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It was Hyatt House. What really got me was that the guy checking us in saw that it was me, my husband and 2 kids, who were all standing there at the check-in desk with me. I had my print-out with me but didn't even think to ask him the type of room because of that. Now I will always doublecheck. I was glad that he transferred us to another room on the top floor so I didn't have to carry the luggage further. We also had a lot of other issues with the hotel room and service, like not having bedding for the fold out couch which was our "second bed". (first room was just a king size bed, no fold out couch even, for 4 people!) It took multiple calls to the front desk and over an hour waiting to get sheets and pillows at 9-10pm at night. I will also add that Hyatt Place free breakfast was not ideal. Every single person waiting for omlettes were waiting 20-30 minutes for one omlette, they even "lost" my husband's order despite him standing there the entire time, therefor not missing his name being called. We would never stay at that hotel again, despite the manager trying to make up for all the mistakes once I posted on tripadvisor how bad the stay was. I even remember that the hotel didn't even provide small bottles of lotion like practically every moderate range hotel does now. Probably the worst hotel stay I've ever had, definitely the worst for the amount we paid, even using hotwire.

I have to say I used Hotwire for March 2016 stay, put in 4 people and STILL ended up with just one king size bed at the hotel assigned. That hotel did give us a 2 double bed room but made it seem like they were doing us a favor. Luckily it worked out as they were pretty booked, it was Easter weekend.

I haven't stayed at that particular Doubletree. I have stayed at the one by the New Orleans airport and two in the Dallas area and they were all solid 3-3.5* hotels. And they give you warm cookies when you check in. I'd say the location is good especially for getting to the French Quarter. It's right next to Harrah's if that interests you. It's basically on Canal street. There are street car stops right there on Canal. It's 1 block from Decatur and 4 blocks from Bourbon Street.

 

I do know that Hilton Riverside is available on Hotwire for your precruise night for $162. The only way I would say that would be a big deal is if you need transportation to the port and wanted to save on a cab by walking through the riverwalk mall to the port...In that case riverside would be a better option. If you want to be closer to the French Quarter, you're good where you're at.

 

Being a person who books my hotels on hotwire..and based on what is available and the prices...If it were my trip.... precruise I would book Riverside ($162 4* warehouse district 90% rating and tennis nearby) and post cruise I would book the Wyndham French Quarter ($105 3.5* French Quarter-Bourbon Street 85% recommendation with Indoor Pool).

 

If you do mess with Hotwire at all...make sure you put 2 adults, 2 children into your search otherwise you could end up with 1 bed for 4 people.

Perfect, thank you Saint Greg! If you are ever traveling to Chicago please ask me any questions you have for hotels, restaurants or anything...

Oh no, I am so grateful for all your hotwire input! I would have never booked one on hotwire and saved us so much money if not for all your input. I think the Hyatt House will be perfect for us as we'll get a free breakfast in a good location, despite the crazy amount that parking costs (do you know if we can do self parking for a less expensive cost instead of valet?), and it's just for one night before our cruise. Plus the kids will love to ride the streetcar, something we definitely do not do in our suburban community. 4 weeks to go!

Thank you for all your experience. I booked the 3.5 star downtown, new to hotwire, and it ended up being Hyatt House, which is fine.

Looking for a hotel on hotwire, trying to figure out what they are, on March 26th (2 adults, 2 kids), in French quarter or downtown under $125. There's a 4 star and 3.5 star in downtown and a 4.5 star and 3 star in French quarter. Any guesses as to what hotels they are? Also, how noisy are the French quarter hotels? My kids are under 10, we don't stay up late, but we thought it would be a good area to stay for our one day of sightseeing.

Thanks for your review, I always enjoy reading about everyone's experiences. We're sailing on the Serenade this Saturday. Is it true that they no longer provide shampoo and conditioner? Just trying to figure out what to pack, thanks!