If you want a hotel that is accessible for the handicapped this one isn't it. The Royal Sonesta is famous for the rich people who book suites years in advance to watch Mardi gras' crowds from its balcony. Every Mardi Gras weekend they have the ritual of Greasing the Poles. This is where vaseline is smeared along the poles leading to the balcony of the Sonesta to avoid anyone climbing up. MTV is on the Sonesta balcony every year during Mardi Gras.
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