Garden District Hotel

The Prytania, like so much of New Orleans, straddles the line between extremely beautiful and wealthy neighborhoods and extremely poor ones, both of which are only a few blocks away. The Prytania has obviously been around for awhile and the physical plant of the hotel definitely shows it. Everything shows the wear and tear of age, and it has the smell of rooms that have experienced decades of New Orleans heat and humidity. That said, you get used to that quickly, and it's clean, well maintained, and has genuine New Orleans character, i.e. a ragged, rumpled charm. And for parents with kids (that are say 5+), I think the two floored rooms offers some real plusses. :) Though it was a good deal for the price we paid. And they even sell reasonably priced sundries in the lobby. Since we had an evening flight out and wanted to do some touring and then shower before heading to the airport, we paid a half night extra for an extra late (3 pm) checkout. That was a bit more than I thought was right (we left on a Wednesday and the hotel was almost empty, so it was really free money for the hotel and I think $40-50 would have been a fairer price), but it wasn't unreasonable either and my wife really wanted to do it.

I highly recommend staying at Prytania Park Hotel in New Orleans! The room was clean and comfortable and the staff was very helpful and friendly. I chose this hotel because they have a well lit parking lot with overnight security. I felt safe. Our room had a metal spiral staircase in it. My teenager thought it was cool to go up the stairs to go to bed. I would definitely stay here again.

Absolutely charming hotel. Quiet, comfortable, clean and the daytime staff is very friendly and helpful. Close to the streetcar. Park at the hotel, Download the La Pass app on your phone and invest in a 1 or 3 day pass right on your phone plus directions to anywhere you want to go. The other people on the streetcar will be helpful if you are confused. Just ask. One more thing try Lula's Restaurant just 1 block away.