Find the meeting rooms and common areas in the Marriott and Sheraton.
Quick Guide: Meeting Room Locations
- Balcony I-N, Bonaparte, Regent, Bacchus, and Iberville meeting rooms – fourth floor (access only from River Tower elevators or double set of stairs on River Tower side of third and fourth floors)
- Exhibit Hall, Independence Market, and Federation Free Reads Table – the Sheraton Hotel third floor
- Galerie meeting rooms (Galerie 1-6) – second floor, River Tower side
- Grand Ballroom (Acadia, Bissonet, and Carondelet) – third floor, Quarter Tower side
- Preservation Hall breakout rooms (Studios 1-10) – second floor, Quarter Tower side
- Salon meeting rooms (A-H) – third floor, River Tower side
New Orleans Marriott Description
The New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, fills an entire city block at the edge of the French Quarter. It has two main towers: Quarter Tower (twenty-one floors) and River Tower (forty-one floors).
Entering the Hotel
- Main entrance: on Canal Street, through double doors, and up a few steps to the lobby
- Right side: front desk, River Tower escalators and elevators (A–G), FedEx office
- Left side: Quarter Tower escalators and elevators (H–K), ATM
In the Lobby
- Concierge, bell stand, and lobby seating
- 55 Fahrenheit bar (with seating area), Canal Street Pantry (grab-and-go food and drinks)
- 5Fifty5 restaurant and M Club entrance
- Past M Club, revolving door to parking and wheelchair-accessible entrance (ADA paddle doors)
Second Floor Rooms
- Quarter Tower side: Preservation Hall Studios 1–10 (arranged in a horseshoe layout)
- River Tower side: Galerie Rooms 1–6
- Galerie 2 and 3 are accessed through a hallway behind the Quarter Tower elevator lobby
Third Floor
- Quarter Tower side: Grand Ballroom (Acadia, Bissonet, Carondelet)
- River Tower side: Salon Rooms A–H
- A hallway connects the ballrooms and salons, with restrooms near the River Tower elevators
Fourth Floor Rooms
- Smaller meeting rooms: Balcony I–N, Bonaparte, Regent, Bacchus, Iberville
- Access via River Tower elevators or Salon staircases from the third floor
Fifth Floor Rooms
- Outdoor pool deck and fitness center
- Meeting rooms: Audubon, Beauregard, Galvez, Jackson (River Tower side)
Forty-First Floor Rooms
- Napoleon, Lafayette, St. Charles, Riverview 1 and 2
Marriott Elevators (Smart Elevators)
- No floor buttons inside the elevator
- Tap room key card outside elevator below accessibility button to go to your floor, system will announce the elevator you should take (labeled A–K)
- Press the accessibility button to access the list of meeting room floors; press button again to scroll through list of meeting room floors, Presidential Suite, and Host Affiliate Suite
- Volunteers will be available to assist in busy elevator lobbies
Sheraton New Orleans Description
The Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal Street, is located directly across from the Marriott. When leaving the Marriott entrance on Canal Street, head northwest to the crosswalk and cross over Canal Street.
Entering the Hotel
- Entrance: from Canal Street into a bright atrium
- Right: Starbucks
- Left (one level down): Pelican Bar
- Straight ahead: escalators and elevator lobbies
- Left at the back of the lobby: registration desk and motor lobby entrance
Meeting Spaces by Floor
- Third floor: Napoleon Ballroom – location of Exhibit Hall and Independence Market
- Floors 2-5: main meeting rooms
- Eighth floor: some meeting rooms, plus pool and fitness center
Sheraton Elevators (Smart Elevators)
- Two elevator banks: lower floors (1–29) and upper floors (1–8, 29–49)
- Twenty-ninth floor: transfer point between the two elevator groups
- All elevators stop at lobby and meeting floors
- No floor buttons inside the elevator
- Use a keypad in the lobby to enter your floor
- The system assigns you an elevator car
- Accessibility mode available: press the accessibility button first for spoken instructions
Agenda Navigation
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