This lovely B&B is charming. We arrived at 10:30am, hours before scheduled check-in. Without a moment's hesitation, the desk manager offered his office for our luggage and took my cell number to call as soon as our room was ready. We were able to check in by 1pm.
Our room was extremely tiny but quaintly decorated. The goldenrod walls were accentuated with prints reflecting french cats. The bed, while only a double, was extremely comfortable. The bathroom was roomy enough for general purposes, but only had a shower stall. It did have double doors, however, so I felt very french, indeed.
The room also had a double glass french door, which was covered in a dark curtain, so light was kept out. Same cannot be said for the lovely stained glass window over the door, however. I don't require a pitch black room to sleep, so this was not a problem. Looking around the courtyard, I did notice ours was the only room with this stained glass window.
I tend to overpack, and what woman doesn't?? We literally had clothes everywhere, yet housekeeping was not deterred. The one time we neglected to pick up our clothes from the floor, the housekeeper folded everything, even my boyfriend's socks, neatly on the bed. It looked like turndown service, only in reverse.
The courtyard was small, but colourful. The pool was clean and refreshing after an 88 degree afternoon listening to music at the FQF. Two tables in the yard wasn't always enough as other people had the same idea regarding relaxing in the evening. Breakfast was an adequate affair of coffee and other hot beverages, pastries, cereals and fresh fruit.
The staff was quite friendly and eager to answer any questions we had. I requested extra towels once and they were left on the bed when housekeeping completed the room for the day. There was an iron and ironing board in the room, but the ironing board wouldn't stay upright. We improvised by simply laying it on the bed. I'm not sure if the unit refrigerator worked or if we simply didn't know how to turn it on. There is a safe for your valuables in the room, as well.
It was a lovely experience, all in all.

I stayed at the Frenchman for 4 weeknights in April. I stayed alone in a “Standard One Full Bed”.

Parking was safe, easy, and only $15/day. The free wireless internet access was good – from my Room, 207, I could get it by opening the door. You have to get the code from the front desk.

The AC units provided good “white noise” throughout the night, and because I kept the fan in the unit running, I did not hear any other sound. I am normally a very light sleeper.

Great location – easy to find off the interstate down Esplanade, and only a couple blocks from The Spotted Cat and many other fantastic jazz clubs. I felt safe in the area, even as a single female travelling alone.

Nice atmosphere, I didn’t request anything from the front desk except to open the garage door when I needed to get out, and they were available 24/7 to take care of anything.

My room was very small -- I would recommend a queen bed room for more than one person. The closet door couldn’t be opened without hitting the nightstand, but it was fine for my purposes.

The room and shower were clean. The bathrooms are dated, and could use some new white grout – which I believe may have led to another reviewer’s comment on cleanliness. When I took showers in the evenings, the water quickly cycled from hot to cold, and I literally had to jump out of the shower about every 30 seconds. But in the mornings I didn’t have this problem…

Breakfast wasn’t fancy, but was everything I needed: cereal, oatmeal, toast, and pastries are served in the lobby starting at 6:30AM with great New Orleans coffee.

The value for the location was great. I booked through their website – next time I’ll compare those prices with Bookit.

Great stay – hope to come back again!!

First, let me tell you what was good about this place. The people that worked there were very polite and gracious and I really appreciated that. The room was large and the bed was comfortable. The air-conditioning worked well. The location was great; just a few minutes walk to the heart of the French Quarter. Unfortunately, there were many things that I did not like here. First, their parking lot was full when we checked in and we were told to park at another of their properties which was several blocks away: very inconvenient. Next, we were placed in a room that was on the street (#302). You probably don't want that room. At night, it was so bright with lights from the street that you could easily read in bed. The street noise (horns, loud talking, car alarms, music, etc.) went on until 2 a.m. and then started up again at 3 a.m. Both mornings, trash pick up was right outside of our windows at about 5 a.m. and was also very loud. The floor was dirty in both the room and the bathroom. I was glad I had house shoes. We went and bought my husband flip flops. The first bed we turned down had hair on the sheets. The other bed appeared to be fine. There were no hand towels and only one bar of soap to trade between sink and tub. Two lights had no light bulbs. Their web site says some rooms have small refrigerators. I have medications that must be refrigerated so we asked for a room with one and were told that none of the rooms had them any more. There was an ice machine but no ice bucket so you got your ice one plastic cup at a time. When we asked to switch rooms, we were told they were full and they couldn't accomodate our request. Finally, there was the food for breakfast. We were told that fresh pastries were brought in each morning. That may be true but they were bread for toast, doughnuts and cinnamon rolls just like you can get at your own supermarket. Nothing from a nice french bakery like I had expected. I would think twice before I booked here. I won't go back.

This hotel was just perfect.... Thi was the perfect hotel to stay in when you stay in NO! The girl at the front desk was very very helpfull! The room was so cozy. Reds and mahogonys everywhere... One of the best beds I have slept in @ a hotel. Next time we visit NO, we will stay @ the Frenchman again!