2/10 Rating
I'll be fair. Our 4-nights stay at the Lafayette started on a good note. Room is big and clean, check-in process is smooth, and the texting service with the hotel is convenient. 5 stars.
First sign of problem happened on day 3 when the cleaning staff entered our room against our explicit request of no cleaning, which the hotel staff agreed to. Down to 4 stars now.
On this day (2/22/2026) the weather became unseasonably cool, and there was no heat available in the room. The temperature in the room dipped down to 64 F and it got too cold to sleep comfortably. Now only 3 stars.
On the next day (2/23/2026) the city of New Orleans issued a boil water advisory early in the morning. My friends who were staying in different hotels in the same CBD neighborhood all got notified by their hotel staffs to take precaution, but I received no word from the Lafayette despite the texting service. This is really unacceptable. We're at 2 stars now.
Upon checkout on the last day, I texted with the hotel staff to complain about their failure to warn us about the boil water advisory and look out for our health and safety. The hotel's response went from pleading ignorance about the advisory to gaslighting me that the hotel wasn't in the advisory zone. Now we're in rock bottom, bona fide one-star territory.
Don't just take my word. Look at the receipts. Avoid this hotel.