The Iris Motel

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for The Iris Motel

Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Front of property
Double Queen Room, Sleeps 4 with Parking
Exterior detail

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
3610 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70119
  • Xavier University of New Orleans
    19 min walk
  • Caesars Superdome
    3 min drive
  • City Park
    4 min drive
  • New Orleans, LA (MSY-Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl.)
    16 min drive

Room options

Double Queen Room, Sleeps 4 with Parking

  • 232 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Non-Smoking King Room, Parking Included

  • 232 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Non-Smoking King Room, No Parking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Accessible King Room, Ground Floor

  • 232 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

New Orleans

A stay at The Iris Motel places you in the heart of New Orleans, within a 5-minute drive of Caesars Superdome and City Park. .This hotel is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Tulane University and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Bourbon Street.

What's nearby

  • Caesars Superdome - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Smoothie King Center - 4 min drive - 4.5 km
  • Bourbon Street - 4 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Tulane University - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Caesars New Orleans Casino - 5 min drive - 4.3 km

Getting around

  • New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal - 10 min drive
  • Canal at Telemachus Stop - 10 min walk
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl. Airport (MSY) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Finn McCool's Irish Pub - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mandina's Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Shamrock - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Mona's Cafe - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Five Happiness - ‬17 min walk

About this property

The Iris Motel

Art Deco New Orleans hotel in Mid-City District with an outdoor pool
The Iris Motel offers 19 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch LED televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include express check-out and luggage storage.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • On-site parking available only on request

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Fence around the pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Luggage storage
  • Virtual front desk

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Braille signage
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible bathroom dressing table
  • Wheelchair-accessible dressing table height (centimetres): 84

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 40
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 40
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 5 days before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: USD 40 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 40 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 25 years old
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 48 mi (77 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Ben Louie Hotel New Orleans
Ben Louie Hotel
Ben Louie New Orleans
Ben Louie
The Ben Louie
The Iris Motel Hotel
The Iris Motel New Orleans
The Iris Motel Hotel New Orleans

The Iris Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 55 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

rose

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Saltwater pool was very nice! Rooms were clean and super charming. Staff was unbelievably helpful as I left an item behind after checking out and they stuck around to ensure I could retrieve it when I had to drive back to get it. Very cute exterior and super secure.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jeonggoo

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most loudest hotel I have been and horrible wifi
Very noisy hotel due to the air conditioner and location. Air conditioner sounded like jet engine and the room is not insulating for any sound since there is clear gap and is facing directly to the road. How to ask any service through phone or email since no one is around mostly. Room is not clean and smells lots of chemicals. WiFi service is horrible! There is guest WiFi channel but it is always down. Luckily connected one or two times, but dropped a couple of minutes later. Hall way is always full of waters due to room air conditioner units and hall way is completely exposed to the outside. One good thing is check in and out. You do not need to see any agent at all. Well there was none after all. I would not come back to this hotel. Well actually it is motel, not a hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelechukwu C.

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

BRITTANY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
i dont like the check in system...staff is not on site......what if theres an emergency
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessie, wharton

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jaime

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Quick Pit Stop for Sleep in New Orleans
Decorum updated and hip/trendy. Ac/window unit needs to be replaced. It’s immensely loud and dripped lots of water outside our room door. Better WiFi? We stayed in room 9 bottom corner, nothing would connect to WiFi. Very small TV came with three remotes no channels would work everything asked us for a subscription. Very comfy bed, mattress and linen sparkly white clean. Tile/floor needed to be cleaned, floor was sticky. Pool was perfect kids really enjoyed it. Parking was a little tight. Loved that it’s gated. Ease of check in was very effective/productive.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Randi

Travelled with family
The space is cute, but tiny. The surrounding area is a bit off putting. The room did small a bit odd.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

KHOA

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Whitley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Purple is my favorite color do that’s what attracted me to it first. 💜 The Iris was amazing and the staff was so nice. I was able to check in early based on my arrival time and it wasn’t an issue. Everything was great!! 😊
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Senpier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

BRIAN K, Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dominique

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cool place. Rooms seemed freshly done. Beds were very comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for one night and it was great. The pool is amazing!! So cool, chic and private which was great. The rooms are small but clean and beds were heaven. Who goes to New Orleans to hang out inside of a hotel room? The mini fridge was a great benefit and the desk was easy to use for a quick work meeting. Staff was very friendly and I liked the self check in option
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin, BOX ELDER

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best kept secret. Perfect location for our visit. Old Metairie and City Park only minutes away. Loved the gated parking.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024