I was really pleasantly surprised, and loved it! would definitely stay again!
• The mixed reviews did make me hesitate to book, but I just loved the way it looked so much that I decided to go for it. We drove 8 hours and stayed 4 nights. Check in was a breeze. It’s not on a busy street.
• It was super photogenic and aesthetically perfect, which to me is everything.
• it was me and my bf, we’re in our 30s and pretty easy going, and we got the smaller room on the 3rd floor #34. I was worried the bed would be small but it was plenty big and really comfy. Loved the high ceilings and windows. Other reviews complained of the room size.. to me it was really fine.. same size as any small hotel room. I had plenty of room for all FOUR of my bags.. and my bf had space for his stuff too.
• Regarding negative reviews: I thought the water pressure was fine and it stayed hot for as long as you want to shower, and the AC wasn’t too loud at all. It also kept the room whatever exact temperature we wanted to be at all times, Plus you can open the giant windows. The first day, there was a couple in the room next to us and in the morning and I did hear them talking, so I could see how if you got unlucky with rude neighbors they might make it a little bit uncomfortable if they were loud at weird hours.
• And it is maybe a little more rustic than like the Hilton or the Marriott.. I would call this a boutique hotel/motel. Part of it was outdoors and the hallway was not air-conditioned but it was just so charming and I just felt like we lived there! We really didn’t watch any TV, so I can’t comment on that, But to me the charm and personality of the space far outweighs any complaint I could possibly come up with. I still felt like I was staying in a really nice place at an amazing price.
• Housekeeping is an extra charge and by request unless you’re staying there for like a week, and we drove, so we had to park our car in a overnight garage next door for the four nights and I think it ended up being $25 a day which to me for the safety of your vehicle is worth it.
• we walked to Bourbon Street and the French Quarter every day, no problem. There are lots of restaurants coffee shops and pharmacies very close. We walked to the street car and rode all through the Garden District and hung out at Audubon Park all day. Another day we did Uber to Elizabeth’s which was awesome and then Uber’d to city Park to see the gardens and the other café du Mond which was amazing.
• there’s also a new bar in the lobby, called odd birds, it’s a sister bar to a restaurant local to where I’m from. Which was a nice surprise and it doesn’t disappoint!!