Hey Nora and Tom, any advice on French Quarter hotels over Halloween? I looked at the former Hotel St. Anne where we had the f2f and found it's been renovated into a boutique hotel way too swanky for my blood.
Man, just ascend already.
Willow ,'Chosen'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 15, 2012 11:07:22 am PDT #8878 of 12706
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Nora Deirdre - Oct 15, 2012 12:57:39 pm PDT #8879 of 12706
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
what's your price range? And do you want to be in the Quarter for sure or would you be interested in the CBD/Warehouse District (on the other side of Canal Street).
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 15, 2012 1:52:59 pm PDT #8880 of 12706
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, I'd prefer to keep under $150 a night, though I could go a bit over that. I'd definitely want to stay on the Quarter side of Canal.
Vortex - Oct 15, 2012 3:47:50 pm PDT #8881 of 12706
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Matt, I have to put in a plug for Elysian Fields Inn I've stayed there several times (last time this year for my birthday). Jim and Leigh are great. It's not in the Quarter, it's in Marigny, but it's about a 15 minute walk. It's quiet, the hotel shuttle stops there, and I think all of the rooms are under $150.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 15, 2012 4:38:17 pm PDT #8882 of 12706
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Looking at Kayak, Hotel Monteleone is $192 on reservetravel, the Holiday Inn French Quarter-Chateau Lemoyne on Dauphine is $139, and the Bienville House on Decatur (where we've stayed) is $159. Looks like the Marriott on the FQ side of Canal has rooms for $172 on Kayak.
Haven't been to the Holiday Inn (or known anyone who has), but it's a good location and well reviewed.
-t - Oct 15, 2012 6:18:01 pm PDT #8883 of 12706
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've had out of town visitors stay at that holiday inn and it was fine. That said, IMO staying in the marigny is always a good idea.
Dana - Oct 15, 2012 6:44:33 pm PDT #8884 of 12706
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
DavidS - Oct 15, 2012 6:44:37 pm PDT #8885 of 12706
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That said, IMO staying in the marigny is always a good idea.
Concur. I'd rather stay in the Marigny than the Quarter. All the goodness of the Quarter and none of the drunken fratty behavior.
-t - Oct 15, 2012 7:45:38 pm PDT #8886 of 12706
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana's first link looks like it is near my parents' time share, which I have never stayed at but it seems like a nice neighborhood from walking past.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 16, 2012 5:47:14 am PDT #8887 of 12706
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Thanks everyone! I checked the Bienville House yesterday and unfortunately they didn't have rooms available for the dates I wanted, but the others look promising.
I'm waffling now though, last night I found out I can book a room in the Crescent's sister hotel downtown at less than a third the price and still attend the Halloween event I'd originally planned on. It may boil down to which I'd rather hazard, New Orleans traffic or curving bluffside streets in the Ozarks.