Would it be possible to get some motel-hotel help please?

Any 3-4 star hotel downtown or in the French Quarter will be pretty nice and centrally located. Just look for the best price. I'm a big fan of the Drury Inn and Suites on Poydras. Its relatively new, great accomidations and price. Its going to be a couple more blocks away from everything than most of the hotels, but you really can't beat it.

BTW, we don't have trolleys. They are street cars.