I found the place to be poorly maintained, in a not very safe area. If you like to hear gunshots regularly, this may be the place for you. read more

I stayed here in 1983 when it was an International Youth Hostel. Back then, roaches were so large, if you hit them with a shoe, you'd only wing them. We stayed in a first floor dorm room on uncomfortable bunks and woke at sunrise to watch all the bugs scatter to find cracks in the walls and trim. Sounds like nothing has changed. After only one night of this, we asked to be switched to the other building that had AC, which keeps down the roaches. If you want a real hostel, try Hi Nola on Canal. read more

Someone call building inspectors. So much wood damaged. The ceiling above my bed looked like it had an infection. When it rained, it came pouring in. Long term on site residents are responsible for upkeep but all they do all day is sit in the courtyard talking about how they do no work but love the free rent. If they don't like a visiting guest, they will harass and gaslight the person in full sight and the run to tell the manager the guest is crazy to get him thrown out. Everything is cash only. You know nothing gets reported to pay taxes. The owner happened to be there when I was there and I overheard him tell the property manager that he won't be able to collect social security at retirement because his income never gets reported and he hasn't paid a penny of income tax in over a decade. I'm sure the feds will show up one day and haul him off to prison for tax evasion. But god forbid a tenant not make it to the limited office hours on time and the manager is quick to throw the tenants belongings into a storage closet. They refuse to spend any money on repairs so there's tons of leaks and holes making it not very energy efficient then complain that power bills are high and shut the ACs off. read more

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Beware of this place, Mike the manager and his staff are knowingly renting beds in multiple buildings that have been infested with bed bugs for years from what I was told by the female desk clerk, they are all liars and they go to any lengths to cover it up.. The alcoholic maintenance man what's extremely intoxicated one night and tried to start a fight for no reason while I was sitting in the courtyard. Then my room was saturated with strong chemicals the next day after complaining to the desk clerk and Mike and nothing was ever said again. The maintenance man just walked around smiling because he knew nothing would happen. They knowingly expose the elderly and infirm people who live there to bed bugs and there are bed bugs spray bottles in the dorms. I was told some of the elderly were dumped there by family because its cheaper than a retirement home. Its a disgusting residential bunk house not a hostile, people live there long term and some are the type of people that don't mind bed bugs and are likely spreading them wherever go. You'll also notice their are zero cameras which is likely to have no record of what takes place there. I remember that place before Katrina because I had a house down the street and it was decent and had real travelers, Mikes management has turned it into a criminal enterprise by deliberately and knowingly exposing people without telling them. After the chemicals were sprayed I am now coughing up yellow stuff with blood and have been deathly ill for over a week. They are exploiting people that are down on their luck or not able to defend themselves for whatever reason. I was trying to save for an apartment and there actions cost me my job. I have done management and maintenance off and on at decent properties for over 30 years and they offered me a room and $10 an hour to do some maintenance, I think it was out of fear that I might expose them. I refused and they started harassing me knowing I couldn't afford to move and would not until I could insure I wouldn't bring the bed bugs with me. The elderly owner lives in Texas from what I heard and recently lost her husband. I fear she is not aware of the unethical and harmful business practices the manager is practicing. Mike tries to play it off like he's innocent and says that it's a struggling business and acts remorseful until he knows your not buying his BS, then he turns on you. Because I complained I was thrown out with zero notice or reason. I was forced to leave unprepared with my bags and bedding infested with bed bugs, I couldn't go to work so lost my job because of it. I intend on contacting state and government agencies as well as suing the hotel. I truly hope Mike is prosecuted for his numerous civil rights violations, elder abuse? He is deliberately and knowingly renting bed bug infested rooms / beds to unsuspecting patrons, he should be in prison. He honestly seems like he was likely already there in the past the way he acts, really creepy guy. He almost convinced me he was innocent after I threatened to sue if not compensated for my damages and losing my job. He promised he would contact the owner to see how it could be worked out and told me to call the next day. When I called him he laughed and hung up on me. I was told some of those elderly people were dumped there by family by the desk clerk and a " volunteer" . The staff will get the long term guests to collaborate their lies in an attempt to create justification and alibis using threats of being thrown out from what I heard. Mike destroyed my whole world and all the work effort I have made by his criminal business practices. I am taking legal action now. After the way Mike treated me and tried to manipulate and bully me it became obvious that he uses those tactics on desperate and ignorant people often, I can only imagine the number of people he did this to over the years. I am a decent and reputable person and very litigious, I can not in good conscious allow him to get away with his evil practices any longer. I will make sure he is exposed as the monster he is. The whole staff tried to bully and intimidate me in various ways, even with physical harm. I made it very clear I wasn't afraid of them and like all bullies they ran and hid trying to fabricate lies to cover their ass. If you go to the desk Mike will stand in the doorway of the office behind the counter, if you move closer he will move back into the office because he lives in the nicer building across the street and doesn't want to infest that building. He will not allow any guest of those infested buildings to rent the apartments across the street for the same reason and looks at you like your diseased while talking to you, and he is the one who knowingly exposed you without warning, it's egregious as best . He's the manager and he should pay for his actions. Good luck Mikey, you'll need it. read more

To be perfectly clear: I'm reviewing the private rooms only. Marquette House exists in two different buildings, one a dorm-style hostel, and the other private rooms with balconies. Going over these other reviews, it seems they may be different in quality (although there are no recent reviews of the dorms, so I don't know). So, I can only speak to the building I was in. My friend and I stayed here for Mardi Gras, and it was a wonderful time. Yes, Marquette House is cheap for a reason. You will not find the most upgraded amenities, the mattress was almost comically hard, and the building is a bit tired. But it was clean, everything worked properly, and it was about a 2-minute walk from the middle of the action. For that price, what else could you really ask for? The building is also beautiful, despite its weariness (or, perhaps, even a little bit because of it). The windows, the balconies -- you definitely feel like you're in New Orleans. It was certainly one part of the magical experience we had while we were there. This is also, for all intents and purposes, a full-service little apartment. It has a kitchenette, table and chairs, and pretty solid wifi. Yet another reason it's a great value for what it is -- if you want to stay in the middle of NoLa for something resembling a reasonable price, hey man, you can make your own food and save yourself a grip of cash if you really want to. The counter has weird hours, but both keepers we spoke to were friendly and helpful. I would definitely book again. Perhaps I could find a better mattress at a comparably priced hotel chain further out, but it wouldn't have the feeling and the centrality that Marquette House has. read more

Undoubtedly the worst hostel I have EVER stayed in. To put this in context- this is also my first ever one-star review. And I have traveled all over the world, probably have stayed in at least 60 different hostels. This was bad. The one star can do towards its proximity to the street car of St Charles Ave, and the beautiful Lower Garden district where it is embedded. But that's it. Firstly the check in office is only open a few hours a day, which means you can't even get in to leave your bags somewhere if they are not there- hardly convenient. The management seem pretty sketchy. Ok so we actually only stayed here as this place had the only available spots in the whole city for when we were travelling. AND they only had beds available in their biggest dorm (14 people). Grossest, moldiest, smelliest, least secure dorm I've stayed in. Nobody even bothered to shut the door at night - thank god we weren't travelling with any valuables. The sign about a cleaning person coming at 11am every day is clearly redundant. It was not cleaned one of the 4 days I was there... ONE bathroom (shower and toilet in same room) between FOURTEEN people. Atrocious. No internet (and no shared computer...) Really? Even now? No lockers. MOST appallingly... Bed bugs... yep. Itching all night (and for the following week- those like f**kers are the worst). Wasn't even cheap, wouldn't go back if you paid me to. read more

Why even bother writing a full review? I came home after staying at the Marquette House for two nights with skin rashes and my arms and legs covered in bed bug bites. When I asked the manager to please move us to a different room (and showed him my bug bites) he just stared at me and shrugged. I had to throw out hundreds of dollars worth of clothing, including my suitcase because they were infested with bed bugs. So this trip ultimately cost me more than I would have paid at a five star hotel in the French Quarter. This place is a mess. read more

Alright, here's the nitty gritty (literally). Upon requesting a late check-in and even earlier check-out the staff was nice and understanding, but not totally helpful. The hostel room we stayed in was a large dorm room, with a kitchen, bathroom, "living room" and beds. It's clean enough, but really a get what you pay for situation. Location will involve a lot of walking if you want to get to Bourbon because it's located in a local area. Of course, keep in mind that it is a hostel and not a hotel. read more

This place should be closed down and condemned. I have a painful full body rash from the pesticides they use which don't work. My skin feels like it's on fire. My rashes are pinkish red with welts, blisters and bumps. This place is infested and contaminated with huge roaches and bed bugs. I have thrown away everything I entered the hostel with and now I must go to the emergency room because my rashes are causing me severe pain. I paid $25 a night and that was $25 too much. Bed bugs, gigantic mosquitoes, old men drinking beer, stray cats, rusted bunk beds, mold and mildew, peeling paint, nonfunctional air conditioners, the hugest roaches I have ever seen in my life were breeding in the kitchen (some people call them water bugs I call them roaches). Don't stay here! read more

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Horrible. Firstly BEDBUGS! Secondly the cold tap in the shower didn't work. The manager assured us that someone was coming the following day to fix it. We stayed 5 nights with no shower. We were harassed for an entire day due to a mix up in payment that management would not accept was their fault. The only thing that was good about this place was the location. Not worth the time or money read more

I stayed here for 5 nights during mardi gras and i think is ok. The location is great, is only one block away from st charles and this is where most of the parades pass by, and is about a 20-30min walk to the quarter (i walked almost everywhere) The room was clean enough, the bed was not the most comfortable but just for sleeping a few hours is ok. The only bad thing is that at the dorm, there was a guy living in it, he had a lot of stuff there that you can tell for sure that he lives there. No lockers, but i did not felt any insecurity or bad vibes with the other guys staying there. I did not see any bedbugs or roaches. For the price i paid i will not have any problem staying here again if necessary read more

We decided to stay here while we were in town for Voodoo Fest. We read the other reviews and were expecting the worst. However, it was a pleasant surprise. We stayed in a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite. There was room for at least 5-6 more people comfortably. It was within walking distance of lively bars, lots of places to eat, and the trolley. I'd stay there again. read more

Bed Bugs. Infested with bed bugs. 4 of the beds in the room I was in had active, crawling bed bugs. Every other mattress had bed bug droppings in the creases of the mattresses. The sink trap pipe was disconnected and water flowed freely to the floor from the sink. When I say flowed freely I literally mean it goes from the sink to the pipe to the floor. The lock was broke on the bathroom door as well. When we checked in, the front office person, a skinny man with white hair, allowed the phone to ring for the duration of the check-in process. After 5 minutes of listening to the phone ring he said "sometimes I think caveman is smarter than modern man" I asked him if he was referring to the fact that the person calling did not take a hint that the phone wasn't being picked up and he bluntly said "Exactly" The reason for not answering the phone was from 1-5 pm nobody is on call at the hostel. But in this case there was and he decided to ignore the phone. When I requested a refund, a different front office person graciously refunded me my money and apologized three times. He was a good man. I cant recall his name. Overall, stay away. The bed bugs are a deal-breaker. read more

This is a beautiful building in a great location. A great patio and yard area with grills and tables. The dorm rooms are huge with nice cornice work and many, many bunks. The location is fantastic, literally a block from the street car and not far from the old cemetaries and Garden District. This could be an amazing hostel, but now it seems more like a boarding house. Most of the guests seemed kind of down on their luck, like they were recovering alcoholics, which is probably very hard to control in New Orleans. The front desk guy seemed quiet. Not a bad place to crash, but definitely without the amenities other hostels offer, and definitely not the typical 20-something world traveller crowd. This place is a little sketchy, but it's a beautiful facility and could be really cool. read more

BEDBUGS!! Enter at your own risk. This place was horrible and so overpriced Dont ever go. We have been travelling as backpackers and stayed at hostels for 4 months now and this is the worst. It's dirty, smelly and full of BEDBUGS! We even got moved to another room and there were also bedbugs. The whole hostel is inflated. Furthermore the manager blamed the bedbugs on us. He is very rude and doesnt know how to treat guests properly. The only good thing about the hostel is the location. The rest is hell. Very unsatisfied - and we will never return. read more

The location was great, near two major streets with lively bars and restaurants. Quiet neighborhood and ample outdoor spaces to lounge. We had a suite, simple but spacious, everything you'd expect for a hostel at this price. Overall enjoyed my stay. read more

My church group and I stayed in rooms 1-F and 1-G (on the first floor in the very back). Both rooms had a certain smell reminiscent of many older buildings and seemed a bit run down and unkempt. It just seemed old and dirty and, according to the staff, hasn't really been fixed up much since the 1940's. The issues: Tiles were loose on the shower, mildew was an issue on the bath tile, the shower curtain had mold spots all over it, the linoleum was peeling badly, the toilet made squishy sounds and kinda moved around when you sat on it, there was a nice layer of dirt/dust spread around the corners of the room, the bunk beds were rusting and swayed back and forth quite a bit upon any movement on the top or bottom bunks, and the big, BIG issue... BED BUGS!!! Everyone that stayed in 1-F has had a large amount of bed bug bites and we have seen the actual bugs on the mattresses in that room as well. Personally speaking, at the moment, I have about 150 raised, red, itchy welts all over me from these little pests. Avoid this hostel! If you have no other options, avoid room 1-F unless you want to deal with a serious bed bug infestation. read more

BEWARE: I booked this hostel with a friend to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. As traveling women, we have NEVER experienced a hostel like this in our lives! When you first walk in, after forcing the door, there is a very distinctive odor which smells of mildew, mold, and chemicals. We checked out the room and the entire ceiling was discoloured from mold. I started to have problems breathing in the room because of my allergy to mold. The mold and mildew smell created a damp environment for the beds, mattresses, and our clothing. Next, there were dead cockroaches all over, along with rat droppings under all of the beds. We were killing mosquitos and gnats every day in the bathroom as well. When we let them know about the smell of gas, the night owner said "That's how it smells" and "Well, there's nothing I can do." The morning owner is very sarcastic and not helpful. He double charged our credit card and didn't mention it to us until we came in the office to ask a question. The property is unsafe, caution tape and construction workers everywhere, creating unsafe and very unsanitary conditions for renters. Please do not rent here! Although it might seem cheap, it's exactly how you feel in these rooms. Also, the pictures of the house are deceiving. The images show one side of the hostel because it is the "nicer" side, but does not show the other house and front of the hose across the street. These men seem to be crooks, not changing anything or updating anything in the rooms to keep tourists around. Extremely disgusting and we will never go back to them again. read more

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I went there during Mardi Gras and the location is awesome. Only one block away from the parades and with the Street car your quite fast in the Fresh Quarter. The hostel could be cleaner and done of the guests seemed very strange essentially the old guys. But for staying to Mardi Gras it's cheap and good read more

Two years ago, I promised I would post the hands-down-best-review of this hostel. I didn't, what can I say, I have poor follow through. Anyway. This hostel is run and owed by "good people". People who will sit down and talk to you. People who are willing to take you on their adventure. People who are living their lives and you just happen to be a slice of that life. At least, that's the experience I had. I walked down the length of the French Q, walked further down St. Charles... Hell I walked from Bourbon to the Marquette House drowning in my own booze, and when I arrived? There was someone sitting at the picnic table, waiting for a conversation and a start for their own adventure. I fell for N.O. Hard. And this place... This place was a big part of it. Again, good people. good times. * Note. I was there 2010, so things may have changed. read more

While staying at the Marquette house I started seeing what turned out to be bed bug bites show up on my arm. The night after I started seeing them I was woken up from one of the cats on the property that had made its way into my room. After shewing it out my ankles felt awful. When I woke up I found them completely eaten up by fleas to the point two days later the tops of my feet began to swell. I went to the general manager and told him I wasnt staying the last night because of the bug problems. He refused to give me a refund and said if I had come to him at checkout time he would have let me have a refund. Since I didnt get up till one (not realizing I wouldnt be staying there that night and the office is closed from 12-5 anyways) he said I couldnt have a refund and went on to say he wouldnt refund for a night I didnt plan to stay there anyways. The rest of the staff was very nice, this guy was extremely rude and combative when I spoke with him. I told him I would tell everyone about this and he said why would he worry about something I was going to tell everyone anyways. He really didn't seem to care about me as a guest or a person not offering to do anything to fix the problem. read more

Ok. My friend and I were nervous about staying here after reading the reviews. But...this place was incredible! Clean, friendly staff, good area/price, etc. Can I recommend that the assholes who posted negative comments take their trust funds and stay in a Holiday Inn or something and spare reasonable human beings the self- indulgent, hyperbolic complaints? Its a HOSTEL not the Hilton...also, its THE SOUTH (there may be an occasional mosquito or cockroach). In any case, we did not encounter any cockroaches and had a fantastic time at Marquette House. read more

Stayed in there other house 2 doors down (apartment style not barracks) and we loved it. The staff were friendly and helpful. It was a godsend after St.Vincent House. Would stay there again read more

This place has its ups and downs. True, the staff are shady and seemingly hostile, but when you actually talk to them they're quite nice. Stayed here with quite a large group. The blankets were unwashed and the sheets were spotted in many places. However, the beds were quite comfy. There were no bedbugs, though we frantically search for them after reading Freya's review. The showers were usable. Overall, it wasn't a horrible experience, but it wouldn't have been very pleasant without people to enjoy it with. read more