Great location. Porch is awesome. Rooms not that updated but OK. Big Hallway and stairway is a bit austere - could use something on the walls, but one gets used to it. There is a coffee shop one block in either direction on Royal. One is hip and bright. One is hippie and dark. Try them both. The food at the Silk Road (1 block away on Royal) is really good. And on Sunday afternoons a guy sets up a crawfish boil right outside! Easy walk to Frenchmen Street for music.