"I appreciate the recently renovated St. Charles Coach House on historic St. Charles Street in the Lower Garden District; built in 1921, it blends warm contemporary room design with historic touches like exposed brick in the lobby. There’s no on-site breakfast (Avenue Café is less than a block away), but rooms are spacious, bright, and minimalist, each with a desk, comfy chair, Keurig, flatscreen TV, fridge, and thick mattresses. The updated bathrooms have generous counter space, bright tiled floors, complimentary toiletries, and walk-in showers with excellent water pressure, and the streetcar stop right out front makes getting around the city easy—an affordable choice in the leafy Garden District." - Matthew Kepnes