Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG

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IHG Hotels & Resorts · 4 stars · New Orleans, Louisiana

Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG is one of 6 Edit by Chase hotels in New Orleans. We don’t have Chase Travel pricing for it yet, but the Edit benefits below apply to any prepaid Chase Travel booking here. It also carries the 2026 double credit, so one prepaid stay of two nights or more can take $500 off.

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What an Edit booking here includes

What a prepaid Edit booking here gets you, and how often each perk came through on the 7 stays cardholders reported.

The Edit benefits

  • Daily breakfast for two

    2 of 2 stays

    Only 2 stays reported

  • $100 property credit

    3 of 3 stays

    Almost always

  • Room upgrade

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Early check-in

    When available

  • Late checkout

    When available

  • $250 Edit credit posted

    2 of 2 stays

    Only 2 stays reported

  • No surprise resort fee

    1 of 2 stays

    Only 2 stays reported

  • Free Wi-Fi

    Included

Two $250 credits on one stay

The Edit $250 and the 2026 select-hotel $250 both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more. The select-hotel credit ends December 31, 2026.

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What guests say about Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG

7 Edit stays here, as Sapphire Reserve cardholders described them on Reddit, summarized in our own words with a link to each post. We haven’t stayed here ourselves.

What guests liked

  • Great value3 stays
  • Welcome amenity2 stays
  • Breakfast included2 stays
  • $100 credit easy to use2 stays
  • Back-to-back bookings honored
  • All credits applied

What to watch for

  • Parking is extra2 stays
  • Car door dinged after valet parking
  • Resort fee charged at the hotel
  • Few vegetarian options
  • No pool or spa
  • No welcome amenity

4 nights covered by $750 in stacked credits

u/QuinoaDeCores on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

  • $100 credit
  • $250 credit posted

Their take: Splitting the stay into two bookings let them use both Edit credits plus the hotel credit, and the hotel honored everything.

Details
Paid
$1076 in total; after the $500 Edit credit and the $250 hotel credit they paid only 16300 points
Booked
4 nights split into two back-to-back bookings; they called the hotel beforehand to check this was fine
$100 credit
Received the $100 credit for spending at the hotel
Read it on Reddit ↗

Stay with a dog and a cat in tow

u/Cracked_Egg_in_ATX on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

Their take: They confirmed the stay matched the detailed trip report point for point and recommend it enthusiastically, with the free pet policy as a big bonus.

Details
Welcome
Their welcome treat was macarons rather than pralines
Pets
Pets of any kind that fit through the door stay at no charge; they brought a dog and a cat and saved the $100/day they usually spend on pet care
Read it on Reddit ↗

Breakfast credit worked, valet was costly

u/Fun_Dragonfly771 on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

  • Breakfast

Their take: The breakfast credit and the secret-phrase perk worked as hoped, but parking was expensive and they found a ding in their car door after using the valet.

Details
Breakfast
Used the $45 daily breakfast credit at the gospel-themed coffee shop
Check-in
Forgot the Kimpton secret phrase on arrival but was still allowed to spin the prize wheel the next day
Parking
The lot across the street asked $90 for 24 hours; they went with valet at $55 plus a $7 fee, plus tip
Watch out
Their car door ended up dinged after they used the valet, and they planned to email the hotel about it
Read it on Reddit ↗
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Last-minute 2 nights, Dec 29-31

u/sagarkamat on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

  • Breakfast
  • $100 credit
  • Upgraded
  • $250 credit posted
  • Resort fee prepaid

Their take: They rank it among the best hotel stays they have had in the US. For a solo guest the breakfast and property credits more than covered meals, and the staff were helpful throughout.

Details
Booked
Booked on Dec 26 for a Dec 29-31 stay
Paid
The 2 nights were priced at $556; they put $250 on the card, which the Edit credit paid back within days, and covered the rest with 15,301 points under the 2x Points Boost
Check-in
The desk handed over a printed sheet of the Edit benefits for this hotel, and handed them bottled water, beers and fresh pralines
Upgrade
Moved up to a premium city view room
Breakfast
Came as a daily $45 credit for the room; any food at the cafe or restaurant from 7 am to 1 pm came off that first, and only the overflow hit the $100 credit
$100 credit
Tips could be charged to it too; they finished off the credits with mini bar items, and the room TV showed a live tally of charges beyond breakfast
Welcome
IHG Platinum welcome gift: pick a $10 drink credit or 600 IHG points; they spent it on a happy-hour cocktail
Resort fee
The $30/day destination fee was part of what they paid Chase, with nothing extra due at the hotel
Parking
Valet runs $55 per day and can go on the $100 credit; they skipped it and parked free on a nearby side street, and found a garage about a block away at roughly half the valet price
Extras
Free tasting and short tour at Seven Three Distilling, 50% off some other tours, free wine during the 5-6pm happy hour, and a free bottle of wine from the Kimpton secret-phrase wheel
Read it on Reddit ↗

One night in late December for $260

u/No-Page6290 on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026

Their take: Apart from the missing welcome amenity, everything matched the detailed trip report, and they thought it was very good value for New Orleans at that time of year.

Details
Paid
$260 for a single night, which they saw as essentially free
Welcome
No welcome amenity, unless the free coffee and tea in the lobby was meant to be it
Read it on Reddit ↗

Quick notes from other guests

  • January stay. The credits could be used at both the on-site restaurant and the cafe They found the hotel very nice, rate it among the top Edit values anywhere other than Vegas, and recommend it strongly. July 2026 · Source ↗
  • Resort fee on one of two bookings, quickly refunded. Charged on one of their two bookings; after they emailed to ask about it, the hotel refunded it right away, saying Chase had covered the fees A billing slip that the hotel put right promptly once they asked. December 2025 · Source ↗

Booking tips from cardholders

  • They booked this hotel through the Edit, stacked it with the IHG credit, and saw the reservation land in their IHG app immediately. The hotel had been missing from their search results for some time before it showed up again on the day they booked, and it came in cheaper than the Virgin Hotel New Orleans for their dates.

    u/DC-Running on r/ChaseSapphire, July 2026 · Read the thread ↗

  • This local guest booked a 2-night weekend here and layered the Edit credit, the IHG property credit and a $100 off $600 Chase Travel offer on one booking. Their out-of-pocket cost for both nights came to $14.

    u/clack_ on r/ChaseSapphire, January 2026 · Read the thread ↗

  • They booked two nights with the Edit credit and 14k points, getting Points Boost at its full 2x rate. A big plus for them is that pets are welcome at no charge, so their large dog could come along.

    u/Cracked_Egg_in_ATX on r/ChaseSapphire, December 2025 · Read the thread ↗

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Dining credit restaurants nearby

These Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants are within 3 km of Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG. Pay with the card at one of them and the dining credit applies: $150 from January to June and $150 from July to December. How the dining credit works

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Questions about Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG on The Edit

Is Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG part of The Edit by Chase?

Yes. Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG is on The Edit by Chase Travel list as of our October 27, 2026 check. A prepaid Chase Travel booking here gets the Edit benefits: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, an upgrade when available, and early check-in and late checkout when available.

Does Kimpton Hotel Fontenot by IHG qualify for the Chase double credit?

Yes. It is in the 2026 select-hotel credit program as well as The Edit, so the $250 Edit credit and the $250 select-hotel credit can both apply to one prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more, up to $500 off. The select-hotel credit runs through December 31, 2026.

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