Chateau Dupre

3 stars
131 Rue Decatur, New Orleans, LA 70130
Hotel Overview
Reviewer score
2.4
out of 5
146 reviews
It doesn't get any better!

We were on our way to a cruise and we had booked the hotel for one night. It was right in thhe... See full review

  • Soozi
  • Jan 30, 2012
Great Location

Chateau Dupre is quite possibly in the best location of the French Quarter. You pay for the hotel... See full review

  • Sabzrina
  • Apr 29, 2013
Cozy French Quarter hotel in a building that pre-dates the Civil War

The intimate and 100% smoke-free hotel was opened in 1845 and was once home to New Orleans business magnates, matriarchs and statesmen. The Chateau Hotel Dupre offers guests a cozy nest with 62 rooms in the heart of the bustling French Quarter. A caring and attentive staff treats the hotel and its guests with warmth and hospitality.

Highlights
  • French Quarter location
  • Intimate setting
  • Personalized service
  • 100% smoke-free
Rooms

Each of the 62 rooms and suites is warmly decorated in a traditional style and offers amenities including an iron and ironing board, coffee maker, hair dryer, TV with cable, in-room safe (fees apply), phone (fees apply). Some rooms have in-room faxes, data ports and ceiling fans.

Features

The hotel has no food or beverage service, so the in-room coffee maker is particularly useful. Huck Finn's restaurant next door serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Transportation
  • Louis Armstrong International Airport (12 mi/ 19.3 km)
Attractions
  • French Quarter
  • Bourbon Street
  • Preservation Hall
  • House of Blues
  • French Market
  • Cafe Du Monde
Business
  • Some rooms equipped with fax machines and data ports

 

Policies and fees

Must be 21 years of age to purchase a room. Children under 12 stay free with adult. The hotel requires a valid I.D. and credit card at time of check in. A hold may be placed on the credit card to cover the security deposit and incidental charges. There is a $4.95 per day fee for unlimited local and long distance calls and wireless Internet.

This is not a comprehensive list of fees. Any amounts listed above may not include taxes and are subject to change.

Chateau Dupre Rooms

Standard
Bed type is not guaranteed and is determined at time of check in Maximum 2 guests recommended per room. This hotel is 100% non smoking.

Amenities

  • Wireless internet
  • No smoking rooms/facilities
General
No smoking rooms/facilities
Concierge
Elevators
Dining
Restaurant
Services
Safe deposit box
Internet
Wireless internet
Parking
Parking

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Hotel Map

29.9522 -90.0669
Area served
New Orleans; Riverwalk
Nearby airports
Louis Armstrong International Airport 12mi; Lakefront Airport 12mi
Area description
131 Rue Decatur, New Orleans, LA 70130 Located in the heart of the French Quarter.

Nearby points of interest

  • New Orleans School of Glass Works: 0.2 mi
  • Entergy IMAX Theater: 0.3 mi
  • Crescent City Brewhouse: 0.3 mi
  • Aquarium of The Americas: 0.3 mi
  • Riverwalk Marketplace: 0.3 mi
  • Musee Conti Wax Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Square: 0.4 mi
  • Preservation Hall: 0.4 mi
  • Bourbon Street: 0.5 mi
  • Louisiana State Museum: 0.5 mi
  • New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Contemporary Arts Center: 0.6 mi
  • Storyville: 0.6 mi
  • Folklife and Visitor Center: 0.7 mi
  • Louisiana Superdome: 0.9 mi
  • New Orleans School of Glass Works: 0.2 mi
  • Entergy IMAX Theater: 0.3 mi
  • Crescent City Brewhouse: 0.3 mi
  • Aquarium of The Americas: 0.3 mi
  • Riverwalk Marketplace: 0.3 mi
  • Musee Conti Wax Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Square: 0.4 mi
  • Preservation Hall: 0.4 mi
  • Bourbon Street: 0.5 mi
  • Louisiana State Museum: 0.5 mi
  • New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Contemporary Arts Center: 0.6 mi
  • Storyville: 0.6 mi
  • Folklife and Visitor Center: 0.7 mi
  • Louisiana Superdome: 0.9 mi
  • New Orleans Arena: 0.9 mi
  • Algiers Point: 1 mi
  • American Aquatic Gardens: 1 mi
  • Port of New Orleans: 1.2 mi
  • East Tennessee Historical Center: 1.4 mi
  • Bywater Historic District: 2.2 mi
  • Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 2.8 mi
  • New Orleans Museum of Art: 2.9 mi
  • Amistad Research Center: 3.2 mi
  • Carousel Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Riverbend: 3.7 mi
  • City Park New Orleans: 3.8 mi
  • State Capital Publishing Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Audubon Zoo: 4.4 mi
  • Six Flags New Orleans: 10.4 mi

Hotel Policies

Check-in:
1600
Check-out:
1100

Terms and conditions

Rates quoted in currencies other than the hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of the international exchange. Rate may change throughout stay. Rate may reflect average nightly rate. Extra charges may apply. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use.

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Guest Reviews (146)

Ratings and reviews for Chateau Dupre

Overall score

2.4 / 5
146 out of 146
Amenities:
2.2
Room cleanliness:
2.7
Hotel staff:
3.4
Room comfort:
2.7
Location:
4.2
Value:
2.9

44% would recommend to a friend.

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Reviewer score

1
Alistair
Utah
Dec 29, 2011

#fail. Rudest manager ever,

Booked only 1 night, thank goodness. Am now looking for another place. Have never seen such a rude hotel manager blowing off guests. "Yup, post it right on Facebook if you want - see if I care" ! egads. Can only recommend you don't damage your holiday by staying here

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
1
Room comfort:
1
Location:
4
Value:
1
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

4
Latgirablanca
Chicago, IL, USA
Dec 3, 2011

Cheap and great!

What a great fun staff! Totally honest with an out of towner for suggestions and great location. In the Quarter but a little off the main drag so you can actually sleep, relax, walk up the road to Cafe DuMonde... Deeply quiet rooms with no windows = awesome crash pad. More a place for non families and people looking to hide out after partying a bit. I love this place and am staying there next year. :) Please note; this is NOT a fancy hotel nor a B&B. Go elsewhere if you need ambiance.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Dining tip: Short walk from hotel

Have a 'shrimp boat' at the food stalls in the actual French Quarter Market.

Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

1
neworleans
Pensacola, FL, USA
Oct 25, 2011

The quarter

We walked in the room, my wife looked around and walked out. As nonrefundable we headed to the Marriott on Canal and got a nice, expensive room.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
1
Location:
5
Value:
1
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

3
Anonymous
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Sep 26, 2011

Staying in the French Quarter

I was able to do a weekend get away to New Orleans. Flew in on a Friday afternoon and back on Sunday. The stay was at the hotel was OK. I really liked the older/authenticate building vs chrome/plastic on the big chains. Beds/pillows/sheets/towels were somewhat worn/thin but I wasn't going to New Orleans to hang out in the room. Location was just on the edge of the French Quarter so easy walking. Next time I go back I'd strongly consider this hotel.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
3
Location:
5
Value:
4
Entertainment tip: Short walk from hotel

Trolley Car was close by and great for getting to the Garden District as an alternative to the french quarter

Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

1
dissatisfied guest
Louisville, KY
Sep 12, 2011

Hotel *ell

From the moment we checked in, we received terrible customer service. We were completely shocked by the disrespectful and inconsiderate nasty attitude of the front desk clerk. She would never give her name but I believe I heard one of her co-workers call her Charmaine. She knowingly booked us in a room that had no window pane. They had used duct tape to tape a piece of cardboard over it. We awoke to pigeons cooing and trying to tap their way into our window. They moved us to another room which didn't lock unless you slammed the door so hard, it woke all the other guests. She never once apologized and just gave attitude like we were inconveniencing her. The other employees even told us that she had a nasty attitude, something about she was mad because she hadn't gotten a paycheck in a while...well don't take it out on us!. The room also had a broken thermostat, the towel rack was hanging by one screw, the traffic noise was horrible. There was not one good thing about this hotel. The elevator door would shut on you and crush you if you didn't hold the "open door" button. Stay away from this hotel...the worst I have ever stayed in in all my travels and I have travelled a lot.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
1
Room comfort:
1
Location:
1
Value:
1
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

2
rioguy2011
Clearwater, Florida
Sep 6, 2011

Tropical storm Lee and me in New Orleans

Close to downtown and casinos. A bit far from Bourbon Street activities. Had to request room with table and dresser to store luggage. Old style TV in room. Had to pay a communications fee which I had no devices to access internet. Several fee wifi hot near hotel. No continental breakfast.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
3
Location:
1
Value:
3
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

1
SusieJJ
Boston, MA, USA
Sep 6, 2011

Dark and Moldy

I checked into the Chateau Dupre Hotel Friday evening. Upon entering the hotel there was a mildew/mold odor, but since it was pouring I ignored it. While checking in the front desk worker said "You know this is run of the house bedding right?" I said yes. (Really, do I care what the bedding is..) When we went to use the elevator it closed on us numerous times. When we walked into our room the lights didn't work.. Only 1 lamp in the whole room worked. The room smelled moldy as well. I was meeting people for dinner so I threw my stuff down and went to meet them. I was very drunk upon returning to the room so I just moved the comforter and slept on the first sheet. I was also trying to give the place the benefit of the doubt and considering it a place with character... The next morning I opened the curtains to get some light in (no lights.. remember) and one of the windows was missing a piece of glass from the lower right corner - Probably about 3" x 1" and rain was coming in the room.. Right under the window was a 3' x 2' patch of wet carpet - Well, know where that mold smell is coming from.. The curtains were also moldy. The other window had men's size 48"x30" pants stickers stuck on it... Upon seeing the broken window I began to freak out. This was just the final straw for me. I continued to freak out throughout the day and booked a room at the J. W. Marriot for my remaining 2 nights in New Orleans. Upon checking out (I waited patiently to NOT have to speak in front of the 2 guys checking in.. but the desk staff insisted) they asked why I was leaving. I said, "well, I got a new hotel. The window is broken and water is pouring into the room and the lights don't work." They said, "ok, you're all set." and we went on our merry way to the J. W. Marriot which is the COMPLETE AND UTTER OPPOSITE of The Chateau Dupre Hotel and only a 2 minute walk from it.. I would never stay at the Chateau Dupre Hotel and I would never recommend anyone stay here for any reason.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
1
Room comfort:
1
Location:
3
Value:
1
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

5
ailecec
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Aug 30, 2011

Birthday getaway

I planned this fantastic birthday getaway to New Orleans. It was everything I could have hoped for and more! The staff could not have been more accommodating and helpful in assisting to making this a most memorable birthday ever! My celebratory dinner was at Antoine"s on Royal Street, the dining staff sang Happy Birthday, gave me a tour and brief history of renowned restaurant. They even took pictures with me, the Chef came out to inquire if the meal was to my liking. And of course, it was!

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
5
Value:
4
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

3
Indigo Montoya
Bayou Country, USA
Aug 24, 2011

Chateau Dupre

For the price this hotel was not bad. Needs a lot of updating but had a certain charm. Shabby chic for sure

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
3
Review of Chateau Dupre

Reviewer score

3
amezcua
california
Aug 14, 2011

great location.

Room was not great but was clean and stayed cold. Location was close to everything fun including bourbon st

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
4
Location:
5
Value:
3
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