I stayed here on business at the end of April 2008. Overall, found this to be a very nice hotel with a great, comfy bed and nice linens. Spacious room with a decent sized bathroom.

One problem, one night I called the front desk for a bathroom item I'd forgotten to pack. They assured me someone would be up shortly with the item. An hour went by and no one came. I called the front desk and was told the person was "on their way." Waited another 20 min (at this point it was 1am) and still no one came. Finally I called the desk for a third time, asked if I could go down to the desk myself and was told no, the only extra item was with the staff member for delivery. I asked them to please cancel for the night as I had to go to sleep. I did manage to get the item in the morning but lost 1 1/2 hrs of sleep waiting for the nighttime delivery that never came.

Also, one day no one ever came to clean the room. I am not picky about needing my bed done up by a maid every day so I didn't care too much, but found it odd that the room was forgotten about. The first time I have ever experienced that in all my hotel stays.

Other than those 2 small incidents I found the room to be quiet and comfortable.

Received this hotel thru Priceline Bid for $55 for a Saturday Night. Wonderful hotel! Everything was wonderful and the St. Charles trolly stop is 1 block to the left or 1 block to the right. We did not have to use our car for the weekend. We also asked where to buy the Times Picayune and they gave us one both days.

This was a nice hotel. We had stayed in one in San Fran and so we had something to compare it too. The rooms were very clean and very large for New Orleans.

The lobby area was very nice. The pool was very small and not really much fun on a hot afternoon.

We were very impressed with the staff and everyone there.

This was our first stay at the Hotel Intercontinental thanks to a GREAT rate on Hotwire.

The valet and bell staff are some of the friendliest and helpful in New Orleans. Front desk employees and operator personnel were equally professional and courteous.

The lobby and common areas are clean and attractive but not overwhelmingly special. The rooms, however, are impeccably decorated. My wife and I agreed that the room was one of the most beautiful we have visited. The furnishings are rich and the bedding/linens and toiletries are top quality. The location on the St. Charles street car line makes the Hotel Intercontinental very accessible to the Garden District and Audubon Park. For Mardi Gras revellers interested in staying put downtown for parades, book your room here; your car will never have to be moved.

The only negatives that I have to share concern the concierge and room maintenance. First of all, I called the concierge and was asked to leave a message with my question or specific need. I left the message and was never contacted by the concierge for the entire stay. The other negative I experienced was with marks/scuffs on the wallpaper in the bathroom and a large stain on the arm of the easy chair in our room.

All in all, the Hotel Intercontinental is worth the price paid.