The Roosevelt, formerly the Fairmont, reopened in July after an 18-month, $170 million restoration and several delays, having been shuttered after the waters from Hurricane Katrinaflooded the basement and mangled the plumbing and electricity. It was also rechristened a Waldorf Astoria property and reverted to the moniker of its heyday from the 1920s to the ’60s. Back then the New Orleans landmark was flamboyantly famous enough to serve as the model for Arthur Hailey’s 1965 novel “Hotel.”
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