Marina Inn & Suites Chalmette-New Orleans

Loved the water front view and the general friendliness of the staff. I will probably be back if I visit the area again.

We aren’t horribly picky about where we stay (clean and safe are the top priorities- outdated but still clean and safe doesn’t sway us). This place fit the bill. However, upon arrival we were given a back alley smoking room (in tow with little kids and not told the key was to a smoking toom). We then called from that room and had to lug our kids and everything else back to the main office with no offer of help… got a room on the more scenic marina side and non- smoking. Room still wasn’t tbat clean but was workable - we went to Walmart and grabbed Lysol wipes/cleaned it up ourselves. Covered the couch with 2 bed sheets. Really, not that big of a deal coulda looked passed it. Next day, my kids are begging to go to the pool (part of the reason we picked here) and the pool was FILTHY black and debris. I asked why that was… “to keep people out when the water is cold”. It was 70-75 and zero rain while there. NEXT DAY it was being cleaned and chemicals put in (and all of a sudden signs up to not use the pool instead of the filth give away “sign”). Yawn… started getting old… we left before the pool was ever available. PROS: Definitely a safe location, quiet nightsfor the kids but close to NOLA with a rental car. After we did our own initial cleaning, the housekeeping did come and vaccuum/ give us new items anytime we asked and were very kind ( to be fair to them they weren’t around when we arrived). The Marina is cute and quante. We went out each AM and nights when back early.

Has some quirks The hotel is older and has some quirks, but some of the quirks are just not safe. The bathtub had tile stairs going up to tub. slippery when wet and nothing to hold on to. The staircase up to our room were different heights and widths, which made stepping on them weird, not safe while carrying items. Our entry lights did not turn on when we came in room.