Had a three day/two night stay at the Sextant right after Christmas. The property is as advertised very clean, quite, and private. Check in and out was easy, all the employees were very friendly. Its a beautiful building inside is very close to everything. We could walk to most places and the neighborhood wasn't hard to navigate. If you need anything ,and I mean anything, the local Walmart is 5 mins. away in a car. (Even your Liquors) Now as for the parking, there is not a lot, but You can park in the rear of the building but if the convention center is having events the prices may vary. Street parking was not too bad and after 7p its free. Parking is probably a lot harder to during the summer and spring seasons when there's more travelers. So when you find a good spot, keep it. As far as food, it's NOLA, part of why you choose to visit is for the food. Some sit in good eats within walking distances are Gus Famous Chicken, Two Chicks (Especially breakfast) and Tony's Coal Fire Pizza.