LyndaT132
Couples · October 20258/10
We wanted to stay in the French Quarter without the crowds and party noise, so we decided to stay a little further afield in the Quarter at the Westin.
When you arrive, you take an elevator to the 11...We wanted to stay in the French Quarter without the crowds and party noise, so we decided to stay a little further afield in the Quarter at the Westin.
When you arrive, you take an elevator to the 11th floor to check in at the front desk. The hotel sits atop a high-end shopping mall and its several levels of parking garage.
The 11th floor has great views of the mighty Mississippi, and there’s a large bar for food and drinks.
Our room was on the 27th floor, accessed by another set of elevators which require a room key to use. The traditional king room was nice and roomy, a little dated but not bad. There was a table and velvet couch which my boyfriend used to send a couple of work emails and make some calls. The bed was very cozy and comfortable, with nice linens, and there was a bench at the foot of the bed for getting dressed and putting on shoes. The refrigerator was hidden behind a door that looks like drawers, and there’s a small flimsy coffee maker to make in-room coffee (coffee to go out and get more coffee). The bathroom was spacious with a nice shower and plenty of towels. Very light on the amenities, but I asked for a shower cap at the front desk and I was given two. All of the staff were very friendly, helpful and professional.
The main drawback of this room was a strange motor sound that went on constantly, day and night. It wasn’t loud enough to prevent us from sleeping, but it was very annoying. We didn’t want to change rooms, so we just lived with it for two nights, but it was definitely an irritant. Also, there’s live music and party noise coming from the party riverboats, and also trains that blow their horns while traveling through the city. The earliest one I noticed was at 6:30 am, and the latest was at 9:30 am.
All in all, the Westin is an okay place to stay. We’d stay there again if we needed to, but the room and exterior noise and having to take two elevators to go to our room or outside were drawbacks for us.Show More
