The Roosevelt New Orleans

The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 504-room hotel owned by AVR Realty Company and Dimension Development and managed by Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. The hotel was originally built by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, and opened in 1893 as "The Hotel Grunewald."





== History ==





=== Hotel Grunewald ===

The original Hotel Grunewald building was six stories tall and faced Baronne Street, encompassing street numbers 123 through 135. It was built after Grunewald's Music Hall was destroyed by fire in 1862. The 200-room hotel opened in December 1893, in order to be ready for the 1894 New Orleans Mardi Gras season. The decision to build a hotel proved to be very sound, as the other major hotel in the city, the St. Charles Hotel, was destroyed by fire soon after the Grunewald opened.





=== Grunewald Annex ===



As early as 1900, Grunewald began plans and eventually construction of an 'Annex' tower on the University Place side of the block. The cost of the new tower was reportedly $2.5 million and was considered one of the finest in the country. The new tower was 14 stories tall and had 400 rooms. Its grand opening was at Midnight, January 1, 1908.