Aloft by Marriott New Orleans Downtown
A convenient downtown hotel with friendly service and good bar bites, offset by dim rooms and bathroom issues.
The verdict
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Aloft New Orleans Downtown offers a well-placed downtown base with friendly service, comfortable platform beds, and well-liked bar food. The location provides easy access across the city while keeping guests close to local nightlife. However, the property is held back by dim room lighting and recurring bathroom flaws, including poor drainage, low water pressure, and sliding doors that do not fully close. 12
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What travelers noticed
- Front desk, bar, and valet staff receive consistent praise for being friendly, helpful, and courteous. 1
- The downtown location is widely appreciated for being conveniently situated just a few blocks from the local nightlife. drawn from the full read
- Guests enjoy the on-site bar food and drinks, especially the burgers, pizza, and lemon pepper wings. 16
The catch
Who it's for
- — Budget-conscious downtown travelers
- — Guests wanting casual on-site dining and drinks
- — Short weekend getaways near nightlife
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to noise
- — Guests who need bright room lighting
- — Anyone requiring complete bathroom privacy
How to book
Score breakdown
How the 82/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
90Food
93- “AND THE FOOD AT THIS HOTEL! THE ALOFT, IS THE BEST!!! MY MAN TAHJ "TJ" IS THE BEST, we had the burgers, pizza, and lemon pepper wings and everything was DELICIOUS!!!” 1
- “I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night. Great views of the river. Excellent food.” 2
Location
93Noise
83- “I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night. Great views of the river.” 2
- “Or right across the street from the casino if that is more your interest. Also stayed a few times at what is now called the Omni Royal Orleans. Antique building but well maintained and well fitted with modern conveniences in the hotel.” 2
Room
86Service
86- “The front desk, kitchen, bar, room service and all staff were kind and helpful, rooms were very clean, location is great.” 1
- “Kaylyn also took the time to share helpful advice on food spots and must-visit attractions, which made navigating the city much easier for a first-time visitor. Her professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm turned what could have been a tiring check-in into a memorable start to my stay.” 1
Bed & Sleep
87- “LaMothe House on Esplanade was great but a bit out of the way for the rest of the Quarter.” 2
Value
84Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-10
Where it sits
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Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
On par with what $ usually buys
Scores level with the modest median of 82, across 404 hotels in the same bracket. In New Orleans it sits level with the local median of 82.
- This hotel
- 82
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
Based on 404 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 1 mention
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 53 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night. Great views of the river.” 2
- “Traylaparks suggested the Frenchmen's Hotel on Frenchmen's Street. I love the street and would have loved our stay there, had it been a better hotel. I expected noise, but not loud pop music played all day and most of the night.” 2
- “Or right across the street from the casino if that is more your interest. Also stayed a few times at what is now called the Omni Royal Orleans. Antique building but well maintained and well fitted with modern conveniences in the hotel.” 2
- “The HVAC is also loud when turning off and on. We needed to ask for facial tissue and shower soap, as both were basically out.” 1
- “The HVAC is also loud when turning off and on.” 1
- “Some rooms are very noisy. We were a few rooms away from the elevator, but could hear it clearly going up and down all day/night. At least one of the elevator had doors that were very loud opening and closing that echoed down the hallway.” 1
- “The rooms are just ok, thin walls and no soundproofing make it tough to sleep without earplugs.” 1
- “Love the location, but would not stay here again due to the noise levels.” 1
- “I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night.” 2
- “If you will have a car, we enjoyed Rose Manor B&B for the quiet, the free parking ... and the cooked-to-order breakfasts!” 2
- “Blackout curtains in the window room were solid for sleeping late.” 6
- “The room was sleek with a really comfortable platform bed and a great walk-in shower.” 1
- “City view from the 14th floor room was nice.” 6
- “The room was clean, but a little beat up.” 5
- “The bed is comfortable; the room is clean and quiet at night.” 2
- “The bed is comfortable; the room is clean and quiet at night. Easy walk to all the action if that is what you are looking for.” 2
- “Rooms are spacious, quiet- no dressers/drawers, but plenty of room to keep our suitcases out of the way.” 1
- “Room had no windows at all after a booking switch through a third party.” 6
- “Enjoyed my stay in both of them, but have to say that I was upgraded to a suite at Le Richelieu and it was like staying in a castle.” 2
- “The lighting in the room was 2/10. One lamp for the entire room, very difficult to see (and I have great eyes).” 1
- “The room configurations were odd. Not much natural light.” 1
- “Staff weren't great, the room had a terrible layout. It's the only hotel that I wouldn't return to.” 2
- “I paid extra for a room with a city view and the room I was assigned was views of buildings.” 1
- “The hotel is on the edge of the French Quarter, but only a couple streets away from Bourbon st., so location is good for that but further from the river area, Downtown, and trolleys to the garden district.” 2
- “Location was great for getting anywhere in the city.” 1
- “Easy walk to all the action if that is what you are looking for. We liked the Bourbon Orleans--a perfect location in the French Quarter. The cathedral and market are a short walk away and lots of restaurants are nearby.” 2
- “Anyway, it feels like a decent choice for a downtown stay on a budget. Because of a big event this weekend, other properties were priced significantly higher.” 5
- “Love the location, but would not stay here again due to the noise levels.” 1
- “The location is great. It is just a few blocks away from the outside noise of all the night life here.” 1
- “Location close to everything. Great food options near by.” 1
- “Friendly bar staff, plenty of food options in the lobby area.” 1
- “The front desk, kitchen, bar, room service and all staff were kind and helpful, rooms were very clean, location is great.” 1
- “Kaylyn also took the time to share helpful advice on food spots and must-visit attractions, which made navigating the city much easier for a first-time visitor. Her professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm turned what could have been a tiring check-in into a memorable start to my stay.” 1
- “Vallet staff (Troy) was cool & hard working.” 1
- “The valet crew is amazing. Great view.” 1
- “The service was friendly, but average for Nola.” 1
- “KENYEAN IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND DOES HER JOB WELL, SHE REALLY MADE OUR BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY STAY A GREAT ONE?” 1
- “The staff here is great! Always friendly and very helpful.” 1
- “The staff is friendly and we were able to get what we needed out of the stay.” 1
- “The staff, was awesome, Malayala at check in, she was very professional and made our check in a great experience.” 1
- “The staff was great! They represented the true definition of hospitality. Courteous and Professional!” 1
- “The hotel is fine. It's conveniently located, and the staff has been friendly so far.” 5
- “When I contacted the front desk, no staff member was able to resolve the issues. I was simply told that a manager would assist, but there was no immediate solution offered.” 1
- “LaMothe House on Esplanade was great but a bit out of the way for the rest of the Quarter.” 2
- “AND THE FOOD AT THIS HOTEL! THE ALOFT, IS THE BEST!!! MY MAN TAHJ "TJ" IS THE BEST, we had the burgers, pizza, and lemon pepper wings and everything was DELICIOUS!!!” 1
- “I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night. Great views of the river. Excellent food.” 2
- “Once in the room, the experience only got worse. There were no towels available, and the water pressure was extremely low making it nearly impossible to shower. After driving five hours from another state, I was looking forward to relaxing, but I couldn't even properly shower.” 1
- “The shower head sprayed water in every direction but where needed and the water did not drain properly, leaving us standing in shallow water most of the shower.” 1
- “Bathroom is fully renovated with modern fixtures.” 6
- “The bathroom door does not fully close when you need the privacy of showering or using the bathroom.” 1
- “Once in the room, the experience only got worse. There were no towels available, and the water pressure was extremely low making it nearly impossible to shower.” 1
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Food rests on 2 sources — too thin to rely on.
- 7 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 45/100We read 8 sources for this property, and pulled 67 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-11.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 5Aloft New Orleans Downtown : r/marriottreddit.comForum thread2026-03-28Current4 quotes used
“The room was clean, but a little beat up.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Aloft New Orleans Downtownbook.neworleans.comReview siteDate not stated37 quotes used
“The room was sleek with a really comfortable platform bed and a great walk-in shower.”
Read originalbook.neworleans.com - 2Hotels New Orleans - Rick Steves Travel Forumcommunity.ricksteves.comReview siteDate not stated20 quotes used
“I usually stayed at the Westin Canal Place. Right at the edge of the French Quarter. Very quiet at night. Great views of the river.”
Read originalcommunity.ricksteves.com - 3Aloft By Marriott New Orleans Downtownalbashabr.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalalbashabr.com
- 4aloft New Orleans Downtown - New Orleans, LAmeetings-conventions.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalmeetings-conventions.com
- 6HOTEL ALOFT BY MARRIOTT NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN ...aloft-downtown.myneworleanshotels.comReview siteDate not stated6 quotes used
“Blackout curtains in the window room were solid for sleeping late.”
Read originalaloft-downtown.myneworleanshotels.com
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