Caesars New Orleans Review for April 2026

Caesars New Orleans now operates three distinct hotel experiences within its campus, each with a different character and price point.

The Caesars Tower is the new 15-story structure completed in 2024 along Convention Center Boulevard. It has 340 rooms and a modern luxury aesthetic. Its lower two floors house the Nobu Hotel, a 54-room hotel-within-hotel with 12 suites operating under the Nobu Hospitality brand co-founded by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper. It’s a similar set up to the one at Caesars Palace in Vegas, for those familiar.

The Harrah's Tower, on Poydras Street, is the original 27-story hotel with 450 rooms and it has maintained its Four Diamond designation. Together the three experiences give the property around 790-plus bookable rooms at varying tiers of luxury and price.

Rooms

Nobu Hotel rooms represent the premium tier: intimate, design-forward, and built for guests who want the minimalist Japanese aesthetic and Nobu service standards alongside their casino visit.

The Caesars Tower rooms are contemporary and clean with the expected Caesars finish quality. Harrah's Tower rooms are well-maintained, many with Mississippi River or city views, and the 27-story height gives upper floors panoramic outlooks over New Orleans.

All three experiences are smoke-free throughout, consistent with the casino's non-smoking policy. Standard amenities include flat-screen TVs, premium bedding, WiFi, and in-room safes.

My own recommendation would be that if you can get a high floor in the Harrah’s Tower, book that. If not, the Caesars Tower is probably your best reasonable-cost option.

Where to Eat

The food offerings at Caesars New Orleans following the $435 million renovation are some of the most ambitious in the casino industry outside of Las Vegas. That’s quite a statement, I know. The property has pulled together celebrity chefs, New Orleans legends, and internationally recognised brands under one roof.

Nobu is the headline and the opening of Louisiana's first Nobu restaurant within Caesars New Orleans is a significant moment for the city's dining scene. The two-story restaurant connects directly to the new Caesars Tower and runs the full Nobu signature menu: the Yellowtail Jalapeño and Black Cod Miso are as close to authentic Japanese fusion dishes as American cuisine has produced, and both are executed here with the care those dishes deserve.

I didn’t try it here, but I have eaten at the Caesars Palace one in Vegas and I would highly recommend it.

Emeril Lagasse's presence in the building carries its own weight for New Orleans: Lagasse is a genuine city institution and his partnership with Caesars connects the casino to the authentic local food culture in a way that no imported celebrity concept from elsewhere could replicate.

Nina Compton's Nina's Creole Cottage in the food hall is worth singling out too: Compton is a James Beard Award-winning chef whose St. Lucian and Louisiana Creole fusion cooking is among the most exciting things happening in New Orleans restaurants right now.

Manning's Sports Bar and Grill, backed by New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning, has become one of the city's most reliable sports watching destinations. It is much more my vibe than the others I have mentioned here, I must admit. That tells you more about me than the property though.

Pool and Spa

Caesars New Orleans does not have an on-site pool or full-service spa. Given the property's urban location across four city blocks in the heart of downtown New Orleans, this is a deliberate choice rather than an oversight, and the city's extraordinary range of day spas, fitness facilities, and recreational options more than compensate.

To be perfectly honest, a pool and spa wouldn’t really fit here either. No one goes to New Orleans for the pools.

Entertainment

The Fillmore New Orleans is a 22,000 square foot concert and event venue on the second floor of the casino, operated in partnership with Live Nation. The booking programme spans rock, pop, country, comedy, and local New Orleans talent, and the 1,200-capacity room creates an intimate setting for acts that typically play much larger venues.

Beyond the Fillmore, New Orleans itself is the entertainment. Bourbon Street is a short walk, Frenchmen Street's live music scene is a quick cab ride, and the city's calendar of festivals, second-line parades, and cultural events gives any visit an ambient soundtrack that no property amenity can match.

Caesars New Orleans is the most ambitious casino project completed in Louisiana since Harrah's opened this same building in 1999, and the $435 million transformation has produced something that genuinely warrants the Caesars brand .

In fairness, the New Orleans location does most of the work, of course. However, Caesars New Orleans now has the substance to match the city rather than simply benefiting from it.

The fact it is part of Caesars Rewards is another enormous positive that should make it a bucket list casino destination for all gamblers.