I have a conference coming up in May in New Orleans and we've pretty much planned to make a family trip out of it and bring along my husband and LO. I have a few options for the hotel and bringing them along is changing my priorities..before, I would care most about being close to the convention center and price. Now, since we're making it a short family vacay, I want family friendly and fun for DH and LO while I'm working (a pool for instance).

SO, should I go for one of the all-suites hotels that are not quite as nice (like Embassy Suites, for example) so that we can put LO to bed in the bedroom portion and still be able to stay up watching TV and talking in the living room? They have a pool, but it looks smaller or some of them are indoor pools.

Or should we go for a nicer looking hotel with a better pool area, but all stay in one room? The hotel I'm looking at has a huge pool, lots of chairs, and a bar/snack bar outside.

LO will be 10 months. Price is similar.

What would you choose?