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Is Empress Hotel Still Open? Hotel Impossible Update (New Orleans, LA)

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As of September 2026, Empress Hotel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
booking.com ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's page, updated August 2026, and Booking.com's current 2026 pricing page both show recent guest activity at the hotel, even though the hotel's own website returned almost no readable text on automated fetch.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 12
  • Original air date
  • Address 1317 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116

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What happened after Hotel Impossible?

Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured Empress Hotel in the episode "The Big Sleazy" (S5E12), which aired 2015-01-13, located at 1317 Ursulines Ave in New Orleans, Louisiana's Tremé neighborhood, within walking distance of the French Quarter.

The hotel's own website, empresshotelneworleans.com, returned almost no readable text to this review's automated check, though it did load with an HTTP 200 response. Third-party listings, however, show continued activity at the same address under the same name. Yelp's page for the hotel, updated in August 2026, and Booking.com's current 2026 pricing page both carry recent guest ratings, and Google Places lists the business as operational. Booking.com's listing shows an aggregate rating built from 180 reviews, with guests noting the location's proximity to Louis Armstrong Park and Bourbon Street and describing complimentary coffee served on the property's balcony each morning; some reviews also describe dated fixtures and inconsistent hot water in certain rooms.

No news coverage, licensing record, or ownership announcement describing a change of hands was found for the property. Because the hotel's own website carried no usable text during this review, this account relies on Yelp, Booking.com, and Google Places rather than the operator's own statements; a future review with a fuller read of the operator's site could add confirming detail.

Featured on Hotel Impossible

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 12
Original air date
Episode title
The Big Sleazy
What was featured
the hotel's hospitality operations near the French Quarter
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Empress Hotel

Frequently asked questions

Is Empress Hotel still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Empress Hotel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Empress Hotel after Hotel Impossible?

Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured Empress Hotel in the episode "The Big Sleazy" (S5E12), which aired 2015-01-13, located at 1317 Ursulines Ave in New Orleans, Louisiana's Tremé neighborhood, within walking distance of the French Quarter. As of September 2026, Empress Hotel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Empress Hotel located?

1317 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Hotel Impossible featured Empress Hotel?

Season 5, Episode 12 of Hotel Impossible, first aired January 13, 2015. The episode is titled “The Big Sleazy”.

What do reviews say since Hotel Impossible?

The hotel's own website, empresshotelneworleans.com, returned almost no readable text to this review's automated check, though it did load with an HTTP 200 response. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
1317 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Venue type
hotel

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/empress-hotel-new-orleans
  • booking.com — https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/empress-new-orleans.en-gb.html

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