COVERAGE:
• EATER New Orleans pending
• Food & Wine pending
• TIME Magazine's 100 Greatest Places
• Fodor's Travel digital
• Hemispheres Magazine
• Condé Nast Traveler
• Passport Magazine
• Haute Living San Francisco Magazine
• DuJour Magazine
• Hospitality Design
MEDIA RELATIONS:
Timely Trend Pitches / Press Releases:
• Drafted opening press release announcement and distributed to top national, regional, travel, lifestyle and design media
• Brainstormed with ONE11 Hotel property team to create the One Sweet Mardi Gras package during Mardi Gras
• Promoting ONE11 Hotel Sweets for safe pod travel and timely holidays i.e., spring break, summer travel, timely holidays
• Brainstorming holiday programming
MEDIA / INFLUENCER VISITS:
Completed:
• Freelance (Very Local New Orleans, EATER New Orleans, Gambit digital), Beth D’Addono – February 18
• Freelance (Condé Nast Traveler, Garden & Gun, Hemispheres Magazine), Jenny Adams – February 22-23
• InsideHook, Walker Loetscher – February 26-28
• Freelance (Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dallas Morning News, Kentucky Magazine and Minnesota's Star Tribune), Tracey
Teo – March 16-19
• Food & Wine, Khushbu Shah and Tori Katherman - April 16-19
• Freelance (Condé Nast Traveler, Business Insider), Paul Oswell – April 22-23
In the works:
• Houston Chronicle, Greg Morgao • New Orleans Tidbits, Amy Gabriel • Insider Travel Report, James Shillinglaw • Social media influencer, Ashley Williams (@yoursnaturally11 - 42.6K followers) • Social media influencer, Liz Kamarul (@liz_kamarul - 129K followers) • Social media influencer, Rocio Isabel (@risasrizos - 33.6K followers) ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT: o Held bi-weekly calls with ONE11 Hotel team o Shared 2021 PR Action Plan and Media Target List o Provided social media counsel regarding influencer visits and promotions o Shared insights surrounding upcoming advertising opportunities o Connected with Wine & Food Experience team to discuss sponsorship opportunities o Collaborate with New Orleans Tourism PR team regarding upcoming initiatives and property news
ONE11 Hotel
CLIP TRACKING REPORT
LDPR tracked the following clips beginning January 2021
Print Consumer Print
Date Story Topic Circulation Ad Value PR Value
Media Outlet Impressions
The Atlanta Journal Hotel included in New
26-Apr 231,094 693,282 $600 $1,800 -
Constitution Orleans destination story
Houston Chronicle's The Hotel included in New
March 318,085 954,255 $5,226 $15,678 -
Page Magazine Orleans destination update
ONE11 Hotel opening
17-Jan The Boston Globe included in Here, There, 307,801 923,403 $1,772 $5,316 -
Everywhere travel column
Online Consumer
Date Story Topic Unique Visitors Per Month
Media Outlet
ONE11 Hotel / Batture
10-Jun InsideHook - - - - 643,613
Bistro + Bar opening feature
Property included in top
8-Jun Architectural Digest new NOLA hotels to visit - - - - 1,500,000
now
ONE11 Hotel included in
30-May Fathom digital top new hotel openings - - - - 694,020
roundup
The Atlanta Journal Hotel included in New
26-Apr - - - - 3,055,867
Constitution digital Orleans destination story
ONE11 Hotel / Batture
22-Mar Gambit digital - - - - 1,336,350
Bistro + Bar opening feature
ONE11 Hotel / Batture
17-Mar Very Local New Orleans - - - - 16,590
Bistro + Bar opening feature
Hotel included in New
15-Mar Houston Chronicle digital - - - - 1,297,888
Orleans destination update
ONE11 Hotel opening
28-Feb Forbes online - - - - 29,788,855
feature
ONE11 Hotel opening
16-Feb Travel + Leisure digital - - - - 10,000,000
feature
Top hotels to visit to
7-Feb Forbes online - - - - 29,788,855
celebrate Valentine's Day
Hotel included in New
28-Jan Forbes online - - - - 29,788,855
Orleans destination update
ONE11 Hotel opening /
18-Jan MyNewOrleans.com historic transformation - - - - 46,680
spotlight
ONE11 Hotel opening
13-Jan The Boston Globe digital included in Here, There, - - - - 8,700,000
Everywhere travel column
ONE11 Hotel opening
4-Jan Global Traveler digital - - - - 67,920
feature
ONE11 Hotel opening
31-Dec MyNewOrleans.com - - - - 46,680
feature
New Orleans City Business ONE11 Hotel opening
31-Dec - - - - 41,730
digital feature
Print Consumer Print
Date Story Topic Circulation Ad Value PR Value
Media Outlet Impressions
ONE11 Hotel included in
January Meetings Today top new hotel openings 55,151 165,453 $7,075 $21,225 -
roundup
Online Trade
Date Story Topic Unique Visitors Per Month
Media Outlet
ONE11 Hotel opening
10-Feb Meetings Today digital - - - 133,648
feature
Hotel included in New
6-Feb TravelPulse digital - - - 277,465
Orleans destination update
ONE11 Hotel included in
24-Dec Insider Travel Report top new hotel openings - - - 75,000
roundup
ONE11 Hotel opening
23-Dec TravelPulse digital - - - 277,465
feature
TOTAL UNIQUE VISITORS PER MONTH: 117,577,481
TOTAL CIRCULATION: 912,131
TOTAL PRINT IMPRESSIONS: 2,736,393
TOTAL AD VALUE $14,673
TOTAL PR VALUE $44,019
TOTAL REACH: 120,313,874
*Total print media impressions are calculated based on a conservative estimate of a pass along rate of 3
**Total PR value is the ad value x 3
New Orleans music scene re-emerges after COVID
closures
ajc.com/travel/new-orleans-music-scene-re-emerges-after-covid-closures/RLY6CD6FVRBYTIRLF5WKOMLHQI
Credit: Handout
Travel | 6 hours ago
By Tracey Teo, For the AJC
March 11, 2020, was the day the music temporarily died in New Orleans. Just a couple of
weeks earlier, the streets were packed with revelers celebrating the month-long Carnival
season that culminated in Mardi Gras at the end of February. But as more was learned about
the alarming spread of the COVID-19 virus, the mayor issued a stay-at-home order to try and
contain the dire consequences of the super spreader event.
For the thousands of musicians who make their living playing gigs in a city famous for its
round-the-clock, jazz-centric music scene, the eerie silence was disconcerting.
Sammie Williams, AKA “Big Sam,” lead singer with the funk band Big Sam’s Funky Nation,
said bluntly that the famous French Quarter “sounded like death.”
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“People who were around during Katrina, they know what I mean,” Williams said, referring
to the category 5 hurricane that swept through the city in 2005, killing 1,400 people. “There
was no life in the city at all. It felt like the world was ending.”
But the world didn’t end. New Orleans is resilient, as are the musicians who live and work
here. During COVID-19, many found creative ways to safely keep live music going,
sometimes staging impromptu jam sessions in their driveways just to preserve their own
sanity.
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But as the pandemic subsides and restrictions ease, live music is gradually returning to the
usual venues. That’s something to celebrate, and celebrating is what New Orleans does best.
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Credit: Wesley K.H. Teo
One recent morning, trumpeter Amir “Tubad” Gray played “What a Wonderful World” across
from Café Beignet on Royal Street, entertaining a long line of caffeine-deprived customers
waiting for their first sip of creamy café au lait and a breakfast of pillowy beignets.
City guidelines for live entertainment require wind instrument players use bell covers, a kind
of instrument mask that blocks aerosol droplets. Some horn players don’t like it, but Tubad
doesn’t mind. He’s simply happy to be “spreading joy” again.
“I’ve never seen Bourbon Street clean, but it was clean,” he said about the pandemic’s effect
on the city’s most famous street, where plastic cups typically roll like tumbleweeds and
discarded Mardi Gras beads glow garishly from the gutters all year long.
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Now, the French Quarter sounds much like it did pre-pandemic with buskers playing
everything from the tuba to the banjo hoping to rustle up tips. But despite its devil-may-care
reputation, New Orleans is serious about COVID-19 safety. Louisiana is one of the few
Southern states that still has a mask mandate. City bars are open at 50% capacity indoors and
full capacity outdoors. Restaurants are open at 75% capacity, and alcohol sales end at 1 a.m.
Credit: Wesley K.H. Teo
On Frenchmen Street on the outskirts of the Quarter, where locals go to hear live music,
many venues remain closed because they are so small, social distancing is impossible. A
notable exception is the renowned Spotted Cat Music Club, which just reopened for
scheduled performances.
Safety precautions include sanitizing the venue between shows, a ban on bar service and a
request that patronsinform staff when they require restroom access so they can be alerted
when facilities become available.
As for Big Sam, he’s back rockin’ one of his favorite venues, The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal
Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter.
Wearing dark glasses and a newsboy hat, he belted out a jazzy version of “Papa was a Rolling
Stone” on his first night back at the Playhouse. The performance was a musical renaissance
of sorts ― a new beginning that marked the end of a long, dark period. Throughout the night,
Big Sam showcased his considerable chops with a series of trombone solos, deftly coaxing the
instrument into sassy grooves that got folks on their feet.
During the worst of the pandemic, he played in the hotel’s courtyard or on the pool deck, but
he missed the connection he enjoys with the audience indoors.
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“This vibe right here is perfect, you dig?” he said of the Playhouse. “I’m able to interact with
people more. I can have communication and a conversation with everybody through the
music instead of being so far away. We become one.”
Credit: Wesley K.H. Teo
In the beer garden at the Zony Mash Beer Project craft brewery, a young, bearded piano
player sporting a man bun sits at a grand piano perched on the back of pick-up truck,
entertaining beer lovers who have settled in for a low-key evening of favorite tunes.
Piano on a Truck was started by Jacques Ferland, a Canadian piano tuner and restorer who
visited the Crescent City 10 years ago and is still enjoying his “vacation.” When the pandemic
struck, he discovered that the mobile piano was the perfect way to share live music, so he
collaborated with out-of-work piano players grateful for a gig. Soon, they were entertaining
quarantine-weary citizens at City Park for tips.
“I always liked the idea of putting a piano in an unusual place,” Ferland said. “There’s a
surprise element to seeing a piano outdoors, and the pianists get off on that.”
He started getting calls about playing birthdays. At a time when parties weren’t possible,
upbeat tunes coming from a piano player in the driveway was a real day brightener. Then
invitations to play local venues started coming in.
5/9Ferland says he will likely keep the piano truck rolling long after COVID-19 is nothing but a
bad memory. “I have a feeling it’s going to survive the pandemic,” he said. “I’ve got a new
truck lined up, and I’m slowly expanding the enterprise.”
The New Orleans Jazz Museum adapted by staging live outdoor concerts on the spacious
balconies spanning the historic Old U.S. Mint that houses the museum, while visitors gather
in the verdant courtyard below to soak up the music. The concerts are also live-streamed to
millions of viewers around the world. Free concerts are typically held at 5 p.m. every
Tuesday, unless it rains. Additional ticketed concerts featuring big-name acts are also
occasionally scheduled.
6/9Credit: Eliot Kamenitz
“Throughout the pandemic, these balcony concerts have given us the opportunity to continue
our mission and directly support musicians in their greatest time of need,” said director Greg
Lambousy, who plans to continue the concerts after the pandemic is over.
New Orleans’ storied musical legacy could probably survive anything. As visitors return, they
are discovering that the beat goes on.
If You Go
7/9New Orleans is 469 miles southwest of Atlanta. It is accessible by direct flight via Delta,
American, United, Spirit and Southwest airlines.
Music venues
The Jazz Playhouse. Popular French Quarter jazz club. $25 and up. Royal Sonesta Hotel.
300 Bourbon St., New Orleans. 504-533-2299, www.sonesta.com
Spotted Cat Music Club. Intimate jazz venue. Ticket prices vary. 623 Frenchmen St., New
Orleans. www.spottedcatmusicclub.com
Zony Mash Beer Project. Craft brewery located in the old Gem Theater near Midtown.
Free. 3943 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., New Orleans. 504-766-8868,
www.zonymashbeer.com
New Orleans Jazz Museum. Free balcony concerts 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, weather
permitting. 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. 504-568-6993, www.nolajazzmuseum.org
Dining
Cafe Beignet. Bistro serving traditional beignets and other New Orleans delicacies. Entrees
$4-$12. 334 Royal St., New Orleans, and other locations. 504-500-4370,
www.cafebeignet.com
Saba. Celebrity chef Alon Shaya’s Uptown restaurant serves modern Israeli cuisine. Entrees
$16-$52. 5757 Magazine St., Suite A, New Orleans. 504-324-7770, www.eatwithsaba.com
Accommodations
One11. New riverfront hotel in the French Quarter. $189 and up. 111 Iberville St., New
Orleans. 504-699-8100, www.one11hotel.com
Windsor Court Hotel. Luxury hotel that exudes European elegance. $305 and up. 300
Gravier St., New Orleans. 800-262-2662, www.windsorcourthotel.com
Visitor Information
New Orleans & Company. 2020 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana. 800-672-6124,
www.neworleans.com
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here are nights on Bourbon Street when likely accelerated the spread of the coronavirus in Louisiana.
it seems as if the pandemic never Thousands of hotel, restaurant and bar jobs were lost in a
touched the Crescent City. There are city that counts tourism as its lifeblood. Major events such as
crowds, flying beads, go-cups and music the French Quarter Festival, the New Orleans Jazz &
blaring up and down New Orleans’ most Heritage Festival, Essence Festival, New Orleans Pride
famous tourist gulch. Festival and the New Orleans Food & Wine Experience all
But the reality is that the pandemic hit were canceled in 2020.
the city hard. Last year Louisiana quickly As the city climbs back through a phased reopening, 2021
became a regional epicenter in the South for COVID-19 with is shaping up as a pivotal year — preparing to welcome back
New Orleans accounting for the bulk of the state’s confirmed tourists with key festivals on the books and new hotels
cases. Mardi Gras 2020 will be remembered as an event that already opened or planning splashy debuts.
RENDERING OF THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AND PRIVATE RESIDENCES NEW ORLEANS, WHICH WILL OPEN IN MAY.
70 | P | A | G | ETHE FOUR SEASONS’ SIGNATURE RESTAURANTS FEATURE CUISINE FROM NEW ORLEANS CHEFS ALON SHAYA AND DONALD LINK.
Visitors will have much to anticipate. The Center building. Opening May 15, the hotel
Jazz & Heritage Festival, traditionally held in boasts 341 guest rooms (and 92 residences)
the spring, is now slated for Oct. 8-17, and the with restaurants from Alon Shaya and
French Quarter Festival is set for Sept. Donald Link, both James Beard
30-Oct. 3. The new Museum of the Southern Award-winning chefs. Shaya’s restaurant and
Jewish Experience, dedicated to exploring the lobby bar will bow first, followed in October
cultural heritage of Jews in the American by Link’s restaurant on the fifth floor
South, is opening in the spring at 818 Howard adjacent to a crescent-shaped infinity pool
near the National WWII Museum. And the and views of the Mississippi River. Room
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center rates will be announced when the website
Pedestrian Park, a 7½-acre pedestrian park begins accepting reservations later this
with live-event spaces and public art month. 2 Canal, 504-434-5100;
installations, will open this year as part of a fourseasons.com/neworleans
$557 million improvement plan for the city’s Virgin Hotel New Orleans: Summer is
convention center. the projected opening of Virgin’s 225-room
New hotel projects signal a return to a hotel in the Warehouse District. The property
more prosperous year for the hospitality will feature a rooftop pool and lounge, gym
sector. Some of the new properties: and the brand’s signature Commons Club
Four Seasons Hotel and Private (restaurant and bar) and Funny Library
Residences New Orleans: The city’s most Coffee Shop. 550 Baronne; virginhotels.com
anticipated new hotel, and most luxurious, THE FOUR SEASONS WILL OFFER 341 GUEST ONE11 Hotel: The first hotel to open in
will be this 34-story beauty at the base of ROOMS AND 92 RESIDENCES. the French Quarter in 50 years, this new
Canal Street in the former World Trade boutique property is housed in a former
P | A | G | E | 71ONE11, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL HOUSED IN A FORMER SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, IS THE FIRST NEW HOTEL TO OPEN IN THE FRENCH QUARTER IN 50 YEARS.
sugar-refining company and warehouse near snacks. Bookings now accepted for later this and locally made bathroom amenities. The T
the Mississippi River waterfront. The 83 month. Room rates start at about $150. 501 restaurant with a Creole classics menu is
guest rooms (including an eighth-floor suite Tchoupitoulas, 504-571-1818; hotelfotenot.com from chef Tod Pulsinelli, formerly of August,
with two bedrooms and private terraces) Holiday Inn Club Vacations New Domenica and the American Sector. There’s a
feature exposed brick, beams and plenty of Orleans Resort: A block from Bourbon pool, herb garden and outdoor bar. Room
natural light. The hotel’s Batture Bistro + Bar Street, this 105-room hotel, the club rates start at $256. 4125 St. Charles,
offers a seasonal menu with Creole vacation brand’s first urban property, 504-541-5500; thechloenola.com
inspiration and the Loading Dock patio with opened in January with condo-style Hotel Saint Vincent: Austin-based
views of the French Quarter. Room rates start accommodations in an 1893 landmark Lambert McGuire Design (hospitality
at $169. 111 Iberville, 504-699-8100; building that was the city’s first skyscraper. veterans Liz Lambert and Larry McGuire)
one11hotel.com The hotel’s Maritime Bar & Lounge is has been tapped to design the Lower Garden
Hotel Fontenot: After a 15-year absence, expected to open later. Room rates start at District hotel that also will house an outpost
the Kimpton brand returns to the city with about $200. 203 Carondelet, 504-355-1199; of Elizabeth Street Café, an Austin favorite
this 202-room boutique hotel in the Central ihg.com/holidayinnclubvacations that is under the McGuire Moorman
Business District with a design inspired by The Chloe: This 14-room boutique hotel in Hospitality umbrella. Set to open this spring,
jazz musicians and Southern hospitality. a renovated historical mansion is the first the 75-room property housed in a former
Guests, welcomed by a complimentary local hotel from restaurateur Robert LeBlanc, orphanage built in 1861 will feature an
beer, will have access to bike rentals and a known for his restaurants Sylvain, Cavan, opulent color palate, outdoor verandas, a
24-hour fitness center. The Peacock Room, a Longway Tavern and the much-loved private lounge and guest-only swimming pool
jewel-box dining room, will serve craft Meauxbar, which closed last year. The and pool bar. San Lorenzo, with a menu
cocktails and a menu of regional dishes while charming rooms feature details such as inspired by coastal Italian dining, will be the
Gospel Coffee and Boozy Treats will be a modern soaking tubs, four-poster beds, hotel’s signature restaurant. 1507 Magazine,
casual outpost for coffee, cocktails and turntables and vinyl records, custom robes hotelsaintvincentnola.com
72 | P | A | G | EIf you go
At press time, there were no travel
restrictions or quarantine require-
ments for travelers to New Orleans.
The city is in Phase 2 of a gradual
reopening. Masks are required in pub-
lic; restaurants and bars can sell
alcohol from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; no
indoor seating in bars and breweries
(outdoor seating and takeout only);
indoor restaurant dining is limited to
50 percent capacity (outdoor dining
at full capacity with social-distancing
measures). For updates on reopening
restrictions, see neworleans.com.
THE PEACOCK ROOM RESTAURANT WILL OPEN WITH KIMPTON HOTELS’ 202-ROOM HOTEL FONTENOT.
HOTEL DEALS
Maison de la Luz: The 67-room luxury
guest house from Atelier Ace is offering
complimentary daily self-parking, daily
breakfast for two and two drinks at the
Honor Bar in the Living room per stay
through Aug. 31. Rates from $270. 546
Carondelet; maisondelaluz.com
New Orleans Marriott: Receive a $30
Joieful gift card (redeem on activities such
as swamp and bicycle tours, cooking
classes and WW II Museum admission)
with two-night minimum stay through
THE 14-ROOM CHLOE HOTEL RECENTLY OPENED IN A KING ROOM IN THE HOTEL FONTENOT, 501 Aug. 31. Rates from $140. 555 Canal;
NEW ORLEANS’ UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. TCHOUPITOULAS marriott.com
Ace Hotel New Orleans: Free daily
parking, breakfast and two priority
reservations at the rooftop pool through
Aug. 31. Rates from $127. 600 Carondelet;
acehotel.com/neworleans/
The Higgins Hotel New Orleans:
Special room rates at this new art
deco-design Arts and Warehouse District
hotel adjacent to the WW II Museum
include parking pass and two-day museum
pass for each adult. Rates from $157. 1000
Magazine; higginshotelnola.com
Lowes New Orleans Hotel: Central
l Business District hotel offers free parking,
daily $25 food and beverage credit and late
check out through Dec. 31. Rates from
$189. 300 Poydras; loewshotels.com/
new-orleans
THE CHLOE INCLUDES A RESTAURANT AND BAR FROM EXECUTIVE CHEF TODD PULSINELLI.
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ocated at the heart of the 130-year-old Fort
Worth Stockyards National Historic District,
ONE11
stages of renovating its rooms, public areas and the Hotel Drover, an Autograph Collection hotel,
hotel’s Vines Cabanas at Surfcomber, a dedicated is set to open in February 2021. The new property
outdoor space that provides guests with a private is inspired by the pioneering spirit of the West and
lounging alternative. was named to honor the legendary cowboys who
Furthermore, Kimpton Surfcomber is in the midst drove cattle to market across the plains, offering a
of refreshing its meetings and events spaces, with rustic-luxe guest experience.
completion set for mid 2021. The hotel offers just Hotel Drover will provide 200 guest rooms and
over 3,000 square feet of indoor meeting rooms and suites, representing three different room types, as
50,000 square feet of outdoor event space, with the well as a fourth-floor VP Suite and an oversized
Miami Beach Convention Center located two blocks fifth-floor Presidential Suite, all with authentic
away. Onsite, planners have the option for ocean-view
board meetings, poolside events with palm trees in
attendance, teambuilding exercises on the beach and
ONE11 HOTEL
more. www.surfcomber.com
Set to debut in Downtown Boca Raton in late 2021,
Mandarin Oriental–Boca Raton will be Mandarin
LOUISIANA
Oriental’s second property in Florida and seventh in
With its opening in December 2020, ONE11 has North America. The 158-room hotel will feature two
changed the hotel scene in New Orle- rooftop pools; fine-dining restaurants and
ans with its debut as the French bars, including Mandarin Oriental’s
Quarter’s first new hotel in over 50 signature MO Bar + Lounge,
years. The eight-story, 83-room located on the rooftop with an
boutique hotel is located in outdoor terrace; and a Man-
New Orleans’ historic Sugar darin Oriental cake shop.
District Waterfront and The property’s meeting
was formerly home to The and event space will in-
Louisiana Sugar Refining clude a 4,500-square-foot
PHOTOS: HOTEL DROVER
Company. ballroom and a variety
From several room of adaptable conference
blocks to booking out an rooms. The Residences
entire floor or more, the at Mandarin Oriental,
hotel’s modern accommo- consisting of another 92
dations and well-appointed rooms, will be located in
common areas make it easy the adjoining tower connect- Texas-style ambience. The property will be home to
for groups to stay together. In ed to the hotel by a sky bridge. 40,000 square feet of combined historic meeting
terms of meeting space, ONE11 The two buildings will form part and event space, including:
offers various settings for intimate of a 2 million-square-foot, upscale ❚ Legacy Hall, a detailed space with an accompa-
group events, such as afternoon cock- mixed-use development called Via nying outdoor veranda offering the versatility of
tails on The Loading Dock or an evening MANDARIN ORIENTAL– Mizner, which will also include a half-mile multiple setup and seating options to suit events.
BOCA RATON
on the rooftop featuring panoramic views of luxury retail. www.mandarinoriental.com ❚ The Barn, which features high, vaulted ceilings
of the French Quarter and Mississippi River. and exposed 150-year-old reclaimed timbers.
For all-season dining, guests can enjoy The Load- The indoor’s rustic look easily blends with the
ing Dock, which provides a climate-controlled floor-to- landscaped outdoor space.
ceiling view of the Quarter. ONE11 Hotel is also home ❚ Four additional cowboy-chic gathering spaces
to Batture Bistro + Bar, a casual hub for craft cock- for meetings, including the Lone Star Room,
tails and small bites. The restaurant’s culinary style Stampede Room, Heritage Room and Stock-
can be described as “sophisticated comfort food,” mans Club.
with a creole twist and a nod to the area’s history in
KIMPTON SURFCOMBER HOTEL
sugar production. www.one11hotel.com The hotel’s signature eatery, 97 West Kitchen & Bar,
will feature a menu of contemporary Texas fare,
FLORIDA ranch classics and reimagined Southern comfort
The Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, an Art Basel-pre- foods. 97 West will offer over 200 seats, including
ferred hotel situated oceanfront in the heart of South secluded semi-private tables, three private dining
Beach’s Art Deco District, is currently in the final rooms and two chef’s tables with one outdoors.
PHOTO CAPTION
—Adrian Thompson
KIMPTON SURFCOMBER HOTEL
www.hoteldrover.com
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