Hilton Riverside Hotel
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Aloha, We will be traveling to New Orleans next week for the first time as my husband has a conference. We are staying at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, I have been reading posts on travel talk and was wondering is the hotel centrally located? any information and
advice is greatly appreciated. Pakepf3
advice is greatly appreciated. Pakepf3
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I've stayed there twice on business - last time was just last October. I had a room in the tower overlooking the river and really liked it. The Hilton is connected to the Riverwalk Mall which has shops, food-court for cheap eats, etc. At the far end of the Riverwalk is the Convention Center. You are 5-6 blocks from the French Quarter, just a couple of blocks from the relatively new Harrah's casino, and one of the trains into the Quarter stops right outside the door [though I never saw it running last time]. I walked in and out of the French Quarter every night that trip to eat.
For a great meal in a neat place that isn't a constant raucous party [ie Bourbon Street] try Crescent City Brewhouse on Fulton Street. Excellent beer, a spicy seafood plate and reasonably priced. I thought Antoines was overhyped - the food was good, but not what I expected for one of the most famous restaurants in New Orleans. The Hilton has a fun sports bar in it's building closest to the river - the one that is your entrance to the riverwalk. Pretty good burgers, and open most of the time.
For a great meal in a neat place that isn't a constant raucous party [ie Bourbon Street] try Crescent City Brewhouse on Fulton Street. Excellent beer, a spicy seafood plate and reasonably priced. I thought Antoines was overhyped - the food was good, but not what I expected for one of the most famous restaurants in New Orleans. The Hilton has a fun sports bar in it's building closest to the river - the one that is your entrance to the riverwalk. Pretty good burgers, and open most of the time.
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I stayed at this hotel a few years ago. It is a large hotel and lacks the charm of some of the smaller FQ hotels. But I was able to get a great rate and found it to be a easy walk to the French Quarter. There is a Cafe Du Monde in the connected Riverwalk Mall. We found this to be a nice feature, since it wasn't near as busy and was a good place to have breakfast before heading out for the day.
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Thank You for the information. We are looking forward to exploring this area I am sure that it will be a huge difference from Hawaii! Stupid question- I went to weather. Com & looks like it will be rainy part of the time is a rain jacket needed or OK to just take an umbrella? Pakepf3
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