Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located at 2 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 29-story, 341 feet (104 m)-tall skyscraper hotel. The hotel is the city's largest hotel, containing 1,700 rooms. The hotel is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and is managed by Hilton Worldwide as part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain. A portion of the building complex overlooks the Mississippi River front. The building is connected via an enclosed pedestrian walkway with the adjacent Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, and is located next to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Hilton New Orleans Riverside
View of the hotel from a nearby building
Hotel chain	Hilton Hotels & Resorts
General information
Type	Hotel
Location	2 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA United States
Coordinates	29.947902°N 90.063697°W / 29.947902; -90.063697
Opened	August 15, 1977 (1977-08-15)
Owner	Park Hotels & Resorts
Management	Hilton Worldwide
Height
Antenna spire	N/A
Roof	341 feet (104 m)
Technical details
Floor count	29
Other information
Number of rooms	1,700

The hotel opened on August 15, 1977, as the New Orleans Hilton.[1][2][3] Musician Pete Fountain had a club where he performed regularly in the Hilton for some 20 years up to 2003.

The hotel was evacuated during Hurricane Katrina.[4] Most people were taken to Baton Rouge, where friends and family waited. Anyone who wasn't able to get picked up by friends or family were taken to other Hilton hotels in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, TX. The hotel reportedly sheltered up to 5,000 people during the hurricane.[5]