October 3, 2026 — Fairmont New Orleans is now taking reservations for stays from November 2, 2026, the day the 250-room hotel opens in the city’s Central Business District.
The hotel fills 17 floors of the former Bank of New Orleans building at 1010 Common Street, a 31-story tower designed in 1970 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Developer Kailas Companies owns the project and Accor’s Fairmont brand will run it. Rockwell Group designed the interiors. The French Quarter and Caesars Superdome are both within walking distance.
Rooms include a Fairmont Gold floor, the brand’s hotel-within-a-hotel tier. Chef Emeril Lagasse is behind the food and drink, including Delmonico Steakhouse and The Café by Emeril. The roof holds a pool that the hotel calls the highest in the city, plus the Third Measure bar and Bleu Perdu poolside lounge. There is also a 10,000-square-foot spa and more than 19,000 square feet of meeting space, including two 4,000-square-foot ballrooms.
Kailas Companies CEO C. Mohan Kailas said “our passion lies in the careful preservation of historic landmark buildings.”
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| What | New hotel in a converted 1970 office tower |
| Opening date | November 2, 2026 |
| Bookings | Open now for stays from November 2 |
| Brand / owner | Fairmont (Accor) / Kailas Companies |
| Address | 1010 Common Street, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Rooms | 250 rooms and suites, including Fairmont Gold |
| Nearest airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) |
What it means for airline travelers
- Fly into MSY. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International is the city’s commercial airport. The hotel is downtown, so plan on a taxi, rideshare or airport shuttle.
- Opening offers are posted. Fairmont’s site lists a Discover New Orleans package with a $75 daily hotel credit on stays of two nights or more, a bed-and-breakfast rate, and 15% off for AAA/CAA members on two nights or more. Rates were not published in the announcement.
- Expect a brand-new hotel to still be settling in. If you want everything open, check that the spa, rooftop pool and restaurants are operating before you book the first weeks.
- Points: stays earn and redeem in Accor’s ALL loyalty program.
- Industry rates: no airline-employee or travel-industry rate was published. Check your usual interline booking sites closer to opening.
Sources
- TravelWires — “Fairmont New Orleans Opens Bookings for 2 November Debut” — travelwires.com
- Travel PR News — “Fairmont New Orleans opens reservations ahead of November 2 debut” — travelprnews.com
- Hospibuz — “Fairmont New Orleans Opens Bookings Ahead Of November 2nd Debut” — hospibuz.com
- Fairmont — “Fairmont New Orleans” hotel page — fairmont.com
