The location was awesome. When I looked up restaurants on my GPS it didn't show some that were right around the corner so I suggest you get out and walk. Goldberg's has great bagels and full menu and bar and is around to your right after you exit the building. Dominica is in the Roosevelt Hotel to your left and has good and reasonably priced Italian food. We had some of our best meals at the Palace Cafe and Creole House. Gallier's is the place for Oysters, especially their combo of grilled. And the Shrimp Remoulade was also delish.
We also enjoyed taking the ferry over to Algiers and doing the walking tour. You can get a great English ale and pick up a map of the town in the Crown and Anchor.
We live in San Diego so weren't sure about visiting the Aquarium, but a friend recommended it and we really enjoyed it. You can get discounted tickets on Tripshock website.