Chateau Hotel

The hotel is located in the heart of the French Quarters, close to the riverfront and the French Market. It has a pleasant inner courtyard with a pool and a fountain. My room was spacious and clean with all the facilities you would expect from a hotel of this category. The staff manning the front desk - Macy, Elaine, Clayton and Derek - were always courteous and helpful. There were always bottles of drinking water near the entrance for guests to use. The room rates were reasonable.

Do not recommend! Unfortunately, the room we received was terrible. It was like a basement with a musty smell. We were only there long enough to grab our bags and leave. Front desk was of no help! They just told us we would be charged for a days stay!

In the French Quarter -- we would stay there again Right in the heart of the French Quarter, 2 blocks from Bourbon Street, and within just a few more blocks of everything else we wanted to see, we did not use our car for the entire 3 days we were there! No breakfast at the hotel, but breakfast restaurants within 2 blocks also. The pool was clean and secluded but secure, and parking was in a gated alcove that was locked at night. The room was "cozy", meaning slightly cramped, but I could bring a chair in from the balcony to watch TV or read, or leave them out on the balcony over the street. Staff was all very friendly and helpful, even carried our bags up the stairs, and would have carried them back down the stairs had we asked. The shower was over-sized, and the bed was comfortable, and the AC worked perfectly. The hotel was also about 6 blocks from Frenchmen Street, which is where the locals hang out (Bourbon Street is the tourist location). Everything in NOLA is expensive, but we were prepared for that. Even on the day it rained, we could walk around and hardly get wet because so many sidewalk areas have balconies over them. If we visit the French Quarter again, we would definitely strongly consider this hotel again. The only drawbacks we saw were the extra cost of parking, (about the same price as street parking overnight but more secure), and the lack of an elevator for getting to the second floor.