I booked a room at the Drury Inn with some trepidation. An Inn sounds low end but I did not want to spend the ~200 that the other bigger name hotels were quoting. The reviews were consistently positive, so I decided to take a chance. When I arrived at the Hotel at 11:00 pm, the door had card secured entrance, which gave the impression of a safety issue. Even after checking in, the elevator required the use of your room key to go up and down. I am not sure why all this is in place, because the hotel is very nice and certainly seems very safe. The lobby is elegant, with high ceilings and good decor. The room, with a king bed and a jacuzzi, was a very pleasant surprise. It was quite large with ~14 foot ceiling and nice, tall windows. The bed and the furniture was of the level that I would have expected in a top grade hotel. The bathroom had marble tiled floor and walls. The only thing that was incongruous is the use of cheap soap, shampoo, and glasses, which were the disposable clear soft plastic variety that one finds in a motel. This is a minor issue.

An added bonus is that they had unlimited free long distance calling and free wireless!!! I hate paying 10-20 extra for wireless on top of the 200+ rates at the better hotels. There was also free breakfast, but I did not try it.

Overall, a fantastic value.

Stayed at Drury Inn for 8 nights in March 08 while in NO for a Habitat build. The hotel was very nice, room was small but clean, the hot breakfast each morning was very much appreciated. Loved the location--near enough to all the "action" to walk to it, but far enough away that we could get a good night's sleep. Stayed in room 701, which was a King non-smoking at the end of a hallway. Weekends seemed fairly noisy, but during the week all was quiet. Staff was very helpful. Only complaint was that the room keycards consistently de-magnetized, even when we didn't have them near anything that should have cause it. Many others at the hotel having the same problem, so I don't think it was us. Was great having the fridge and microwave in the room so we could prepare our sandwiches for the next day. Parking was $15 per day, reasonable when compared to some of the other rates I saw. Walking in this area is much preferred to driving as there's quite a lot of construction going on, and the already narrow streets have lanes closed and all kinds of things to dodge.

First of all,l let me say that I was very impressed. I have read other posts that say this hotel was nice but it wasn't a Marriott. I have stayed at many Marriotts and they are right, there are a lot more perks for the price here. Free breakfast, free long distance, free popcorn and beverages, etc.This hotel was in a good locaton, The price was very reasonable (90.00) and the person at the front desk was always very polite and helpful. I thought the free breakfast was good and the pool was very nice. The rooms were very clean and decorated well. In my opinon, this is a hidden gem and well worth the money! Oh yeah, very kid friendly!!!!
I will be staying here next visit.

We stayed at the Drury Inn last week, everything about the place was excellent -- very clean, nice, efficient staff -- breakfast every morning included, and free drinks at night -- location is excellent, easy walking distance from french quarter, the river, the casino, and mother's restaurant (excellent food, worth the wait to get in) -- and the price is right too. There's a microwave / fridge in the room. The only downside was no room service -- but we knew that in advance.