The Blake Hotel New Orleans, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

I got this hotel over a Hotwire purchase at a pretty decent price. The plan was to arrive into New Orleans late at night and just have a place to sleep before heading into another hotel closer to the French Quarter the next nights.
We arrive into New Orleans around 10 pm as planned. GPS brought us to the corner where this hotel was, but we couldn’t seem to find it. Ended up driving past it twice, so make sure you look hard. So we pull up to the front and ask about parking. The lady said it was $ 36 dollars for valet parking and half that to park yourself. She had mentioned the parking garage was a couple blocks away. I’m not really into blowing all my money, so I decided to park myself. Little did I know, I was driving up in a very steep and tight parking garage. All the way up 8 floors and backing into a really tight space. What a nightmare! If I would have known how difficult it was to park, I would have just paid for valet. Nobody else will recommend valet, so I’m recommending it now. I’ll think twice next time when I choose not to pay for valet. $ 36 dollars though?
So now were out of the parking garage and wheeling our suitcases multiple blocks away. We check in and get up to our room. I opened the door and it practically hit the bed as it opened. This double queen room was tiny. Got the job done for the night, but meh.

I’m a Fan. This hotel is in a great area. It is close enough to the French Quarter (about a 10 min walk) and a block from the Street car. The front desk staff was great, as was the restaurant and cleaning staffs. My bestie and I stayed in the hotel 4 nights. Our room was clean and inviting. The room overlooked the Park across the street. Comfy bed in a traditionally designed room. For those not in the know, the Warehouse District of New Orleans is a great area. There are plenty of bars, restaurants and the Outlet Mall at the Riverfront are all in the area. It is a very different area from the French Quarter but close enough to the Quarter if you feel the need to «dip your toes in the throes of debauchery.» I love walking in the Quarter during the daytime but at night the Quarter is sometimes more than I can handle or need to find myself in the middle of.
The hotel offered free dinner each night (between 5p and 7p) that we were there… pasta, sandwiches, salad. A great added bonus when you are feeling peckish after a long afternoon in the city.
Definitely, I would stay there again… and again.

If you come to New Orleans, don’t stay at the Blake Hotel New Orleans. I have never felt more like I was back in Baton Rouge, and unwelcome. After #YLCWednesdaysAtTheSquare, they turned me away from using the bathrooms. If you come here for the #BluesAndBBQFestival, tell your friends to stay elsewhere. In Baton Rouge, the businesses would turn you away if you weren’t eating there or staying there. Here in NOLA, I haven’t EVER had anyone say that to me, or do this to me at all. Stay away from this hotel.

Nice room, a little older but we had a handicap with a king. Pretty sure the bed was a queen, wasn’t bad to sleep on though soft and pillows were not bad. Was pretty clean with a nice view. Not far from bourbon street at all. Only one front desk person. Was a little rude to me upon check in. Other than that they were pretty nice. Oh yeah turning on the shower had is very strange!!!

This hotel looks nice, but could use some improvement. Our room was on the 11^th floor next to the ice machine which was well heard in the middle of the night. Also our room was across the hall from the storage closet. We could hear housekeeping go in each room. There was no window so it felt like we were in a nicely decorated prison cell.
The main elevator is also the staff service elevator. One lady had us wait for her to clean in between the elevator and tile floor as we are waiting to get to the ground floor! The other elevator is on the other side of the building and it only goes up to the 10^th floor. No swimming pool. No free breakfast. We were able to get 20 $ vouchers for the café after showing our priceline deal. Breakfast was not that great.
Pros: Wednesday afternoon they served sandwiches with chips for free. Water is available in the lobby. Good central location. Ice cream and snacks available for purchase in lobby. ATM in lobby. Gym 11^th floor is better than expected compared to rest of hotel.

This place was as if all of my OCD fears came true!
My first instinct was, ‘why is it so dark in this room? is it so I can’t see something?’.
Thankfully, I used to work on a news program, which included working on a special investigation on bedbugs. I also know people who’ve worked in the hospitality industry and know how to identify the pests.
I noticed there was blood on the pillow, which made me nervous. I opened up the bed and checked the mattress and found bedbug droppings and one dead insect. I sent photos of it to my friend, who urged me to change my room. (He’s seen them before).
The staff were very nice and put me in a new room. I checked and didn’t see any bedbugs, but left everything in the bathroom just in case. I now regret this and wish I’d just left then.
After sleeping there one night I was so worried! I found another blood stain and gross things in the mattress, not bug related. I felt so uncomfortable I left in the middle of the night for another hotel. I think I left a pair of my shoes there. I don’t care!
Management was nice enough to refund me for the night’s stay, but said they checked and found no bugs.
I know it sucks to have this happen because a hotel manager can’t control what guests bring in.
After telling my coworkers, I found out that two of them were also staying there. One of them had a room that flooded. The other one found bedbugs in his room. Great.
I am now waaaay too paranoid and don’t want to bring bedbugs into my home. Staying there one night while being reimbursed, now feels like it costs me peace of mind, and my stuff, since I feel strongly compelled to just throw everything out.

We were looking forward to our stay at the Blake. BUT the checkin was slow, we discovered there was no breakfast served on weekends… really? We also discovered there were no coat hangers in the room. 5 hours later after 4 requests we were told there were none in the hotel. Couldn’t they have told us before? Really??? Makes the stay much less comfortable and desirable. Customer service? I don’t think so!

What a great place to stay. I am here on business and have enjoyed my stay here at the Blake. The staff is super friendly and very helpful. Keep up the great work.

Worse hotel experience I have had so far.
Rooms are older than the ones they have on the webpage. In our room there was no blankets and AC was on when we got there. I had to sleep with a sweater on.
Humidity stains on the ceiling and bathroom very old looking.
Walls very thin and loud neighboors.
The elevator is very slow and old. We went inside one night and there was a bottle of beer broken on the elevator floor as well as beer all over. That same night there was beggars sleeping on the lobby.
They say the breakfast is included but it is not. They never give you the option of adding it to your room, and they only give you the menu option.
Parking is valet and they charge it to you before you agree to how many days you want it charged for.
Fridge in the room very loud as well.
Next time I would rather pay more money than stay here.

Nice people but WiFi SUCKS and I think they are secretly outta money. Complimentary dinner is actually great. If they’re real cheap compared to others do it.

Our family of 4 stayed here 4 nights, first night in 306, located behind the ice machine (loud!) where we had no cell service or WiFi. They moved us, no questions asked, to the 10 floor the next several nights which was much better, but our bed had a dip in the middle. Front desk staff was very helpful and nice.

Decided to spend my 30^th birthday in New Orleans. I picked this place because I was able to get a good deal on a group rate for my friends and I. The lobby area is very well kept, we did not get a chance to dine in at their café but my friends did and they had an enjoyable meal. Upon arriving our room was very spacious and the bed was a California King size which was very comfy by the way. The valet was prompt when calling in for our vehicle. The wait was no longer than 10 mins. The hotel is waking distance from Bourbon Street which I really enjoyed. House keeping was good as well. When we left for the day and returned we had our bed made along with fresh clean towels and our trash was emptied. If you don’t mind a few blocks of walking I would recommend staying here because the price is reasonable for the room you get.

One star review based solely on terrible valet service. 2^nd night it took over a half hour to get my car after giving them the ticket. The third day when I dropped my key off at the desk a jerk grumpy girl ripped off the tag on the keys they had put on to identify the car and gave me a square receipt. Upon picking up car in evening a different gentleman at the desk was confused how I had gotten the square receipt and said they don’t even use those square receipts. They attempted to call a specialist from the valet service over to resolve the issue but the valet lot is parked very far away apparently because he never showed up. It’s been over an hour now and am still waiting for this to be resolved.

I had a good experience at this hotel. I stayed for a week and was placed in a top floor suite! I was so excited at how big my room was (I booked through a travel agent which might be why I got a nice room). The wi-​fi was quick and convenient, I had a refrigerator and microwave that worked well. The hotel was fairly quiet, even on a night when there was a music festival going on at Lafayette Square. I liked my stay there, I would stay again.

We stayed in room 503 for four nights. Like so many others say, small. I’m not sure why some people get microwaves and refrigerators and some don’t. Unfortunately we didn’t get them but we brought a cooler and the ice machine was close by the room. I was a bit disappointed one morning when I noticed we didn’t get any coffee, coffee cups or soap from the previous day cleaning. I went looking for the room attendant but didn’t see her, however, a neighboring door was wide open. I couldn’t believe how much bigger this room was than ours and included two comfortable looking chairs, more Windows, etc. Our room had only the desk chair so since there were four of us, this wasn’t the best situation.
Room was very clean.
Location excellent. We loved the Rouses Market only about three blocks away. Three mornings we got their awesome omelettes for only $ 4.99 each and a loaf of fresh French bread-​I recommend you try this! One night we got their three taco with rice and beans deal for $ 4.99. The tacos were fantastic and huge. None of us could finish our meals.
Commerce Restaurant was another good breakfast only a couple of blocks down Camp towards Canal.
Each night we were there, the Blake held a manager reception for Choice Rewards members. We are members but nobody ever checked and we went all four nights. There is no beer/​wine but unsweetened tea and some snick snacks including a cheese ball a couple of the nights. Our favorite night was Thurday-​the pasta primavera was wonderful.
The elevator service was pretty bad. One was down for most of the stay due to «scheduled» maintenance. Just tell the truth, it’s out of service. This really backed up the other.
Park next door very nice.
This was a great stay. Very happy with The Blake.

We were only in town for 1 night before we cruised out of New Orleans for the western Caribbean. We came a night early and found The Blake Hotel through Hotwire at a reasonable price. The hotel is right in the middle of most of the activities, situated on St. Charles between the Superdome and the Port. It is also walking distance from Bourbon Street. Sarah, the front desk clerk was friendly and quite informative. Responded timely to our asks and didn’t hesitate to hep as needed!
The room was small but clean, as was the bathroom. The air conditioning system in the room worked fine but was a little loud. The water in the shower came out pretty slowly, which we want to attribute to water conservation. Though one of the elevators was out, the one that was functioning came and went regularly. WiFi was awfully slow, however.
Good deal for the price.

For the price AND location, The Blake can’t be beat! Yes, it is an older hotel with smaller rooms but it does get the job done location wise. Our walk to the Quarter and Bourbon street was no more than ten minutes.
If you’re looking for comfort and style, The Blake isn’t your place. BUT if you’re traveling on a budget, don’t mind a slightly dated room on a smaller scale, and want a place that is in walking distance to bars, entertainment, etc. this is your best bet!
I will say that the front desk/​staff could be more accommodating and a little more friendly but the pros of this place beat the cons. The hotel doesn’t have a parking lot — they do have valet, however there is a parking lot across the street that you can park your car overnight which I have done twice with no problems.
I will stay at The Blake again because of price and location!

The Blake Hotel, two stars because I would feel terrible if I gave just one. Hotels should be clean, that’s my belief. So many people are in and out of those beds and the rooms itself, hotels should make it their number one priority to make sure their hotel is fresh and clean.
I did not get that feeling while staying here, in fact I couldn’t wait to leave. The rooms are horribly small (which was not expected, nor advertised) The phone in the room did not work, and when the maintenance guy came to fix the phone line, he pulled back the entire bed and there was trash everywhere. Gum wrappers and speckles of crumbs, a vacuum should have been used. Needless to say the phone never started working.
The wifi is slow, please go here to sleep. Not work efficiently, (I am quite the procrastinator) Soooo when things need to be done, it’s usually needs to be done right then, and correctly. (Don’t judge me I’m working on this !!! (:)
The hotel staff, terrible. Except for the young lady that works in the morning, she was sweet, and had a nice speaking voice.
Can’t say much for this hotel, not sure I would even stay here if it was free, unless I was going to clean the room myself.
In this case, or any cases with hotel accommodations, I’d rather take rude customer service over a dirty room, or the feel of a dirty room.
I did like the balcony, I kept the door open most of the time to air the place out, lol no really the balcony was a nice touch, a relief even.

I found this hotel on groupon and glad I did! It’s a great hotel at a great location with a decent price. We got a king bed room and it was spacious and clean. No complaints about the room itself.
The only thing I had a slight problem with was the service. We were told to just pull up our car for valet parking, well we pulled up and no one greeted us for at least 15 mins, so I decided to walk in and ask. They said that I had to fill out a valet ticket first then we can get it valet. Uhhh weird. Everywhere I’ve been had been pulling up and the valet guys give you a ticket. It would be nice if they had a sign to direct their customers to that service.
Another down side, they don’t have parking on site, you would have to park about 3 blocks from the hotel and walk to it. It’s not a bad walk but the hotel is located on a quite busy street and it’s very hard to find a spot to drop off your luggages so you don’t have to haul it for 3 blocks.
Other than those two, I would stay here again because it’s in a great location for the price and you get pretty much everything other hotels offer for a better price. Now that u know better, I’ll do better.

I had no idea this hotel existed. But now that I know, I don’t see the need to stay any where else. Depending on where you plan to hang out, you can’t beat the location. It’s on the corner of Poydras and St. Charles. This boutique hotel offers everything the large, major chains offer but without all the congestion and traffic. The entrance is on St. Charles so valet and check-​in is easier (place to pull over and out of street) and not hampered by car and foot traffic one would get if located on a major street. It’s a quick walk to the Riverwalk and the Casino. A tad longer walk to the Super Dome but definitely doable and easy, especially in nice weather.
I didn’t have a need to worry about wi-​fi or any business-​related issues as this was a pleasure trip. But i had no problem getting on wi-​fi for my phone. But I would imagine if you’re in NOLA for work, stick to those hotels that cater to business class. Boutique hotels tend not to be a place for work, per se. However, there were computers and work station at one end of the small lobby.
LOVED the quaint little café. Perfect size, not too busy and just the right amount of options for any kind of appetite. They do have room service but I didn’t use it. Meal prices are comparable to other hotels. For breakfast, we spent $ 33 for two, including beverages. Around the same for dinner. Service was great and everyone was friendly. Rooms have microwaves and fridge.
I didn’t give it five stars because the elevators were a tad slow for such a small building and they needed an upgrade in the bath tub. But overall, the bathroom is nice, just small. Definite will stay here again.