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Avis FRENCH MARKET INN La Nouvelle-Orléans
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It was easy and cheap to take the #47 street car to visit the Garden District. I also enjoyed a ferry ride across the river and back for $4.
It's a 20 minute safe walk to the National World War II Museum, which was my favorite site - I spent 6 hours there. I recommend nearby Peche restaurant for the best foodie meal I had the entire visit.
Beautiful churches nearby were another highlight. I walked to St Patrick's for Mass, and visited the beautiful Immaculate Conception Jesuit church.
Daisy Dukes diner has an early bird breakfast that was delicious. It's a 7 minute walk from the hotel. I also liked Ruby Slippers, but get there before 9:30 to avoid lines.
The front desk was always kind, and Mr. Charles, one of their fabulous doormen, made sure we got some champagne when we told him it was our anniversary! He made great recommendations for oysters - Acme, and music - snug harbor. He also brought us new sheets when we made a request our first night. It seems the sheets they have may be a little older so they seemed a little worn, but the concern was resolved immediately and we had no other issues. They also helped us book our taxi back to the airport, scheduled at the front door the night before and he was right on time!
The room - we chose one king room. It is small, but since it was the two of us and we were basically in it just to sleep, it didn't bother us at all. It has historic charm with some exposed brick walls, the TV was framed in a gold frame, which added a little touch of fancy, thick curtains that blocked out the light until we were ready for it, and the bed was very comfortable (and I'm finicky about that). The bathroom had a rainfall shower head, which was lovely! Good temperature control in the room as well.
Our room faced Decauter, and some reviews complained about the Natchez river boat noise - spoiler alert, the last time it makes any noise is 9:30PM and the horn lasted less than 10 seconds. Their courtyard is on the inside of the building and is a perfect spot for a quiet cocktail to go when you're not ready for the night to end but don't want to be with the crowds anymore.
Lastly, the location. Wow. Couldn't have gotten better. Short walk to almost everything but still on a quiet street where most businesses were closed by 10PM. Easy walk to Jackson Square, Cafe Du Monde, the River Walk, Bourbon Street, the French Market, etc. Also close to a pharmacy if you need anything last minute.
We definitely want to come back and stay here again =)
The only complaint is the bed and pillows... to hard and to soft, respectively. But I would still stay there again!
Rooms - super comfortable, clean, and almost sound proof which is great! Not all rooms have a mini fridge so you might want to ask.
The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and helpful!
June - checked us in and she is great! Made sure all of our rooms exactly what we wanted.
Elysia - super helpful even moved us so we are all on the same floor. All the food recommendations were also on point!!!!! Even let us sneak in our room a little early to decorate for the birthday.
Henry- anything we needed he was on top of it!
I will definitely stay here anytime I am in New Orleans the service over all is amazing!!!!
Thank you for making our trip better.
I wanted so badly to like this hotel. The pictures and reviews online really sold me. However, after staying here I realized that the photos used online are only of the balcony rooms and not regular or deluxe rooms. If you actually want a window in your room this is an issue. I booked the deluxe 2 queen bed room.
I personally called and spoke to Barb beforehand and confirmed that our room would in fact have a window and a fridge. Bard sassured me that yes it did. Barb also told me that the view would either be of the garden or facing Decatur Street. I requested Decatur Street. We arrived early around 1pm and they were very accommodating with checking us in. They initially placed us in a dark tiny room facing the pool with NO WINDOW. The window they refer to is the door. No problem my husband politely asked if there was any other room that actually had a window. The front desk man told him no. He told him that's what we paid for. So i go up to the desk and ask myself. The woman was much nicer and personally showed me a different room. She earned me that I may not like it but that it was all they had. It was an attic room on the third floor. All stairs. No elevator with our heavy luggage.. I begrudgingly accepted the room because I didn’t want to be a problem but I knew I definitely didn’t like this room. The third floor attic room was spacious yes but it only had half a window overlooking the tops of buildings (photo included in review). It sucked. There was no fridge or microwave in the room like Barb said there would be. On top of all that it was much hotter on the third floor in general. The temperature difference was very noticeable on the stairs leading up. I made the best of the situation but felt very disappointed during our entire stay. If the windows, temperature and lack of fridge/microwave weren’t enough of an issue the doors on the third floor shut very loudly. It sounded like you were slamming the door. It definitely made you aware when any of the other 3 rooms closed their doors. Even taking into consideration that it was Mardi Gras, our next door neighbors were a group of younger girls and they were definitely an issue late at night because the walls were thin.
Parking was one of the few positives. It’s directly across the street in the Premium Parking Lot. During Mardi Gras or festivals it is pretty packed but you can usually find a spot either way. Be warned that the spots are small and hard to get in and out of. A little trick is that the very front row have Star Spots (pay extra) but they are only on the ends. Most people don’t realize that in the middle are regular spots where you can park. We were able to stay parked in the front row directly across from the hotel for our entire stay. The hotel charges $46 a night for parking which is about average around this area.
The outdoor garden courtyard was surprisingly very quiet despite the surrounding area noise. Very peaceful and relaxing sitting by the fountain. It was a shame the pool wasn’t heated bc it was such a pretty area out there and would have been nice to relax in it.
So yes the hotel is centrally located, beautifully decorated, has friendly employees and is very quiet to the surrounding noise. I wanted and paid for a certain type of room and was given whatever leftover they had available when we arrived. I didn't care for being treated like that. I would go as far to say that it’s shady business practices to pass Balcony room photos off as regular rooms.. It's not an accurate representation of the rooms and gives unrealistic expectations of the accommodations at this hotel.
*UPDATE* The hotel offered a modest resolution after reading our review and asking us to reach out. We accepted it and wanted to include this information in my review to make sure all the information is fair and accurate.