Chateau Dupre Hotel

This was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in! Where do I start the elevators did not work which means I had to carry my luggage up. I asked housekeeping for towels at 11 in the morning she brung them to around 6 that evening. Hair was in the bathtub the hotel needs to be completely remodeled. I wasn’t comfortable sleeping on the bed there was a big red stain in the carpet. The place made my flesh crawl completely I couldn’t wait to get out of there.

My bf and I arrived at the hotel on Tuesday 07÷02÷14 to be greeted by a shitty smell and this nasty ol woman and a random dude eating chips by the counter. Why was he there? I have no idea. My bf asked her about the amenities. Ha! Our itinerary stated there were amenities such as a gym. She looked at my bf like he had stupid written on his face. She said they ain’t no gym but I can look one up for you. Mind you the random dude on the side had that stupid look on his face too like what’s wrong these people. My bf said I guess y’all false advertised. We check in and then ask where the elevator is and she said oh it’s broken. You have to leave the hotel and go in thru the next door and take the steps. Thank god we were only on the 2^nd floor. As soon as we walked in it smelled bad, the bathroom was disgusting and by our 3^rd day the shower didn’t work, the maintenance guy couldn’t fix it and instead of moving us completely to another room they only offered us to use another room to shower only. Exquisite service! There weren’t towels. Everyday we had to ask for some, my bf key did not work as another reviewer previously stated and experienced, the curtains were ancient and filthy I was afraid to touch them to open them, the bed is hard like some jail bed and the pillows are so flat, the tv was ancient, the channel down button on the remote was the only button that worked, floor is disgusting and unstable. You feel like your going to fall through. I warn you, you will itch. Please wear slippers or socks, or plastic wrap on your feet. That’s how filthy and disgusting this place is. Last but not least you will not sleep. Once all the bars close, you will hear all the drunken alcoholics, car and motorcycle music blasting, ppl screaming and laughing and talking all loud. My warning also for first timers as was I, is prepare to be asked for change on every corner, the homelessness rate is def at an all time high, hoodlums come out at night to try and get the tourist, a local even warned us to walk on the street because they hide out by dumpsters, etc. Just like the other reviewer stated, you’ll regret it. The location is great and even though your only really there to sleep, do yourself a favor and spend those extra couple of dollars. You will get even less than what you pay for at this run down hotel. Oh and if your hoping to get your freak on with your lover, yeah NOT HAPPENING! This Room will destroy all the excitement from the moment you walk through those doors. I hope my review and experience helps you make a wiser decision.

Great location and very friendly desk help. But rooms are substandard. My first room was 211. There was a huge patch of mildew on the ceiling. I have allergies and started wheezing. They did give me 404, which was better, but there were broken tiles all around toilet. TV has poor reception. No business center or wifi, but the staff will let you use desk computer to print tickets. Three nights during jazz fest cost $ 869. A friend stayed at another place not far away and had 3 nights for $ 1000. But it had all the amenities.

I made the reservation at this place pretty much knowing what I was getting myself into. I was looking for a hotel for a Friday night in the French Quarter while there was a convention of some kind in town and this was the only place left for a reasonable price. I’m not squeamish, so I figured why not?
The front desk staff was really friendly and helpful upon my arrival. As stated in other reviews, the elevator left something to be desired. It didn’t get stuck or close on me, but it was certainly in need of a little cleaning and repair.
The room itself was not great, clean, but old and dingy. The deadbolt on the door didn’t work, but by the time I even realized that, I didn’t really care. The sheets appeared as clean as hotel sheets ever are, but the rest of the main room was a little gross. I chose to leave my slippers on. The walls were a weird brown color and there was no decoration except for one random armchair next to one of the beds. The bathroom seemed pretty clean overall.
Definitely not the best place in New Orleans. But when you’re spending $ 129 for a Friday night in the French Quarter, you get what you pay for. I wouldn’t stay there again, but it worked in a pinch.

I stayed At this hotel for three nights. I knew from the price it would be that great of a hotel but great location. The first room I got was 214, it smelled like bad shellfish and garlic. We must of been over the kitchen. I went to the front desk and with no prob they changed my room to 217. Awesome front desk staff. After getting settled in our room we heard something eating the carpet. looked under the bed and didn’t see anything. Didn’t think too much of it but right when we were about to check out if finally saw the mouse. Better them seeing a rat right?!! Ha but all in all it was a good stay. I would def stay
There again.

This place is a comedy of errors.
The best part was arriving to a broken toilet in our room… they sent us a guy who handed us a plunger & left.
Had to walk to the lobby to get a new key EVERYTIME we came back to our room bc they never worked more than once. The front desk staff did a good job acting like we were the only ones who ever had key problems.
Our room had a great view of a brick wall in a sketchy alley. And bedding /​curtains that have been there longer than I’ve been alive.
But it was cheap & has a great location.
The bar/​restaurant was out of basically everything, but the bartenders & staff there kept us beyond entertained, so they get an extra star.

How can anyone rate this rat hole above a 1. I’m a dude and wouldn’t even shower there… and trust me I usually could care less. If you rate this a 3 or above its safe to say you live outdoors.

This is probably the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. They didn’t even have an elevator. I mean, isn’t that illegal?!? I had to drag my luggage up 3 flights of stairs, although the staff did ask if I needed any help. I had to use a key to get into my room which was very outdated and took a while since the door lock was installed backwards. The faucet on the sink was tricky, you turn it to turn it on, but you can just keep turning out, it never «catches» to turn off and the water splatters everywhere so you get the whole sink and toilet wet. The bathroom door was too large for the frame and never shut. The shower also didn’t work properly, similar to the faucet. We were next to the stairway, so we heard everyone’s rolly luggage clack all the way up the stairs. And the walls are so thin; we could hear every drunken person speaking outside the door. There is no window, but I have stayed at hotel rooms like that. Since there is no window, you rely on the lamps for light and one of the 3 lamps outlets was not working. The closet was small but decent. The floors creaked; I almost thought I would fall through the floors. Carpet looks like it will die of aids soon. And it would have been nice to have had a cup to fill with water from the crappy faucet, too. Very interesting experience overall.

I read the reviews of this place and I was a bit scared but the room was already booked…
When we arrived, a grumpy lady checked us in and gave us the room key. She did say that the elevator door closed fast and she was right but we didn’t get pinched or anything crazy like that.
We got to the room and it was HOT in there. The AC was blowing but it was still about 80 and humid in the room. I turned the air down some more but it didn’t get much cooler.
The curtains are permanently closed but you can push them aside to look outside. We had a beautiful view of a dumpster. Very classy. The bathroom wasn’t very clean. The sink had residue in it. There was mold growing along the floor board. There weren’t enough towels in the room either. We had to ask for more of those.
After checking in, we went out for a while and got back late. We then discovered that the shower didn’t work. Someone had to come and fix the shower… that was great. Then we discovered that the tub wasn’t draining and you had to hold down a lever with your foot to drain the water while the shower was running. Great! We picked up the room phone to call the front desk to let them know… but the phone didn’t work!
During the night, you can hear pretty much everything going on outside. There’s a jazz/​karaōke bar across the street that played music on full blast until god knows when… and then the garbage got picked up and all the bottles in the French Quarter were rattled around and crushed right below our window. Very pleasant. You can also hear all the drunk idiots screaming, singing, laughing, etc as they walk back to their (probably better and nicer) hotel.
The mattresses were pretty old and saggy. Our backs were killing us the next day. The pillows are old and flat. It was pretty disgusting.
Last but not least, our room keys wouldn’t work and we got locked out of the room and engineering (if you can call it that) had to come and let us in. We ended up leaving after one night and staying with a friend to avoid the creepy roach motel that this place is.
I don’t care if you think this place «won’t be so bad». It is. You’ll regret it. Don’t do it. You’ll thank me later.

It definitely was not a cheap stay! 600bucks for 2 nights. Sure it was jazz fest but come on! The pipe of the sink wasn’t linked to the wall so all the used water was going on the floor~!!! We arrived at 1am so gave up on taking a shower or dealing with this crappy expensive room until the next morning. Then the front desk gave me keys to another room… she obviously made a mistake as the room had not yet been cleaned. Third room was alright with pipes properly maintained…
The only great thing is the location but definitely not worth 600bucks!

Not a bad place to stay. It’s a little bit run down, but we liked it just fine. My husband and I stayed here on our honeymoon during the French Quarter Festival. The service was friendly, the noise from the street wasn’t too bad, and the beds were fine. Both of us came down with colds, so we ended up spending a considerable amount of time in the room. The staff was friendly and helpful. Oh, and I’d pass up the restaurant downstairs.

The initial check in process was a pain in the ass, the dude working the desk was very incompetent. However the late night desk staff were very friendly. The room itself was large for others in the french quarter. It was clean and had lot pf character. It’s a good location, walkable distance from all the places you are gonna wanna be. There is no parking– go to harrah’s down the street to park, and if you gable for 30 minutes your parking is validated for 24 hours.

Before coming here, I checked out the reviews on Unilocal,
, Travel Advisory, and every other site I could find. It did not look good. I had never seen reviews so bad, complaining about cleanliness, infrastructure, and the staff. I was scared.
Never have user reviews failed me so much. I showed up to the friendliest staff I’ve encountered, who went out of their way to accommodate me at any time of day. They checked me in even though I had a problem with my info, they showed me around the building, they hailed me cabs, they gave me advice on what to do.
The room was excellent, with high ceilings, a pretty layout, and contrary to other reviews it was incredibly clean (I know this intimately because I lost my wallet in the room and spent half an hour rolling around on the floor staring under beds and dressers looking for it). The cleaning staff were nice and the room was spotless each day. It may not have been the presidential suite but it sure was nice.
The location is excellent. I was so glad to stay in the French Quarter. I will say the walls are pretty thin but it’s not on Burbon street so you’ll be able to sleep, and it didn’t feel like the most safe I’ve ever been (police were called to my floor and no one warned me as I took the elevator up to get into my room) but I doubt you’ll find much better. I really experienced none of the complaints of the other reviews I read, thank god. Maybe they read their reviews and made changes? Sure seems like it.

My BF and I wanted to visit New Orleans during one of our trips to Shreveport, his hometown. We were only going to stay one night and knew we were going to spend most of our time sightseeing so we called his concierge service to try and find the cheapest hotel in the area. The concierge was able to negotiate our room with 2 double beds on a monday night from down from $ 70 to $ 56. There is no parking at the hotel but they recommended a lot down the road. There was a little mix up during check in with our concierge booking our reservation under someone else’s name but everyone was super accommodating and got it figured out really fast. With all the fees ($ 5 wifi fee) and taxes our total came out to $ 63.
We were traveling with my BFs parents who are much pickier than us so we were a little nervous after reading the reviews. However, we decided to go ahead since it was within walking distance to everything that we wanted to go to (café du mode, jefferson square, etc. etc.)
The room was pretty cute and looked clean enough at first glance. We didn’t get stuck in the elevator like another reviewer mentioned. However, my BF got stuck in the bathroom because the doorknob was a little finicky and we ended up just not shutting the bathroom door all the way the whole time. I didn’t notice anything else but my BF’s mom pointed out the curtains on our way out and they seriously looked like someone was murdered and wrapped up in them. The front desk wasn’t willing to watch our luggage for us while we walked around but extended our check out time from 11 to 12.
I would recommend this place to anyone like me who views a hotel as just a place to sleep at night and wants to save some money. However, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who is squeamish or is a neat freak.

You can tell that the owners take no pride in this building, which is a shame because it clearly has a ton of history.
Never will I stay here again. Dirty. Shoddy maintenance (paint, tiling, woodwork). Stained curtains and carpet. Dingy rooms. Musty smell. Saggy mattresses. Really cheap pillows and linens. A «god-knows-where-it’s-been» bedspread. A dead cockroach in the stairwell that sat there for our entire 5 days (and is probably still there). Moldy ice maker and undersides of the ice buckets. Very weak shower pressure (ladies with thick hair, beware). The housekeeping staff twice «forgot» to make up our rooms.
We had to pay a premium for the room because it was French Quarter Festival ($ 100 rooms shot up to nearly $ 300; we averaged $ 220 per night for 5 nights). Granted, it was a place to sleep, not to luxuriate, but I wish we forked over a little more dough and stayed elsewhere.
Upsides? Our room was relatively quiet (4^th floor facing Decatur), most of the front desk clerks were really friendly and funny, nearly everything was within walking distance, and we spent most of our vacation outdoors.

For an inexpensive hotel, this place was fine and I would stay there again.
Clean bathroom and the rest of the room was acceptable. Generally clean.
The ceilings are really high!
The bad: elevator door may not close, but a few taps on the bumper solved the issue. (and it smelled funny)

I really don’t know how to feel about this hotel. It bordered on ghetto and was definitely trying to be more upscale than it actually was.
The interior, foyer excluded, was that of a bad motel. The elevator would consistently break (with people in it) and you would have to manually bang on the door for it to open or close.
Additionally, the rooms were terrible. The first room I was put it was essentially a closet. It was small and didn’t have a window! Really? That’s actually not even legal. I promptly went downstairs and requested another room. Thankfully, they were very happy to do this for me and I left with a new set of room keys relatively satisfied.
Oh boy. Maybe the devil you know is better than the one you don’t. The second room had windows. Windows with moldy curtains that overlooked a parking garage and taxi stand. If you like sleep, don’t stay here. I was awakened every night by garbage trucks and screaming people getting in fist fights over cab fairs (pictures to be included soon)…coming from New York, this is saying something. The TV in this room was an old giant, located to the LEFT of the bed so I ended up sleeping sideways on the bed.
The kicker? Expedia says the WiFi is free. It is, until you arrive at the hotel and they slap on an additional $ 5 per night «communications» fee. Thanks for that.

We checked in on Friday with the intention of spending a romantic weekend in the Quarter… Our room had two single beds making it difficult to sleep together comfortably. The room furnishings were little better than a highway motel in the quality, no fridge, rough sheets/​blankets/​toilet paper, soap looked like it had sat through several patrons.
All in all tried to sleep for 3 hours and ultimately gave up and went home since we only lived a 40 min drive from the area.
Staff was friendly and location was good, but would only recommend if everything else is booked up.

I don’t understand how this place has 3 stars, there is no circumstance in which anyone should stay here. It’s cheap and in a good location, but there are cheaper places in better locations near by. The only reason I didn’t check out immediately upon arrival was that it was 2am and I had been awake since 3am.
The bed sheets aren’t clean. You might say well all hotels sheets are kinda gross right. It was evident that the sheets where not cleaned at all. Upon pulling down the sheets we found numerous long black hairs on the pillow and some small bugs. Luckily we had been booked in a room with two beds and the other one didn’t seem as nasty and was where we slept that night. Chances are it was just as dirty.
The rest of the room isn’t clean. The floors feel gross under your feet. Like they’ve been wet for the last couple months and never dried out. Also there was clearly stuff spilled and not cleaned up including cigarette ash. The shower had hairs and other debris in it. Underneath the sink was trash left by previous visitors. And to top it all off the shower didn’t work.
I observed them coming around to clean the rooms. The only thing they use is a vacuum, and I didn’t really hear it being used all too much.
Just don’t do it, it’s not worth it, the weekend of Jazz Fest I was able to walk up the street and book a hotel that saved me over $ 100 and was a delight. This is worse than any hostel, hotel, or motel I’ve ever seen. Including those in third world countries and attics of bars.

I came into NOLA for a bachelor party, but had trouble finding a reasonably priced room for myself. I ended up choosing this place mostly based on location (very close to Harrah’s, Café Du Monde and Bourbon Street) and knew practically nothing about it.
The building is very unassuming and easy to miss (the cab driver and I weren’t 100% sure where it was, even being parked on the right block… thank goodness for iPhones!). I had arrived late in NOLA due to weather problems, so I was a bit frustrated to be greeting with «the elevator’s broken, let me show you to the stairwell.» I had to climb up and down stairs the entire weekend!
There was a $ 5 daily charge to use the phone (unlimited local & long distance) and wifi (unsecured network), whether or not you use it. I didn’t use these features because 1) who doesn’t have long distance on their cell phone nowadays and 2) I’ve had bad luck using shared unsecured networks in the past. So, while nice that it was a reasonable charge (I get SO annoyed when nice hotels charge me $ 17 to use wifi), I was wary of it.
The room wasn’t very nice looking. There was a TV, but somehow the «channel» buttons would only take me to a black screen, so I only had one channel to choose from.
But, here’s the deal… this is New Orleans. Odds are you aren’t picking a place near Bourbon Street to hang out in your hotel room all day and watch TV… you’re going to be out until odd hours of the night and even odd hours of the day. What more do you need other than a bed, roof and bathroom? If you agree with this viewpoint, than Château Dupre falls under «good enough» (especially if its the cheaper option around, which for me it was).
Another area of annoyance was housekeeping knocking at my door at 10 am. Really? Do you NOT know what city your hotel is located in?
On a final note, the daytime staff (who I admittedly did not meet until checkout) where VERY helpful. They recommended a good lunch place, stored my bag with a smile, and offered me coffee while they called a cab for me. Very nice!