Please recommend your favorite accomodations in New Orleans!
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Please recommend your favorite accomodations in New Orleans!
My fiance and I are planning a May or June honeymoon to New Orleans, and we would like to find a nice place to stay in New Orleans. I'm thinking French Quarter, but we'd like to keep our budget under $200 night. Proximity to entertainment and sites is more important to us than a fancy room (though we don't want a dive). Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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I like the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street. It has a really opulent lobby (marble and crystal), which is such a contrast to the honky-tonk tawdriness which is Bourbon Street. The rooms is comfortable, though a bit snug. If you want action, ask for a balcony room overlooking Bourbon. If you want peace and quiet, ask for an interior room overlooking the lush courtyard -- most have balconies. You should be able to stay for your budget in the summer.
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My all time favorite place to stay in New Orleans is La Maison Marigny. On Bourbon, just the other side of Esplanade. Very small, very private. Excellent innkeeper.
http://www.lamaisonmarigny.com/index.shtml
http://www.lamaisonmarigny.com/index.shtml
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We had stayed at the Monteleone. We got a special holiday rate of $99 per room.
The pluses:
- Good location, right in the Quarter but in a quiet sidestreet.
- Charming building and public rooms.
- Charming rooms, in historical New Orleans style.
- Good service, very nice atmosphere.
- Rooftop pool and gym.
The minuses:
- Rooms are not large (spacious enough for us).
If we go to New Orleans again the Monteleone would be our first choice.
The pluses:
- Good location, right in the Quarter but in a quiet sidestreet.
- Charming building and public rooms.
- Charming rooms, in historical New Orleans style.
- Good service, very nice atmosphere.
- Rooftop pool and gym.
The minuses:
- Rooms are not large (spacious enough for us).
If we go to New Orleans again the Monteleone would be our first choice.
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We stayed at the Dauphine the last few time in NO and it was fine. One block off Bourbon so noise was not an issue. Comfortable rooms with efficient staff and free covered parking.
http://www.dauphineorleans.com/
http://www.dauphineorleans.com/
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I have stayed and will again this weekend at the Hotel St Marie on Toulouse Street.
Great location, clean, comfortable, staff was very friendly and helpful. Balconies overlooking courtyard. Rooms are $ 150 or less. (I paid $ 99 this weekend)
Great location, clean, comfortable, staff was very friendly and helpful. Balconies overlooking courtyard. Rooms are $ 150 or less. (I paid $ 99 this weekend)
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We have regularly stayed at the Ramada Inn on Bourbon for probably the past 15 years and will be going back in June. Personally, we like the Bourbon Street balcony rooms so we can sit and people-watch, but the rooms facing the pool/courtyard are much quieter. The hotel is very centrally located so a car isn't really needed, which is a huge plus since parking in the Quarter is scarce and expensive.
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For the Quarter, we also like Place d'Armes. Quiet, very nice rooms and courtyard.
Outside but near the Quarter, our favorite is the Windsor Court. Really nice, upscale. We've found specials there in your range.
Outside but near the Quarter, our favorite is the Windsor Court. Really nice, upscale. We've found specials there in your range.
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joe - I would be interested on your opinion on the current condition of the Ste. Marie. I have stayed there in the past and had great success but the last time it appeared things had been kind of neglected. Could you please bring us UTD when you return ? Thx.
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We like the Place d'Armes too. We stayed there in summer 2007 - had a balcony room overlooking St. Anne street, which was great. Quick walk to just about everything in the FQ, however on a fairly quiet side street.