Review of the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, French Quarter, New Orleans, Lousiana

The Omni Royal Orleans is located on a quiet street in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Omni Royal Orleans has 346 rooms in a variety of sizes, including "Deluxe" (the most basic), "Premium" (same, but with a view of St Louis St. or Royal St.; these rooms may be noisier); "Premier" (slightly larger, with a view); and various suites, some with balconies. My family and I stayed in two regular rooms on the 3rd floor of the Omni Royal Orleans.

Good points of the Omni Royal Orleans

Location: At 621 St Louis St., the Omni Royal Orleans is just a few blocks or less from all the big attractions, yet it's far enough from Bourbon St. that (at least in our rooms) you didn't hear the ruckus. That's a big advantage if you don't want to party all night (and, traveling with our kids, we did not).

Pool: The Omni Royal Orleans has a nice outdoor heated pool on its roof. There's beverage and food service there.

Staff: Everyone at the Omni Royal Orleans was friendly

Style: This isn't "just another hotel". It's got a bit of big easy.

Bad points of the Omni Royal Orleans

Room size: The "deluxe" rooms at the Omni Royal Orleans were pretty small. One queen size bed, one small desk, one TV cabinet and two small bedtables and very little floor space.

View: In the basic rooms, there's really no view at all

Storage: The closet for hanging clothes was standard, but there was less drawer space than in other hotels of this class. We stayed for 3 nights, and drawers were very full. (And we are not big packers).

Dining room: We only tried it for breakfast. They push a buffet on you, which is not very good and is way over-priced. Eat in one of the roughly 1000000000000 other restaurants in the French Quarter.

Overall

If we visit New Orleans again, I'd certainly consider staying at the Omni Royal Orleans. But I'd pay for a larger room.