My husband and I are locals, and because we could ...

My husband and I are locals, and because we could not take time off from work to do a true vacation, we decided to do a two-night staycation in the French Quarter.

The Westin was nicely appointed and clean. What limited exposure we had with the staff was pleasant.

Our room had two double beds which were hard, sagging, and left us both sore from head to toe after the first night. We are 29 and 39 respectively and with no health issues, so it really was the beds and not us.

We so badly wanted to avoid the torture of a second night that we forfeited our stay and checked out around midnight to go home where we knew we could sleep in a decent bed.

As moderate travelers who have stayed in facilities ranging from the sketchiest roadside motels to five-star resorts, and at $179 a night, our expectations were higher for the Westin. Clearly our expectations were misplaced.