I agree most of precious reviews. Good deal and close to Burbon Street. I would like add good breakfast. They served egg, meat, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal, oatmeal, good selection of bread. This is good for the price of this hotel. I had free wireless internet connection.

We stayed for a weekend in January 2008.
Location is terrific if you want to be in the French quarter; walk to everything.
Property itself is okay. Lobby etc have seen better days. Room was large and well equipped though decor is dated.
Did not eat in the restaurant, so can't comment.
Price was terrific--$68 on Hotwire (parking extra, of course.)
Overall we were quite satisfied with this hotel at this price.

This hotel was a real surprise, and a pleasant one. It is a conversion from the old Cotton Exchange Hotel, itself a conversion from the actual Exchange. I know some people were very unhappy with their rooms, because some are small and airless, so be careful to check this out on arrival. I was given a large corner room, which was very quiet even though it had two windows, one to the street. A look at the floorplan suggests that there are quite a few large rooms and only a small number of poor ones (but these are apparently VERY poor). The bathrooms are quite small but very well equipped with amenities, and clean. The location was excellent--five minutes from the French Quarter by foot. The area seemed quite safe. I walked quite happily back to the hotel around 9-10 pm without qualms. Breakfast was fine, and included heavenly biscuits (scones) and either scrambled eggs or omelets, with a wide choice of doughnuts and bread. The hotel is 5 mins. walk from its full-service sister, but I paid approximately 70% of the room charge at that hotel. Well worth it, and a much less standard hotel.

We spent 5 days at the Holiday Inn Express in New Orleans one week after Mardi Gras. The hotel is only one block from Bourbon Street and you can walk all over the French Quarter from the hotel. You can also take the Canal St. or St. Charles Streetcars for $1.25 one way. We stayed in Room 823 which was very spacious, but our son stayed in 814 and it was a bit smaller. Room was very clean, neat, newer bathroom and quiet. Has a fridge and microwave.

There is a small outdoor pool on 6th floor; we didn't use - not warm enough outside. If you want a workout room, you have to leave the hotel and go to another hotel that allows you to use theirs - a drawback for my husband. Free continental breakfasts in the morning, but go find beignets and coffee elsewhere at an outside cafe! You have to pay close to $20/day for valet parking, but you can get the car out of garage anytime without extra charges, which we did many times. You are close to restaurants, jazz and blues clubs, restaurants, gambling, going on paddlewheel cruises on the Mississippi. Fun time! Go to New Orleans and help out the economy, which is still trying to rebound from Hurricane Katrina.