Just found out I need to stay in the New Orleans area next week and am trying to decide on a hotel in the Hilton family. On the web site for the Metairie Doubletree, it says that this hotel is no longer a Doubletree brand hotel but will remain an "affiliated" hotel through August 2005. Hilton HHonors benefits will be maintained.

Does any one know what is going on with this hotel? What will it become? Has anyone stayed there recently? Would you recommend it? I did a search but the results were from 2004.

Other Hilton recommendations for the NO area? How about the HGI? Thanks.