The location of this place is phenomenal. It’s on Canal and you can walk to Bourbon Street in seconds or take the trolley/busses that all stop nearby. It was the perfect home base for our adventure. Quiet and far enough from the chaos to give you peace in your downtime. It’s really in the center of everything. The Halloween parade went right past our location and we simply walked outside to watch it. You’re not more than a mile from any cool thing, like Frenchmen Street, the WWII Museum or the river. There’s a Cafe Beignet up the street and you can get to Cafe Du Monde by walking or taking the trolley.
Download the Le Pass app and pick up unlimited transit rides for the number of days you’re visiting using the Jazzy pass. Another person mentioned it in the comments and it was the best transportation deal in the city hands down. A week only costs $15. There’s a station right before and right after the rental. You can also take a bus from the airport using the same pass (read your options carefully, there is more than one transit provider). We took a bus from our location all the way to a haunted house in another part of the city with clear directions from the app. Keep some singles on you in case you get on the wrong system. A single ride will cost you $2 one way and it may be worth the extra $$ if you’re not in the mood to wait for the next bus.
Do not drive. Get the pass or walk. A. This location is walkable to everything. B. Traffic is miserable. C. Parking is more miserable. There is nothing you can’t get to in NO without a bus or arranging a ride from the tour provider. It is one more item you have to protect from theft or vandalism.
Our room was clean and modern with a great little kitchen and nice amenities like dishes, laundry soap for the laundromat and a trash chute so you can keep your space fresh. Shower had good pressure and plenty of hot water. Make sure you have your fav. streaming apps on your phone because that’s the main way to watch television. There’s a locked main entrance and the rooms are on upper floors so you feel safe and your belongings are protected.
My one tip is to plan for an alternate place to store your bag if their lockers are full when you need them. They fill up very fast and there are not very many. If you arrive way before check in or have a late flight after check-out, make a back-up plan. We paid $6 a bag to store them at the cell phone repair shop one street over (they are a like a drop-off for a legit storage share type company). Another guest said they dropped their bags at the hotel up the street. All of us recovered our bags without theft or issue. That is my only slightly negative comment and I would still stay there again in a heartbeat so it’s not a deterrent. Especially if you know what to expect!
You can’t beat the price for the quality and location. Great experience, would stay again.