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Rosalie B. wrote:
> Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
> >Jim Booth wrote:
> >> We will be going out of New Orleans on NCL in January for a 7 days cruise.
> >> Can anyone tell me where the dock is located? We would like to reserve a
> >> hotel room close by both the day before the cruise and the day after.
> >
> >If you are going to have any time in NO, pre and post cruise, I think
> >it would be better to stay in the French Quarter. That way you can
> >walk out the door of you hotel and be where the action is. Any hotel
> >would call a cab for you, when it is time to go to the dock.
> >
> Some of the hotels have restaurants that are 'listed' on the list of
> good ones. And not all the good restaurants - or rather IMHO many of
> the good restaurants are not in the French Quarter.
>
> Except for Bourbon Street where there are plenty of people all the
> time, I think some areas of the French Quarter are not really safe for
> tourists to be wandering around at night, especially if they are half
> pissed.
>
> If you are driving to NOLA (which I do NOT recommend), you should
> definitely consider staying somewhere outside the French Quarter as
> parking at a hotel is EXTREMELY expensive.
>
>
> grandma Rosalie
I drove down to spend Halloween with the Sleazy bunch and had a ball.
Stayed at the Garden District Hotel on St. Charles. Nice enough hotel,
prices were good, restaurant was decent. Take a look:
http://www.gardendistricthotel.com
Check out the rates!
Also, this hotel has a trolley stop right outside the front door. I
never drove my truck at all after I got there.
And of course, while there, you need to check out the dive next door :
http://cityguide.aol.com/neworleans/entertainment/venue.adp?sbid=10570837
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The bar is neat, the restaurant is OK and of course, if you need to do
laundry.... ;-)
Also, if you walk down St. Charles towards downtown, you will find many
other restaurants and snack bars. .
Lloyd |
