I stayed in the Arts pre-Katrina - great property, very attractive, restaurant was good & rooms nicely decorated & put together. Glass ceiling sculptors lovely too! Within a 5-10 min stroll to the French Quarter. Well worth the $$$$ & i look forward to going back (It was still closed after the hurricane on my last visit & i stayed at the Ren Pere Marquette & the Windsor Court. Both fine but Arts Ren is superior to both with the exception of the Eggs Benedict at the Windsor Court :-) Give it a go & you will be pleasantly surprised!