on LOCATION: Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

WHEN YOU WALK into the air-conditioned entrance of New Orleans' only AAA Five-Diamond luxury hotel, you're not just leaving Canal St. — you're entering another world altogether. From the doorman's greeting to the friendly and efficient front desk associate, the place really lives up to its credo of “We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.” While you know you're in a hotel, the feel is more of a stay with a gracious host in one of the antebellum mansions in the Garden