We spent three nights here and found the location to be perfect! Being able to walk around the French Quarter and being able to pop back to your air conditioned room to get out of the crazy humidity was great.

You're literally 5 minutes from Frenchmen which was exactly what we hoped New Orleans would be, great music (both in the bars and on the streets) great food and great drinks.

The staff were extremely helpful and gave us some brilliant recommendations for dinner and nights out off the beaten track.

The room itself will be a disappointment to those expecting a modern Hilton style room but the Convento is perfectly clean and has everything you need including bags of character (often lacking in the aforementioned Hilton rooms).

Finally the free parking was an absolute winner and although its a 5 minute walk once your car is parked up you can forget about it til you leave. From what I gathered during my hotel research in NEw Orleans parking is either non existent or horrendously expensive. Given how much time you're going to be spending in your room (not a lot) in such a cool city, I'd recommend booking here and using the money you save in parking fees on oysters and cocktails!

Just got back from a weekend stay here....The Hotel Villa Convento is the quintessential place to stay in New Orleans. Vince and Warren were great hosts it was like staying with family...very welcoming. We stayed in a king loft room RM 305. The king bed was very comfortable to sleep on....the twin beds up in the loft were ok according to my friends that stayed up there. Yes the room could used updating but the room was large enough for our group of five and clean. We have stayed at many B&B's and hotels around NOLA this hotel is a great value and location. With parking at a premium in NOLA we got free parking the parking is about a 10 min walk but not bad far at all. We parked the car on fri afternoon and didn't see it again until after we checked out. The location is great every place we wanted to go to was all in walking distance no need for a car. 2 blocks to Bourbon St, 2 blocks to French market, few blocks to Frenchmen St. you can't beat the location. We are already planning another trip to NOLA and another stay here!!!!

My husband and I wanted a real NOLA experience and were thrilled with our stay at the Villa Convento. First off the staff is extremely knowledgable about NOLA. Any question we had was quickly answered by Warren, Vincenzo, and Barb. By the time we left, I felt like Barb was family!! I don't believe I have ever felt so comfortable in a hotel.

We had a second floor balcony room and loved the wonderful people watching from the deck in the morning with our great cuppa joe, from the office. After a cup we were ready to wander across the street to the Croissant D'or for amazing pastry and baguettes.

The Villa Convento is perfectly located and it's easy to walk anywhere in the French Quarter, yet it's off Bourbon St. so you get some peace and quiet as well but the action was only two blocks away. We stayed for a full week, and were so pleased with everything, that I know we'll be returning to stay again.

The hotel is old, it's got wonderful ambience and personality. Ya, gotta ride the elevator at least once! Our room was clean, the bed comfortable and the bathroom spotless. It's got some water damage on the ceiling, with a slight musty smell, but that was easily taken care of once we'd open our door and let in some air while hanging out on the balcony. The air conditioning was so efficient, we had to turn it down to keep from being cold! It's a quirky place, with some fun historic tales and even a ghost or two, or so we were told. Our experience was ghost free and quite pleasant, and just hearing some of the stories that floated up from the "haunted tours" was enough to put a big smile on my face.

I can't rate the hotel highly enough!! I miss it and long to return.

We have stayed here twice; first in 1999 and again in May 2011. The location is excellent; far enough from Bourbon street to get some sleep, but close enough to enjoy everything NO has to offer! The style of the building situates the guest rooms around a central courtyard. Though the courtyard is small, it is pleasant to sit out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Our room was dark and the fixtures somewhat worse for wear, so we appreciated passing time in the courtyard when we weren't out on the town. At the time, I would give this hotel a lower "good" rating if not for the location and history of the building. I believe the owners were working at refurbishing, so please trust more current ratings. There are other hotels more luxurious, but the prices here are most affordable and, since you won't be hanging out in your room anyway, the French quarter location is the best!