We stayed here for almost a week and enjoyed our stay very much. The staff were very helpful at any time of the day. We are coffee hogs and cannot function without coffee as soon as we get up so we requested a coffee maker in the room which was taken care of. They do, however, give out free coffee in the lobby.
I wouldn't say the rooms are big - in fact, we found it a bit too crowded. But the beds were great.
The pool, work out areas are wonderful.
We liked this hotel because of the location. Everything is walking distance but still away from the traffic noise.
We did find the walls to be thin since we can hear screaming kids in the hallway.

I love this hotel. Stayed there for three days out of my six days in New Orleans and couldn't get over how large and spacious my room seemed! Great "vibe" to the room. Only minor complaint (and only thing that keeps the W from getting "excellent") is noise. Heard hallway noise all night and street noise all day!

A group of friends and I stayed here over Easter weekend, and we couldn't have been happier. We had debated staying at the W New Orleans, but were so happy we chose this location. The hotel is 2 blocks from Bourbon street - close enough that everything is within walking distance, but far enough away that there are no drunk screaming girls outside your window. The hotel itself was nice, clean and seemingly new. The courtyard is amazing. The perfect spot to lay by the pool and get some sun during the day. The staff was amazing and attentive. Anything we needed they arranged. I will only stay here every time I go to New Orleans in the future. If I had a complaint it would be to the parents with young kids that arrived later in our stay. Really parents? Kids? at a W? Come on now. But amazingly after being woken up by a screaming child, I called the "Whatever, Whenever" desk to see if there was anything they could do. Amazingly, within minutes the child was silent and I never heard a scream again. Now THAT is service.

I recently stayed at the W New Orleans in the French Quarter, and it was a very pleasant. The hotel is not new and does not have that "crisp" look that many of us enjoy, but the room overlooking the beautiful courtyard was quite large by hotel room standards, and it was quiet. The bed was very comfortable, as were the pillows. Excellent location, and the staff was very attentive and helpful. Nice quality lotion and soaps in the bathroom. However, I did notice that the bathroom mirror could have been a bit cleaner, and on the second day, I thought the bed could have been made up a little better (Looked sloppy). But it was not enough to complain about. I would stay at this hotel again. I booked on their website, and they sent me alot of information before my arrival.