Hotel de l'Eau Vive

Before we arrived, our Uber driver told us this timeshare was sold and would not be used as such after the end of the year. First, the positives: the location couldn't be beat. It was close to Canal Street, the WWII Museum and other destinations, but far enough away from the French Quarter's activity and noise. The staff was friendly. Our stay was in a two bedroom, sleep 6 unit. It was last updated in the 1980's. We started out in Room 203. It was in need of a deep cleaning. During the week, the elevator broke down twice with members of our group on board. We saw a mouse in the unit, and the desk clerk gave us a sticky trap. We came in on Wednesday evening and found that the bathroom and the carpet were flooded from a leak in the unit above. The clerk said there was no one on duty from maintenance and she gave me a bagful of towels to clean up the water. After an hour, she had no new information. We asked to be moved to another room. We were given Room 204, and at 10:00 pm, we packed and moved our belongings to the next room. It also had mice. The rooftop deck and the pool were not accessible. Workmen were in the courtyard each day to tear out the landscaping. Although there is availability through the end of the year, avoid this location!

We stayed here for a night before departing on a cruise. It was nice to be able to spread out with two bedrooms before being in close quarters on a cruise. Our room did have a equipped kitchenette, sitting area, dining room. The hotel is older, nothing fancy and to be honest there are not a lot of amenities. There is a pool, but it was too cool out to use it. However, the staff was extremely helpful. They held our bags for us both before and after the cruise. Then we were stranded due to flights being cancelled & they really helped us out. Gail at the front desk was great. We really appreciate all she did for us. The hotel was in a great location. You can walk to the cruise port, the river walk. Canal street & the French quarter are within walking distance. Surrounded by restaurants & things to do.