We stayed here for a work-related event just a couple months before Katrina and came back for our honeymoon in the fall of 2007. While the atmoshphere of the city had changed, the staff at the Omni Royal hadn't---the doormen actually remembered us (or at least they were really good actors)! We love the ambience of the Omni; we're simple, country folk for the most part with our jeans and baseball caps, but we are always treated with dignity, respect, and the utmost courtesy. Of course, we leave the casual duds behind when we eat at the Rib Room! We are planning another trip to NO this fall for our first anniversary, and can't imagine staying anywhere but here. By the way, if you stay on a weekend, make sure to get a room with a view of the courtyard---it's fabulous, and we actually watched on two BEAUTIFUL weddings while we there the first time.

The location was conveneint, the room was clean and quiet, and the staff was responsive. We had a problem in the shower and it was fixed immediately! Be sure and check out the wonderful roof top pool and exercise area. The views of the city are spectacular, and it's a great quiet place to have a drink, sit and visit with friends, or just hang out. We could not have asked for a more pleasant experience. We will certainly stay here on our next trip to New Orleans.

Overall the hotel was nice enough, but inconsistent. I would recommend it to a friend, but ONLY if they got a significant discount on the rate becuase I don't believe it is worth "4 star" pricing. The room was quite small. There was no desk and very little drawer or dresser space. Although the bathroom counter was granite, the bathroom itself was TINY and the shower fixtures were old (from 1960's?). The shower walls looked like very nice granite(?) tile, but the grout was old and cracked. The (very nice) armoire holding the TV used about 75% of the space for a snack bar, coffee maker and 7$ Evian bottle and only a half-size drawer or two available for putting my clothes away. The room was acceptable, but didn't meet my expectations. The hotel does not have a vending machine of any sort so if you want a soda-- you have to pay room service or go for a walk to get it. The hotel was in a good location and the few staff we met were nice enough.

This is a larger hotel right in the middle of the French Quarter. Good place to hold a small conference (didn?t notice if there was room for larger conferences). The room was nice enough and the service was friendly.

We were guaranteed by travel website to have a superior balcony room upgrade (not based upon availability). When we checked in, the hotel said the free upgrade was based upon availability and no rooms were available. We got stuck in a room so small there was not even a place to open our luggage. The bathroom didn't even have a tub. The hotel staff didn't even offer to upgrade us to a deluxe room which we knew were available. We were awakened at 8:00am by a false fire alarm. Don't fall for the free upgrade. It won't happen. We'll stick with the Monteleon from now on...