Blake Hotel New Orleans, BW Premier Collection

This hotel has no bellman checkin was smooth and easy we go into our room on the 4th floor room 413 pulling our sheets back the sheets were obviously never changed from the previous guest revealing a coffee stain and long strings of hair. Yuck i pulled the bed apart and found a black pair of womans panties tucked in the bottom of the sheets the mattress had no protector on it.. my restroom looked as if it was cleaned in the dark urine on the bottom along the side of the toilet hair in my tub a mildew smelling shower curtain with used soap left in my tub..i was connected to housekeeping and a Hispanic lady with a unappropiate high dress on came to my room to verify the filth she didn't even apologize she said "i know exactly who cleaned this room" i said excuse me? She then says those underwear could probably be yours.. how when i just got here? Ive never been basically called a liar to my face! She had a housekeeper reclean my restroom i remade my own bed!! I lefted the room long before checkout i just couldn't sleep wondering what else is unsanitized in this hotel!! I wouldn't recommend the Blake hotel to a DOG! And the rooms may give you staff infection!! BEWARE less

The Blake is a charming smaller old fashioned Hotel, in the Warehouse district, 4 minutes from the Quarter. 2 blocks from Harrah's Casino, 5 minute walk to the Riverfront, quick cab ride to the convention center or the Mardi Gras Float museum. Lots of restaurants and Bars nearby, charming small bar / restaurant off the Lobby, its a good business traveler spot on the lower cost side. [ there are many Hi End hotels nearby I was going to a Conference at one 2 blocks away, and saved over 500$ by staying at the Blake instead] My room was clean, quiet , and staff was helpful and efficient. check in /out was a breeze. Great choice if you have business travel in that area.No balconies, no rowdy bar [small quite one ] my room had a desk, fridge, microwave and a good bed. I never rent a car in NOLA, so parking wasn't an issue, they do have Valet, 45$, which is recommended around there. I slept well, worked hard, walked everywhere easily. Good Coffee shop just down the street. less

Overall great vibe staff really made us feel welcomed and loved. We will be staying here again in the future. We really fell in love with the city of New Orleans and a great bit of that gave from the staff at Blake less

The Blake Hotel was very conveniently located for our purpose of participating in the Rock n' Roll Marathon series....starting line was 300 yards from the front door. The hotel on its own merit is adequate. The room was clean, no complaints there. Our room was on the front of the hotel and as the wind blew all night the cables on the flag poles banged into the poles and made loud noise all night making good sleep elusive. The a/c fan was not loud enough to drown the noise. The staff was very friendly from the valet man to the front desk staff. They did fail to inform me of prohibited parking the night before and the morning of the race resulting in my car being towed....I guess I could have paid the $49 per night valet fee and avoided that, though. I probably wouldn't seek this hotel out again unless it was perfectly located for my specific purpose and my room was not on the front. less

We stayed here for 3 nights the last weekend of January. Everyone at the front desk was very nice & polite. Check in/out was very easy but I was very disappointed in the parking situation. If you didn't want to pay a ridiculous amount per night to park with their valet service on top of paying for your room then you had to find a parking garage near by. Luckily I found one 0.5 miles away that was about $12 a day. The room was a little smaller than I expected it to be for the price. The bed was comfortable & the room was clean, but the bathroom could have been cleaned a lot better. The bathroom and/or room needed a ventilation system along with the entire hotel. I realize it was Jan. & cold so the hotel had the heater on, but when you got off the elevator the hall was hot & humid. Our room stayed so hot & muggy that we had to keep the thermostat on 60 just to be comfortable & to keep the fan going to circulate the air. The cafe attached to the hotel had good food & service. They biscuits & gravy were delicious & you got a very large portion. The hotel is in a good location. We were able to walk to the French Quarter & the Smoothie King Center with no issues. If you are unable to walk for long periods of time I recommend taking the street car & fortunately there is one that stops on the corner by the hotel. The next time I have to stay over night in New Orleans I will be staying at a different hotel or Airbnb because the hot & muggy room was so uncomfortable. less