Simply because the celebration by no means stops throughout Mardi Gras in New Orleans doesn’t imply you may’t do it in model. That appears to be the mantra of the Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans, which has unveiled a slew of experiences for friends who wish to take this iconic vacation expertise to a different stage.

The comparatively new property (opened in 2021) is housed in a refurbished tower designed by the legendary mid-century architect Edward Durell Stone. As one of many tallest buildings within the metropolis, it appears to be like out over all of New Orleans–and even incorporates a pool with views of the mighty Mississippi River.

Setting the temper for friends recent off the aircraft is a brief set up by the prolific floral designer Jeff Leatham. Together with his aptitude for the dramatic, Leatham has coated the lodge’s foyer and fifth ground (house to the pool and spa) with screens of cascading dyed blooms—purple and fuchsia for the foyer and inexperienced and sunny yellows on the fifth ground.

The lodge can also be providing friends a “Mardi Gras Like a Native” bundle. For $500, lodge friends get two parade viewing stand passes, a reservation at Herbsaint (sister restaurant to the lodge’s Chemin à la Mer) on the parade route, and a Carnival Concierge. Suggestions supplied by the concierge can embody every thing from assist with costuming to mask-making workshops.

The lodge’s personal eating places and bars are additionally getting in on the enjoyable. Miss River, the lodge’s restaurant centered on up to date New Orleans delicacies, has put a King Cake on the menu for the primary time. As an alternative of getting the standard “king cake child” shock someplace within the dessert, the lodge has opted for a small crystal redolent of those who make up the flowery gentle fixture within the Chandelier Bar in addition to a present card. As for the Chandelier Bar, it has dwell music programming to match the vacation interval and a brand new signature Krewe de Fleur martini with a vodka, citrus, bergamot, hibiscus and rosé glowing wine.