This was my family's first trip together to New Orleans. Staying at the Olde Town Inn was a great way to make our trip the best. The room was cute and quaint. It had everything that you needed in the room. My favorite part of the whole thing was breakfast out on the patio. Even though we were there durring December the patio dinning was great, they had a heater on the patio so that you could enjoy breakfast out there. Our next trip we will be staying here again.

This is the type of place that heralds back to a simpler time in New Orleans. This place is a simple yet lovely hotel with a beautiful courtyard and convenient location to Frenchmen Street where the real music in town is.

It is romantic.
It is simple.
It is beautiful.
It won't break your wallet.
Nuff said

I loved the Olde Town Inn. I was afraid it was going to be rough due to the extremely low price. i have paid much more for way less. Ginger was a hoot and very helpful. The breakfast was what you would expect @ a B&B. though i must say whoever makes the coffee needs a lesson in how to make it taste like coffee.
We were in mini-suite 16. I never heard noise from revelers coming home.. but we were out pretty late most nights and up fairly early the next morning. the patio is charming and we got great pics.
the mini-suite wasn't large, but I am used to that having stayed in the Quarter and off Frenchmens in other Historic buildings. Having the extra bedroom was just perfect for our needs.
We walked to the Festival on the River and the Quarter every day ( it is a long walk, so if you don't like to walk, take a cab) and we walked to Frenchmens street at night. We felt perfectly safe. We got there early and got street parking but they do have secured parking for a low fee ( low for New Orleans).
Our room was clean and I did not hear anything from other rooms. The staff was friendly without being obtrusive

Like other reviewers have said. If you want the Waldorf go elsewhere. But if you want clean and friendly Historic Charm for a good price, I would choose The Olde Town Inn

Look, if I stayed in this hotel in Cedar Rapids I'd probably call it Grandma's place. Old accommodations, dated plumbing, uneven floors, thin walls, and an attitude that was more "take care of it yourself", rather than" how may I help you". So, if you are looking for the Waldorf or will freak out at the prospect of peaking your head out the door at 3 am and telling the folks down the hall to " Hold it down" because they just got back from the french quarter and are having a good time, then pause and reconsider.

BUT, if you do have a grandma who lives in an old house and would stay with her, if you grew up in a family or lived in a dorm and can politely say, hold it down, I gotta catch a plane in the morning, if you want to be close to the action but not in the fray, and if you like folks that are helpful but not obsequious, then this is a pretty good place.

Rooms are comfortable, like your grandma's spare bedroom that your uncle Bill left when he married the divorcee from Fort Madison. The bed sags a little in the middle because uncle Bill was a big man. The bathroom has plumbing that requires thought and preparation because the pressure is low and the paper is thin. It was "green" before "green" was cool. Don't worry about wasting water and don't use too much soap.

Other than that, if you are in your room you are missing all the great things about the Old Town Inn anyway. The courtyard and environs are truly special. You expect Marlon Brando, in a wife beater shirt, to be standing on the bricks looking up to the balcony shouting "Sella, Stella!" Something you may actually hear- but be comforted, because when it happened to me, I simply said "knock it off" and he did.There is a very passable toaster and oatmeal/grits breakfast, a great grill to cook your own food if you decide not to take advantage of the excellent restaurants and delivery available with in a short walk; and of course, the entire City of New Orleans which is why you are staying at 'grandma's house' in the first place.

So, don't be afraid of the reviews. They are all pretty accurate, just a reflection of the guests expectations. This is not four star. This is not modern accommodations. This is Old Towne. This is New Orleans. It's yellow not beige. If you like beige better than yellow, don't stay here, you won't like it. BUT, if your Grandma dyed her hair, either blue or red, I'm betting you'd really like this place.