Four of us stayed here for the Mardi Gras Marathon weekend (the weekend after Mardi Gras). What a perfect location! You are just two blocks from Jackson Square, two blocks from Bourbon St, and three blocks from the Outdoor Market. The hotel is in a quiet section, but plenty of restaurants and bars within a few blocks.
This is an older hotel with a true New Orleans touch. (If you want super clean, new, plush - this isn't it.)
We had a room on the ground floor facing the courtyard. Our two friends were upstairs in a room facing the street with a little balcony. They said there was some street noise, but not enough to wake you.
Our room was comfortable, king bed (lots of pillows), love seat, and desk with chair. Bathroom is pretty small with a (no kidding) 21/2 foot tub. Weird. Shower was ok, but the hot water is not steady. A small closet is in the bathroom. The tv is old, but worked fine. A small refrigerator was under the desk.
The courtyard area outside the room was wonderful. The breakfast is served at a bar in the courtyard in the morining. It was so nice to sit at the little tables and read the local paper (provided on the doorstep quite early), and sip coffe. The breakfast is just coffee, juice, and pastries, but was adequate to get me going. The pool is lovely for a quick dip, but not big enough to actually swim. It was clean and cool.
The courtyard has an exit/entrance to the street so you don't have to come/go through the lobby. That was nice. They secure the gate at night, so very safe.
A BIG PLUS with this hotel besides the location is the FREE parking! It's in a gate secured lot across the street. We went in and out several times very easily. The other good thing is the help. All very friendly, easy to talk to, great with maps and suggestions for meals.
We had booked the hotel through AAA, and there was a mixup with the room, but was very quickly fixed by the staff. No complaints there.
We will definatelly stay here again.

Me and 2 girlfriends traveled in to New Orleans from Lafayette (2 hours away) to catch a Mardi Gras parade. We did not have a room but after the Hilton gave us a list of hotels to call (because they were booked) we lucked out by finding the Chateau Motor. Lillian was very helpful in giving us directions to get there and even stepped out to the road to flag us down. This was the only good part about our stay at the chateau motor. The bellman/valet guy had to take our keys (as they do with all of the guests) while we left our car on the sidewalk because someone had blocked the entrance to the parking lot. He assured me that my keys would be secured in the office, hanging on a board. I never thought twice about it. After we checked in, he then grabbed our bags to help us up to our room (the penthouse 2). On our way up the staircase, he begins making comments about whether or not the place is haunted. This was a horrible joke because we were only three girls. This scared us very much. He then lets us into our room which could be considered very charming but after what he told us, we were freaked out. It also had a terrible feeling and smell of "grandma's attic." there was one small window at the end of a dormar and a greasy handprint on the wall. It was all just a weird experience. The battery in the smoke detector was going out because it was beeping. On our way down to dinner, we asked Lillian to see about it. After going out to dinner, we returned to our room to sleep where we found that she had "forgotten" to send someone to change the battery. None of us were able to sleep because the bed was very uncomfortable and because of the vibe that the bellman gave us, we were scared. When morning came, we felt a little better in the day light. Went downstairs for some breakfast but apparently the guy who is the valet guy and the bellman is also the chef because he was out parking cars so we walked a couple of blocks down to Decatur where we found a little cafe. When we got back to the hotel, we told the VERY unfriendly man at the front desk that we would be coming to check out in about 20 minutes, to get our car ready. While in our room, the phone rings and in a very gruff tone, the front desk guy asked me if I had taken my keys. I replied with "no". he then said "do u have an extra set?" i replied with "no" and before I could ask him if he lost my keys he said "see me when you come down" and he hung up the phone. i ran downstairs to find out that my keys had been "misplaced".... the guy at the front desk was so carefree, like it wasnt a big deal and he was not the least bit concerned about who might have had my keys or about the safety of my car. He was also not concerned that any of us would have to work the next day; which we all did!!! He offered for us to stay another night for free because we had no where to go. I then went out to the parking lot to check on my car where there was no one guarding it and it was UNLOCKED! I took out all that i needed and locked it. we went back to our room, went out to dinner and when we returned, Lillian was back at the front desk where she accused us of a "SCAM"???? much to her surprise, one of the employees found my keys in their personal vehicles a few hours later. We left first thing the next morning, extremely disappointed with our stay. This was by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed in.

Great location, only minutes from the major sites such as Bourbon Street, Cafe du Monde, etc, and great choice of excellent restaurants nearby. Very friendly helpful staff. BUT, even in October the quite small room was so hot and stuffy. The windows could not be opened, and the room needed a good makeover and a spring clean. We dropped something on the floor that rolled under the TV cabinet - it was very dusty by the time it had been retrieved. The shower took about 20 minutes to go from freezing to scolding and the main light didn't work. Every TV channel was in a shade of pink. The bottle opener on the wall in the bathroom (?) looked as if it had been painted over on several occasions. We made our excuses and checked out after one night instead of two. I notice that the previous review was in 2003 so don't know if this has any bearing on the difference of opinion. A good makeover could make this into a superb hotel in a great location, but this did not live up to the expectations of a hotel named the "Chateau".

The Chateau Motor Hotel was wonderful. It is a quaint little Inn. We stayed in room 223 and loved it. The room was a little small and the shower was tiny, but the bed was the best, very comfortable. We had a balcony with chairs to sit out on and a small bistro table. The hotel is close to everything, yet a few blocks from Burbon St. so the noise is not bad. I would recommend it to family and friends. The hotel seems more aimed toward adults and older youth. Not very kid friendly. The staff was wonderful, true southern hospitality!