Reviews of St. Vincent's Guesthouse

04 January 2012

Liked: the receptionist sir was friendly and helpful. sorry i cannot remember his name.

Disliked: was freezing cold!!

26 November 2011

Liked: It is good that there a opportunity to have priveate rooms (we didn't thought, we were in a doorm because the hostel never got our booking from hostelbookers,com).

Disliked: I was old and scruffy. Everything was dirty, the sheets seemed un-washed. We were promised pillows, whcih we never got. Some of the people who lived there were weird and threatening. I did at no time feel safe there nor do I ever want to come back.

23 August 2011

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, security, people staying there and the price for what we got...

05 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Clean, comfortable, affordable and friendly staff.

Disliked: We liked everything

21 July 2011

Liked: NOTHING!!!!

Disliked: EVERYTHING!!!! Firstly it looks nothing like the pictures on the internet. The guesthouse isn't maintained at all, there is shopping carts in and around the place and it was VERY dirty. We didn't get the twin beds that we pre-booked in the first place. The rooms was dirty and NOT made up(no clean sheets), the t.v and the aircon didn't work. Other people had keys to our room. The swimming pool was GREEN. And afterwards we had insect bites all over our bodies from the bed we had to sleep on. All in all, it was a VERY bad experience and I will never go back or refer anyone to this place. I've slept in Hostels before, in the UK and even USA, but this was disgraceful to say the least.

27 May 2011 Louis would recommend this property

Liked: Very interesting old orphanage. Felt like you were part of history. Great restaurant with affordable prices. Friendly staff. Close to public transportation.

Disliked: Room had a bad odor to it. Curtains would not completely close so there was not perfect privacy.

09 May 2011

Liked: Honestly, nothing.

Disliked: The beds were awful, it felt like I was sleeping on railroad ties, I woke up in pain and had bruises where the wooden slats pushed into my while I slept. I usually never give a bad review based on the other guests, but there are a lot of people living here long term that are really creepy. The side door was left wide open each night, allowing anyone to come in at anytime. I stayed in the large dorm so with people coming and going I couldn't be sure our dorm room door was locked, and if it was unlocked anyone could just walk in off the street. I was overcharged when I checked in, but it was dealt with well by the front desk staff the next day, but I still have not received my refund. This place is not cool.

02 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: nice neighborhood

Disliked: the door was not safe and because of the jazz fest the price was a little bit high

13 April 2011 Shaula would recommend this property

Liked: the fact that an 150 year old orphanage is turned into a guesthouse

Disliked: no sleep because people talked out in the hallways and courtyard 24 hours day and night

11 April 2011

Liked: NOTHING

Disliked: We booked a private room, but when we arrived we were told that there was a problem with hostelbookers, and that our reservation had not come through yet (even though we had a confirmation by hostelbookers) and that all the private rooms were full. We were thereupon forced to accept two dorm beds instead, since it was during a festival and other hotels/hostels would probably be filled up as well. It was an overpriced dorm filled with people who had experienced the same thing as we did. The room was filthy and the bathroom even worse.

21 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice building.

Disliked: Upon arrival, they will tell you they did not recieve your reservation fee you paid on hostelbookers and charge you full price.

02 January 2011

Liked: Staff were very helpful and honest.

Disliked: An unusual building with an unsettling atmosphere.

10 July 2010

Liked: The only positive thing I can say is that the location made it easy to get to the quarter with the use of the street cars.

Disliked: The entire hostel was so filthy, most of the furniture and carpet looked black. There was food in both our microwave and fridge, causing a stench when you opened them. The sheets were stained and there was hair coming out of our pillow cases. We had to ask the staff 3 times over the span of 2 days before we were allowed to get new sheets. The towels also had stains, there was one lightbulb in the room, and we killed 3 cockroches during our 4-night stay. The kitchen is closed and the pool is growing something strange (but it's still open). Finally, they didn't have our reservation (made through this site) and told us we were lucky to get a room because they overbooked themselves and were on a first come, first serve basis. They miscalculated what we owed, but waited until our second to last morning to tell us. After waking us up, they forced us to come to the front desk with our receipt and then the woman at the desk argued with us until the manager kindly accepted the error as their mistake.

27 April 2010

Liked: this property just plain sucked

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

05 April 2010

Liked: Restaurant owner is too rude...It is a almost abandoned hostel...

Disliked: Marcelo left no negative feedback.

28 March 2010 franz would recommend this property

Liked: i was incredibly lucky because i happenned to stay while a movie starring morgan freeman and bruce willis was being shot in the guesthouse. It was an awesome experience.

Disliked: franz left no negative feedback.

27 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location, free safe parking, hot water

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

19 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This place is an old former infant orphanage and has lots of character. The location in the Garden District is great, most touristic highlights are within walkable range. Would certainly book at this place again.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

09 March 2010

Liked: It was really the most dirty place which any body can imagine not see!I am actually going to dispute relating to my payment and I will contact to Bank of America regarding to that payment.

Disliked: Behzad left no negative feedback.

08 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: price

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

03 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the staff is nice. i came here 5 or 6 years ago and it was a horrible experience, but it seems much much better nowadays.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

25 February 2010

Liked: I liked the location and the price. The late night staff and the housekeeper Christine on the 3rd floor were cool. If they gave it a good scrubbing, it would be a really cool place.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

23 February 2010

Liked: The hostel was not clean.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

23 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The place is friendly, good value and has a lot of atmosphere. There were only to problems: first, nobody knew about my reservation or my down payment when I arrived (I was lucky enough that there was still a room available). Two, the bedlinen were full of bugs: the stings and bites are still itching.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

16 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Unlike other hostels/guesthouses in New Orleans, breakfast is not included. But there is a cafe in the same building with excellent breakfast and staff!!! We went for Mardi Gras and it was literally freezing, snow in the air, and the rooms have absolutely no heating and no thick blankets or duvets, sheets only. We were in all our clothes and with our jackets as blankets and had to keep our heads under the covers to sleep, our noses and ears were freezing!But it would probably be better in the summer, when you can meet people around the pool, because now there are no common areas but the cafe.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.