Bluegreen Vacations Club La Pension

“One of two favorite NOLA places.”

Old but clean, quirky and historical. I have two favorite places in NOLA. I will not stay at any of those modern, overpriced cookie-cutter hotels that were built by tearing down history and replacing it with modern crap.

“This Quirky Little Hotel Has A Great Location And A Great Staff”

Centrally located and the staff was attentive and friendly. Decorated very oddly, but cool at the same time. There were two large bedrooms and a pull-out sofa, which was large and very comfy. Because we are three females having an extra 1/2 bath was greatly appreciated. There was also aT nice, li... more

Centrally located and the staff was attentive and friendly. Decorated very oddly, but cool at the same time. There were two large bedrooms and a pull-out sofa, which was large and very comfy. Because we are three females having an extra 1/2 bath was greatly appreciated. There was also aT nice, little kitchen with everything you need. There is no housekeeping services, but you can get extra towels at your request. Trinity, one of the concierges, booked two excursions for us. She is a doll, friendly and helpful. The security night crew were also great. My only suggestion is that they install new windows in the bedrooms. Very loud from the traffic down below on a well traveled street. All in all an enjoyable stay.

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“Great location!”

Great location! Great customer service! The front desk workers were great. Always helpful with suggestions on restaurants and things to do. The location was perfect. About a half block from Canal. On same street as Cafe DuMonde. And a few blocks from Bourbon Street. We stayed in room 403. I... more

Great location! Great customer service! The front desk workers were great. Always helpful with suggestions on restaurants and things to do. The location was perfect. About a half block from Canal. On same street as Cafe DuMonde. And a few blocks from Bourbon Street. We stayed in room 403. It was like a town house. Living room on bottom and bedroom up the stairs. It was a bit noisy at times on the weekend but didn’t bother me. Right outside our door was a shared courtyard with seating and a grill. Inside was a dorm refrigerator, microwave, full size coffee pot and dishes. Everything we needed. Would definitely stay here again!

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“Central, but small and noisy”

Let’s start with the good: the staff here is very nice, and the location is fantastic in terms of being central. You’re next to a 24hr convenience store and ATM, a block into the French Quarter and walkable to all of that, and a block from Canal Street for easy Uber rides without having to make t... more

Let’s start with the good: the staff here is very nice, and the location is fantastic in terms of being central. You’re next to a 24hr convenience store and ATM, a block into the French Quarter and walkable to all of that, and a block from Canal Street for easy Uber rides without having to make them drive into the Quarter. The rooms are clean, and have a cute little “living room” area and kitchenette with microwave, sink, and fridge. But the Queen beds are a bit small — definitely hard with my 6’5” husband. And there’s a small desk on one side of the bed, when 2 night tables would be more useful (so both people could put a water by the bed, for example). The beds are fine in terms of comfort — although the pillows do feel more like hard cotton balls than the ones you get at a nice hotel. The biggest complaint I had was the noise. The photos online show this place as being on a quiet side street with pretty balconies facing the street. Our room faced the alley, was always dark (and yes I know you don’t spend your day in the room, but it’s nice to wake up to light) — and had the loudest alley noise at 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, etc. Garbage trucks, some sort of other trucks, more garbage trucks, workers rolling trash cans into the alley to dump bottles, etc. One of the hardest times I’ve had sleeping in New Orleans in 10 years of coming here unfortunately.

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