If a friend told me they were traveling to New Orleans, I would immediately recommend Hotel Provincial. In the 4 days we were there, we only needed to take a Lyft one time because everything was so walkable. The French Market is literally around the corner. Tons of restaurants, bars, tours are all around. It's a hotel from the 1960s so you get that old-timey feel to it too. Not only is the location very central but the hotel itself is very nice. We enjoyed the pool every day we were there to escape the heat and the hotel felt clean. We did see a rat one night near the pool area but I think that's just a byproduct of being in the French Quarter, where they have rats. Apart from that, this was a great stay!