I stayed in the Mardi Gras suite at the Rathbone Inn for 6 nights with 4 friends this Mardi Gras. The room exceeded our expectations in nearly every way. The room was very large, very clean, and nicely decorated. Having a private balcony was a very nice treat! The hotel staff was helpful and courteous. The housekeeper, especially, was extremely... more

I liked NOTHING about the place and especially disliked being taken. it's a fraud if you read the webite and then stay there...what it says online is NOTHING like the reality of the place. It's almost criminal. I wish there was a LESS than one star rating. more

This has to be the most terrible place to stay, short of sleeping under a bridge. The rooms stunk like a wino puked in it, there were dead rats under the bed, as well as infested with huge roaches. The proprietor's cat was crapping all over the patio, all the windows were nailed shut, and the A-C did not work.... more

This was my frist trip to NOLA since Katrina and I absolutely LOVED staying at the Rathbone. Tina was very accomadating when my Credit card didn't work over the phone. She kept our reservation regardless. She helped my friends and I with directions to things we wanted to see in NOLA and went above and beyond our expectations. I will... more

Let me begin by saying that I would have to question some of the reviews on this site. My experience with the Rathbone Inn didn't have a single negative moment. Excellent service, excellent accomodations, extremely clean, wonderful staff, fun, convenient to everything I wanted to experience in New Orleans....and a true "New Orleans Historic Inn" vibe. When speaking with the... more

This was by far the worse hotel that I have ever stayed in. The room smelled and there was garbage under the bed including a old water bottle and a broken phone. The light in the bathroom was impossible to turn on without getting up on the sink. The blinds were broken so we had to put a towel up... more

The Rathbone Inn, until this year, was our favorite place to stay in NOLA for the Jazz and Heritage Festival. However, this year the experience was so bad that I do not think we will be staying there again. Our original reservation was “lost” and if we had not called back to see why the 100% non-refundable deposit was not... more

What a pleasant surprise! The Rathbone is on the upswing, and it's evident a lot of work and effort is going into bringing the Inns up to the level these wonderful old mansions deserve! We have stayed previously at the Rathbone, approximately 9 months ago, and chose to stay again with this visit to New Orleans. (the location is so... more

We had a good stay during Fest 2007. Not like the experiences otherwise recently cataloged here. We got into our room on arrival and it was sufficiently clean, provisioned, and decorated. There was continental breakfast every day during our stay. Our room was cleaned each day. When we asked for additional things, we got them. The pool was clean and... more