Things to do in New Orleans

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

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Why are you renting a car there? Can you get away with Taxi or cable cars? You can book at the quarterhouse per night. I can try to get you a discount. The Monte Leon has internet deals from time to time at $99 a night not a standard room. You can try to bid at Priceline,

I'm renting a car to get from MSY to the job site near Monroe. And even if I flew into Monroe I would still need to rent car for my site work. So having a rental car is pretty much a sunk cost. I also wouldn't save any money on the car rental by dropping the rental car at the airport on my return from Monroe, since by that time I would have already bought the next day of rental charges. I'm certainly open to leaving the car at a convenient location (such as a parking lot) and taking some other form of transit, but again I'm not sure logistically what would work.

I'm certainly open to bidding on PL, but I'm not sure what zones I should be bidding for.

From the little bit of research that I've done, I'm thinking that the Garden District might be a good locale for a hotel. I enjoy old homes, and it seems as I could get a streetcar on St. Charles that would get me to the French Quarter for $1.25. Prices look good, and Hotwire is showing a 3* for $108 with free parking.

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I'm renting a car to get from MSY to the job site near Monroe. And even if I flew into Monroe I would still need to rent car for my site work. So having a rental car is pretty much a sunk cost. I also wouldn't save any money on the car rental by dropping the rental car at the airport on my return from Monroe, since by that time I would have already bought the next day of rental charges. I'm certainly open to leaving the car at a convenient location (such as a parking lot) and taking some other form of transit, but again I'm not sure logistically what would work.

I'm certainly open to bidding on PL, but I'm not sure what zones I should be bidding for.

From the little bit of research that I've done, I'm thinking that the Garden District might be a good locale for a hotel. I enjoy old homes, and it seems as I could get a streetcar on St. Charles that would get me to the French Quarter for $1.25. Prices look good, and Hotwire is showing a 3* for $108 with free parking.

if you do not have much time you should stay in the French Quarter. You may get it for$65 a night

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I agree, especially for the first trip, but my favorite is at JW Marriott on Canel (a bit less crazy but have good access to the French Quarter or the Hilton Riverside (on the river bank, a few blocks from FQ, close to Cafe Du Monde).

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Lisa, we stayed there for 2 nights years ago and loved it. I love how they served the maple syrup in individual tiny jars. It was also very conveniently located for walking all over the French Quarter. Got it for $45 per room on priceline.

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

Frank, what is the price of limo vs cab from airport to French Quarter?

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Frank, what is the price of limo vs cab from airport to French Quarter?

A cab is about $40 to $50 RT, My guy Limo $50 to $60 RT, But sometimes he can not use the limo for the Airport so he may use a nice big SUV

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I agree, especially for the first trip, but my favorite is at JW Marriott on Canel (a bit less crazy but have good access to the French Quarter or the Hilton Riverside (on the river bank, a few blocks from FQ, close to Cafe Du Monde).

We have also stayed here, it's an excellent location. Canal is on the FQ border so you can walk to everything, but it does lack the charm of the inner quarter. Also lacks the crazy, so not a bad trade-off . The 'regular' Marriott is fine too, but older, just a block down. Personally, I would not want to stay away from the FQ. You can take day trips to anywhere else you want to go, but getting to/from the FQ at night for dinner, etc would be a pain from another district.

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Any updates? Taking my 22 year old grandson the first part of December.

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Any updates? Taking my 22 year old grandson the first part of December.

Nothing lately. New Orleans doesn't change much. I tried a few new restaurants on my last trip there, about 8 months ago, but none of them were any better than those I've already listed.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

The Spotted Cat Music Club on Frenchmen. Great live music.
http://www.spottedcatmusicclub.com

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Speaking of Cochon ... for anyone going to Williamsburg VA, the newest/best restaurant in town is cochonon2nd.com !

Eric look here first. If you need a Limo I can get you a great deal which includes RT airport. A few new hot restaurants, http://www.cochonrestaurant.com/ be sure to pick up some meat from the butcher shop next door if you go. The meats are smoked but Bring a cooler for the flight but it is not a needed. There Sausages and Hot dogs were great My son like the smoked Duck.
If the haunted house at the mortuary is still open go for it. The best I have ever seen.
BTW QH gives you free breakfast on the weekends and Monday

I do have Cochon listed in my list of things to do in NOLA. Have not updated it recently, because everything's still pretty much the same.

WORLD WAR II Museum
http://www.nationalww2museum.org