Lee4
Business · November 20258/10
Recently stayed here while my spouse was in town for work. Overall, we thought the hotel was excellent for spending time in New Orleans. I’ll share the reason for 4 stars in a bit. We are actually ke...Recently stayed here while my spouse was in town for work. Overall, we thought the hotel was excellent for spending time in New Orleans. I’ll share the reason for 4 stars in a bit. We are actually keeping it in mind for future travel to NO, even if we’re not coming for work. The location in the Central Business District is great—you are so close to many eating options, the French Quarter is close enough to walk to but you’re also not right in the middle of all the action there, so it’s much calmer. There are multiple streetcar stops nearby as well.
Our final room was great—lots of space, super comfortable bed, nice couch for lounging, a mini refrigerator and microwave, and a gigantic bathroom (tip: to get hot water for the shower, only turn the nozzle a little bit. If you turn it all the way down, it gets very cold).
Hotel issue: we booked this hotel quite a while ago. Our arrival was very late at night. When we checked in, they didn’t have our room available (we’d upgraded to a suite). First, it came across as if there was no room for us, which was not want you to hear at midnight. Then there was something about a maintenance issue preventing us from getting into our actual room. The hotel employee was working hard to get this all straightened out & did apologize for the inconvenience. She then put us in a corner room for the night, gave us a credit to use at the restaurant &/or hotel store, and assured us that we could move into our suite the following morning. Thank you Tory!! The room for that night was lovely & huge (most NO hotel rooms are tiny), with fabulous windows. We went down to the check-in area first thing the following morning and were given keycards & our new room number & told to take all the time we needed to move rooms.
The reason I’m giving 4 stars for service is because it makes no sense to me how our reserved room was not available at midnight but was available by 8 am the very next day…it’s stressful as a traveler to be told there’s not a room available at midnight when you arrive and you know you had a reservation. With that said, I’m appreciative to Tory for making sure we had somewhere to sleep that night & for getting us set up for the remainder of our trip. Five stars for Tory, for sure.
Food nearby: there is a restaurant attached to the hotel—Luke. Food is delicious. I’d recommend making reservations for dinner, as they are popular and busy.
Cafe Beignet is a local chain with 2 locations very nearby on Canal. The beignets are delicious (we prefer to get them at Cafe Beignet rather than Cafe du Monde most of the time). They also have a great breakfast menu & there’s a lunch menu too, but we did not try that.
Olive is a small Mediterranean restaurant on 339 Carondelet; the street behind the hotel. Fantastic food, quick service, friendly people. Highly recommend!
Peche: local restaurant within walking distance for dinner or lunch (800 Magazine). Food is delicious, service is excellent. Definitely make reservations if you want to eat here. They are very popular & fill up fast.
French Truck Coffee: another local business & there’s a location on the corner of Canal & St. Charles—just a few blocks from hotel. They’ve got pastries, yogurt, fruit, and a few other food items, in addition to coffees and teas. Definitely makes for an easy breakfast & I enjoyed everything I tried there.Show More
