New Orleans looks like $100-$120/night, or $69.99 in Metairie. I got around 15 proposals in that range and several more that were higher (some of which offer nifty things like nightly wine tastings with massage).
i'm sure we've mentioned the vampire/voodoo/cemetery/swamp tours, the bars, the coffee shops, the restaurants. The beignets, the muffalettas, the sazeracs and hand grenades. We also have minor league baseball (with nutria as mascots!), museums (art, history, pharmacy, etc.), and river boats. And much much more...
Heather Alayne "F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?" Jun 22, 2004 10:29:33 am PDT
-t "F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?" Aug 16, 2004 3:13:31 pm PDT
-t, is it easy to take public transportation from Metairie to touristy areas? I don't remember it being that way, but my experience is 20 years old and thus not to be trusted too far.
is it easy to take public transportation from Metairie to touristy areas?
I wouldn't think it's super-easy. The buses have never been fabulous.
Dana, I have fond memories of the (St. Charles) streetcar, though I don't remember it as being terribly quick. It comes fairly close to the near edge of Metairie -- but I doubt there are hotels in that neighborhood.
I'm guessing the hotel bids in Metairie are on or around Veterans and/or 610. So yeah, not very streetcar-ish.
-t, is it easy to take public transportation from Metairie to touristy areas? I don't remember it being that way, but my experience is 20 years old and thus not to be trusted too far.
It's possible, but not easy. Would involve at least two transfers.
Getting to the FQ and environs would be an excursion from the Metairie hotel rather than an impulsive jaunt. It could be done with rental cars/cars of people who drove in or cabs. Cabs would be pretty easy to arrange and probably cost $25 or so/trip (which could be split up by up to 4 passengers, I think). I'd certainly have a car (barring unexpected moving away) and could run shuttles.
Metairie is closer to the airport, so the initial coming in and final leaving would probably be cheaper and easier.
Being in Metairie would almost negate the virtues of being in New Orleans for me. It's too far out from the action.
I am already quite psyched about the next F2F, wherever it may be. There is one site I'd like more than the others, and another I'd be more than happy with, but I'm looking forward to having the F2F experience not being on my own turf. I had a great time in DC, but had a nagging sense of responsibility that I think kept me from being more participatory, if that makes any sense.
I'm looking forward to seeing an all-new place in the company of people I like. That's a heady combination and is one of the things I love most about travel. It's not so much that I'm in Paris, or Florence, or New York City, but that I can enjoy the enjoyment of others.
