We booked this hotel for a conference my husband was attending at the convention center and thought the location would be ideal for my exploring the city. I have mixed feelings about the property and would probably not stay here again. Especially since my husband could have gotten the government rate we paid at any hotel in the city.
The plusses -- it is on side street that is very quiet with little street noise. The bed was fairly comfortable, and the staff was very friendly and service-oriented. It is in a great location for accessing the French Quarter and also for catching streetcars.
The negatives -- the room is quite small and space is lacking to store things in the bathroom. Also, the door in the bathroom looked like someone had done a very bad repair job on. One of the strangest things was the bathroom/shower set up. The shower had a half glass shower partition. It looked like half a shower door was missing, but this was obviousy the intent as there were no screw holes on the other side. Every time we took a shower, water splattered all over the floor, leaving puddles. Also, the towels, though thick, felt like sandpaper. The shower took about 5-10 minutes before the water got hot, it was lukewarm before that. TV reception on several channels was marginal.
One other thing, they have a lovely rooftop patio where the fitness center was, with chairs and chaises. However, apparently, many smoking guests use that as their smoking area, so was very unappealing for us, who are non-smokers. I did use the fitness room and the equipment was first-rate with towels, water and tv. There really isn't a pool, more like a over-size hot tub.
We did join their frequent stay club, and did get our Wi-fi free and got the free coffee and juice in the morning which was nice.
But at the rate we were paying which we couldn't have gotten at any hotel, I expected a nicer experience.
Room Tip: Rooms on inside are quieter and stay away from elevators.
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3 February 2012
We're sorry that the room wasn't to your liking. We are currently re-evaluating alternatives to replace the half glass partition in the shower. If you're looking for a larger pool and roof deck then you might enjoy our sister hotel in the French Quarter.
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