I haven't been to New Orleans since 2009. I am WAY overdue for a visit and I hope to go sometime soon although I have no actual plans in the works.  But as soon as I do return I know what my immediate plans will look like. They include all of the following. Hotel Monteleone I have always and will always stay at the Hotel Monteleone. For me it now signifies that I am in New Orleans. Besides the luxury and amazing service, it is right in the heart of the French Quarter on Royal Street, only one block over from Bourbon Street where all of the action is.  Owner Antonio Monteleone came to New Orleans from Sicily in 1880. He opened up a cobbler shop on Royal Street which was located in the heart of the city even back then. Senior Monteleone purchased the hotel in 1886 which at the time only had sixty-four rooms. Now all of these generations later, Hotel Monteleone still is family own and run. Despite the passage of time and upgrade...