Description: I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Convention Centre recently on a business trip. It is located just across the road from the New Orleans Convention Centre and within walking distance of the River front and French Quarter areas. It is about 30 minutes from New Orleans airport.
My room was a good size, with two queen beds. There was plenty of storage, with a large set of drawers and double wardrobe. The room also has coffee maker, microwave, and mini-fridge. The microwave is a bonus if you fancy a snack, but the hotel does not supply any cutlery or plates, etc., so be careful what you want to microwave, or pop down to the restaurant to borrow some utensils. I also had a chair and table and a large TV and Internet access. The bathroom was clean and functional.
In the hotel lobby, there is a small shop which sells drinks, microwavable food, milk, and other bits and pieces you may have forgotten, such as toothpaste, soap, etc. You just pay for the item at reception. There is also a restaurant in the lobby from where they serve a buffet breakfast every morning. You can choose the continental breakfast, which consists of fruit, yoghurt, muffins, pastries, bagels, toast, etc., or you can have the full breakfast which, in addition to the continental, includes bacon, sausage, burgers, eggs, hash browns, grits, etc. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner, but I did not get the chance to try these offerings.
Just off the lobby is a business centre which offers meeting rooms for guests and also has a room for Internet use, faxing, etc. They also have boxes, envelopes, etc., that you can use to ship goods within the USA and overseas via UPS and Fed-Ex. Being so near the convention centre, they are quite geared up for business guests.
I found my three-night stay here to be quite pleasant, and if you are staying here in order to visit the convention centre, it is ideal. However, if you are a tourist, choose a hotel located nearer the main tourist areas.
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