Thoroughly enjoyed my 7-day stay at the Bienville. Very well situated in French Quarter. Lots to do nearby. Clean, well-decorated room with all we needed. Small but cozy lobby, European-style. All-you-can-eat continental breakfast. Single slow elevator but only 4 floors (walk up!). Single computer / free Internet. Friendly concierge. Ask for room overlooking small pool and courtyard (very quiet). Some rooms on the 4th floor have no windows. True, you can hear the train at night once in a while. Small parking area but came by plane for AMORC convention and city visit. Do not sell stamps for our postcards! No shuttle service but "taxi van" available ($) to get to bus/train terminal or airport. Expensive to phone from your hotel room, even with calling card. No restaurants on the premises but very good ones close by. NOLA is a wonderful place to visit. Southern hospitality was much appreciated! I would gladly go back to this hotel on a return visit!

This hotel is fantastic! Location is central in the French Quarter and is very close to the riverwalk and famous Cafe du Monde. The room was huge and had great amenities include great bath products, bath robes, iron and ironing board and ipod ready alarm clock. The best thing about the room was the balcony that overlooked the pool and courtyard. Service was great and I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Loved the decor, the staff was very friendly. Breakfast was good. Bed was comfortable. I would recommend courtyard exposure as Decauter St can be loud.

Had an excellent five night stay at the Bienville Hotel while I was in New Orleans for a conference. It wasn't the closest hotel to the conference center (for that go with the Hilton), but it is only two blocks from Bourbon Street - which I considered more important being that I was traveling alone and am female and I'm not one to sit in my room twiddling my thumbs.

The hotel has a nice lobby, wonderful staff, a small pool and breakfast area downstairs. My room was HUGE, a plus, but right next to a busy road, a minus. Not so negative that I needed to change rooms though. The rooms were nicely decorated and on par for it's star rating. I would say the reason I wanted to write a review is due to the staff who were almost more charming than the decour.