The French Quarters Guest Apartments

I recently had the opportunity to visit New York City and chose to stay at The French Quarters Guest Apartments ( http://frenchquartersny.com/ )on New York City’s Restaurant Row. From their website you can learn the following about the hotel:

The Big Easy in the Big Apple
Welcome to The French Quarters Guest Apartments

Find your pied-a-terre at The French Quarters Guest Apartments on New York City’s Restaurant Row. Melding the iconic style of New Orleans with the bustling joie-de-vivre of the world’s most cosmopolitan city, the Big Easy meets the Big Apple with captivating style. Our New York residential hotel is situated just steps from myriad options for dining, shops and entertainment. Not to mention the city’s must-sees, such as Times Square, the Theater District, Central Park and the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. Dive into compelling worlds of art, fashion and culture in chic sophistication and make our Hell’s Kitchen hotel your headquarters in New York City.

Boasting 21 sumptuous rooms and 5 expansive suites each furnished with elegant interiors, The French Quarters Guest Apartments provides our guests with the comforts of home and the sleek services of a four star hotel. Room amenities include luxury bedding and linens, kitchenettes, plasma TV’s with DVD players, complimentary wireless Internet access, and more. Guests at our New York Theater District hotel enjoy our services and amenities such as: complimentary continental breakfast, business and concierge services, as well as dining onsite at Bourbon Street Bar & Grille or one of the other options on Restaurant Row.

Whether your travel to New York involves business or pleasure, our Hell’s Kitchen hotel can accommodate the most discerning guests. We are pleased to offer accommodations for short and long term stays. Check your email from the comfort of your room, catch up on the day’s events with the complimentary New York Post, and receive calls in your room with your own New York phone number. Allow our staff to book dinner reservations, pick up theater tickets, and stock your fridge. We are happy to offer suggestions on what you can do and see in and around our neighborhood and our fair city. Whether in town for a week, a weekend or an extended visit, the comfort and quality of our New York City residential hotel awaits you.

Where Sophistication Meets Friendliness
Be Inspired by Our Hotel near Times Square

Our hotel near Times Square offers residential-style accommodations with a New Orleans flair, dining onsite and a wide array of services and amenities await you. As soon as you arrive, you will feel the pulse of being in the world’s most exciting city. A visit to The French Quarters Guest Apartments puts you steps away from the energy and excitement of Broadway and the rest of New York City.

Let me start by getting to the point, I would highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay here again. As I have mentioned previously, I don’t generally have good luck with hotels. Quite often I barely sleep as I am kept up by other guests or the outside noise. For the most part, I slept soundly here in part because of the comfortable beds with pillow-top mattresses, 300 thread count linens!

Now, I can’t say everything was perfect with the stay. There were two things that stand out to me as not meeting my expectations. One was within their control, the other was not. First I will discuss the item that was within their control. About three days prior to arrival, I called to request an early check in (regular check in is 3:00, I was requesting 12:00). After driving to the city, I like to get settled before venturing out. I was told by an extremely pleasant young lady that my request could be accommodated and she would note my reservation. She also told me where I could park my vehicle within a block of the hotel for only $30 for 24 hours. Very helpful! Fast forward to the day of arrival. After driving over four hours, I arrived in the city about 12:30, parked my car and carried my luggage the one block to the hotel. Upon arrival, the hotel is beautiful, just like in the pictures. I couldn’t help but smile at how nice it looks! I walked to the check in desk, which really is just a small little desk in front of the only elevator. I gave my last name and was told my room wasn’t quite ready. I asked when it would be ready and was told not until 2:30. I wondered to myself what could possibly take two full hours to get the rooms ready. I explained that I had requested the early check in to this man and he didn’t really seem to care; just kept reminding me that check in time was 3:00. Gee thanks. Needless to say, my smile faded. I asked if he could hold my luggage, and he was able to do that so I was able to go exploring without having to worry about my luggage.

After leaving my luggage, I went in search of lunch. I stumbled across “Don Giovanni Ristorante, The Best Brick Oven Pizza in Town”. Website: http://www.dongiovanni-ny.com/  I ordered the Hawaiian pizza and a chicken Caesar salad. Both were delicious! I would highly recommend this restaurant on your visit to NYC.

Around 3:00 I went back to the hotel and was greeted checked in by a wonderful woman. She took me up to my room (Room 302), explained about the continental breakfast in the morning and informed me that the front doors are locked after 8:00 pm and my room key would allow me access. I booked a king room and was extremely happy with everything, especially with the cleanliness! My room had a small little balcony which I really enjoyed when I just wanted to get a little fresh air. Some of the other ammenities that I found useful were: Plasma TV’s with DVD players and satellite TV, Complimentary wireless high speed Internet access, In-room safes, and iPod compatible AM/FM clock.  The room also had a Keurig coffee maker, which was a really nice way to start off my morning followed by a trip to their continental breakfast. Speaking of the continental breakfast, the food was good. The best part of the continental breakfast is the ability to eat out on the patio. Lovely!

Everything else was perfect with my stay except something that the hotel could not have controlled. One evening around 11:30, I was woken from a deep sleep by a garbage truck in front of the hotel. It was so loud that I don’t know how anyone could have slept through it! Small things like that days weather report, the post newspaper and "what is going on" in the city slipped under my door each morning just added to my stay.

Overall, I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone from business travelers to leisure travelers. This hotel fits the bill!

Here are some pictures from the room and hotel: