Steve H.
Yelp
We came to NOLA, as my wife had a conference to attend. The conference was held here, so this was an easy choice. First off, when you get here, you enter on Common Street. When you leave to explore, I suggest you go out the other side, on Canal Street. That is where everything is, and leads to.
Location at first to us seemed to be not that good. Mainly for exploring the French Quarter (we were last here 20 years ago). As we found as the week went on, this location is pretty good for getting around. As I suggested, Canal Street leads to everything. The FQ. The Streetcar stop at Carondelet (Bourbon) Street to go to the Garden District. Easy walk to Decatur Street, Bourbon Street, really anywhere you want to walk to. For convenience, there is a CVS and Walgreens just up the block.
Check in was a breeze. My wife did the early check in, and our room was ready upon arrival. We arrived in the morning, so this was a huge plus! The front desk staff on arrival was great. Upon departure, not so much. We were assured at check in there would be no issue splitting the hotel bill between a business and personal card. When it came time to do that, it was a hassle and we got some attitude and dismissive vibes from the desk clerk. When my wife (as a Bonvoy member) questioned the wifi fees, and pointed out she did not use it, we were not refunded, and told to follow up later to try and rectify that. We were then shuffled away, as "there is a line behind you". Ok I get that, but if we were told at check in we could split the fees, we expect to split the fees without much problem. Ultimately, we were able to separate the nights.
Housekeeping? Superstars. I give them an A+ all the way. The hotel was incredibly clean, fresh and maintained. The room cleaning was always total and complete. The room was nice, with super comfortable beds. Good water pressure and plenty of hot water. We sat at the bar a couple of nights, and the bartender not only remembered my name, but the wine I had drank the previous night. Elevators? Four of them. Always fast, always running. We never had to wait any period of time. The rest of the hotel staff we dealt with were all great as well.
Now the big downer was the walls seem pretty thin. Just keep that part in the back of your mind if you stay here.