Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Avenue

Really Great Hotel with One Big Exception

Had a really great time in New Orleans and coming back to our hotel room was always a treat. Fantastic price for a very comfortable room and the staff were all very friendly and helpful.

What I did not appreciate was when I went to check out, I was told that mI was being charged for a night of valet: $42. I explained I didn't have a car in NOLA and that we've relied on Lyft the entire time. The staff asked that I was sure I didn't use valet or that maybe a friend had spent the night. I explained again, calmly if somewhat confused, that no, it was just the two of us and that had we a friend with a car, we'd use their car and not taxis/Lyft. I was told it would be taken care of but after breakfast, we went back to the front desk just to make sure. There I was told that someone had used my name to add this charge to my account, asked again if I was sure I didn't have a friend visit - as though this prompt would jog my memory of a friend I'd forgotten about visiting. The manager came out and told me that I would still be charged the $42 until they could launch an "investigation" and then reimburse me. I didn't argue too much but I feel it really is ridiculous that a customer should bear any financial burden for their mix-up. I cannot explain the circumstances but I know I had no car and no guests, so why must I be charged $42 for a mistake made by an international company? I feel as though Hilton could eat the cost of an unsolved mystery, rather than treating the guest as untruthful until proven otherwise. It just seems like bad business and it left a really bad taste in my mouth at the end of a stay at an otherwise lovely stay. No word as to how long this investigation process will take.