Blake Hotel New Orleans, BW Signature Collection (New Orleans, USA)

The Blake Hotel in New Orleans is in an ideal location that suits both business and leisure travelers. It is less than a kilometer from the happening French Quarter District. The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is a 12-minute walk from it. The Saint Charles Avenue streetcar stops next to the hotel and guests can enjoy the tours of the city in it. .

The 122 rooms have a contemporary décor and modern furnishings. Rooms have standard amenities like satellite HDTV, work desk and coffee maker. Some rooms have views of the city while some have park views. Some of the rooms have added amenities of microwaves and minifridges. .

The hotel has two meeting rooms with equipments like audio and video for holding meetings. Banquet facilities are also available. There is a business center with a computer and facilities for fax, photocopy and printing. A fitness center for guests who want to work out on site is present. The restaurant of the hotel serves all meals prepared in American style. Guests can access Wi-Fi freely in the rooms and in the public places of the hotel. .

The elevator of the hotel usually has a long queue. It has broken down many times and some guests have had to climb eight floors with luggage. Staff extended neither assistance nor apology to the guests for the trouble caused. Car parking is not available and valet parking is highly expensive. .

Rooms are reportedly small and walls are thin, and many times a drilling sound is heard within the walls. Guests find the place costly and not value for money. .

The bathroom shower has no pressure and there is also no continuous supply of hot water say guests. The bathrooms are so small that the door has to be shut to use the sink. The bath tub drain is slow and awful to use. Guests claim that cleanliness is another issue in the bathrooms as they are dirty and not cleaned well. .