Blake Hotel New Orleans, BW Premier Collection

Beware of the photos on the Blake Hotel website - they are deceiving. The rooms are small, dirty, and old. We received no housekeeping services for our entire visit. We were on the 11th floor with only 1 elevator to service it - plan on waiting in the morning from 9 - 11 AM and in the evening around 5 PM. The smell of marijuana was strong and could be smelled in the hallway and elevator. The bed was old and squeaky. You could definitely feel the bedsprings. The pillows were lumpy. The only bright spots from our hotel stay were Kim (who worked the front desk), the hotel restaurant, and the maintenance guy. Kim was amazing, kind and so friendly. She could have easily become my best friend had I stayed a few extra days :) The hotel restaurant was busy in the morning, but the food was so worth the wait. The tv in our room would not work so the maintenance guy was called up - he was cool, friendly and definitely knew what needed to be done to resolve the tv issue. less

This was the nastiest best western hotel I have ever stayed at. The staff was very rude and not helpful at all. The whole hotel smelled awful. I highly advise against staying here. The pictures are a complete lie. less

First off the hotel lobby had old and dated furniture and had spiderwebs in the corners of the lobby . The rooms smelled horrible and I had a used male enhancing wrapper behind the TV and what looked like used towels in the room. less

Check- in was easy and front desk people were really nice and helpful. However, the room was so disgusting. There were candy wrappers underneath the bed, the toilet had urine on it, and there was dirt and hair all over the bathroom. Our room was not clean at all. If it wasn't for the location, and necessity, we would have left the first night. There was one window (the only one in the room) that was so dirty you could not see outside. Rooms are NOTHING like the pictures. Beware!! The best part of this place is the front desk staff. Also, the maintenance guy is TOP NOTCH. He was always in the elevator cleaning or taking out trash - so friendly. Parking is a nightmare. You have to park a block away and it is $20 a night. less

I spent 5 nts here in to show my son, visiting from Omaha, what N.O. and the French Quarter was all about! Been coming here since the 90's. Usually I stay at the B/W French Quarter Courtyard, or St. Christopher, but got a good price on this one a few months ago and booked it. The staff are FANTASTIC, but this hotel should NOT be a "premier"! My room had leaked (from the rain) and had to be changed-no problem- BUT the paint chips in the bathrooms, curtains need to cleaned and hemmed, couch looked "dirty" (I wouldn't sit on it), extra pillow in closet had a few blood drops (how do you miss that?) and the water takes forever to get hot - and this was an "upgraded" room! A/C unit is very noisy. There's no breakfast (even w/out the virus) unless you eat in the hotel cafe - which IS pretty good, but you have to pay for it! Parking is about $20 a night if you park it yourself a couple of blocks away, or $45 a night for valet. Definitely not worth the price for a "Premier"! St. Christopher, or the Courtyard from now on! less