French Market Inn

With its shabby chic décor, stone paved courtyard, whimsical garden and views of the Mississippi river, this recently renovated French Quarter hotel is a gem. Built originally in 1772 for a baker by the name of Dreux, the ground floor functioned as a boulangerie for many years. The imminent Baroness Pontalba converted the bakery into an inn in the 1830s. Staying in a historic French Quarter hotel for cheap is a tough ask, but booking one of the Value Rate Rooms here (which can go as low as $73 a night, depending on the season and time of booking) is one of the best deals around town.