A few years back, we spent a long weekend in New Orleans, at Olde town Inn, Rampart @ 1001 Marigny
We had to pay extra for parking in a gated corral, but the street parking seemed to make this a good choice. The place was old, and not as kept as we had expected. While the office was neat with all the antique typewriters, etc., when the clerk handed us our metal key rings and walked us down the block, we could see layer upon layer of yellow and pink paint. She unlocked a gate, and we walked down the courtyard and up to room 206; we really noticed age issues all along the way. The door knob on our room was loose, there were big gouges and gaps between the door and jamb, the blinds did not cover the window, the wooden floors were not all finished to the edges, and the base boards were pretty rough. The room, though with high ceilings, just barely held the bed, there was a dresser and desk with a grand mirror opposite the bed, and there were nightstands on each side. If you sat at the desk, no one could walk to the bath. The bath had an open vanity, and old in-layed tiles; the toilet behind the door on the left, and the smallest tub ever on the right. There were gaps in the edges of the tile around the tub. We finally wedged a towel around the blinds for some privacy, and noticed there was no working wifi. Now, I will say we have been in rooms in far worse shape, and once we settled in the charm did start to soak in. The staff was friendly, the air conditioning was great, the location was close to Frenchmen and the Quarter, and even with the parking charge was reasonable.
Of course we had way too many beignets, walked the French Quarter, rode the Creole Queen down to the sight of the Battle of New Orleans, and listened to music... but our favorite part of that trip was visiting the WWII Museum. Well worth a visit.