The best thing about the Astor is its location, it perfect for walking everywhere and being close to all the "action." However, that is where the good remarks end. The hotel looks as if they have not renovated, or even fixed cosmetic problems in decades. They just paint over nicks and gouges in the hallways, which are dim and depressing anyway. The room is spartan, but that is ok because. you do not go to NOLA to sit in your room. What is not ok is that the air conditioning is either turned off remotely, or set to turn off periodically. Several times we returned to a hot room. Also, we requested and were granted a late check out on Jan 1. Keeping in mind that die to COVID there is no routine housekeeping service, why in the world did housekeeping bang on our door before 9 am on New Years Day, in New Orleans?? When I groggily opened the door, she looked at me and asked if we were checking out that day? To make matters worse, several hours later we returned from breakfast to find that our keycards had been deactivated (our late checkout time had not yet arrived). Thank goodness we had a time "buffer" or we might have missed our flight. We will not be staying at the Astor again, and cannot recommend it. Again, the location is excellent, but that's about it.
