You are correct, the Fairmont is still closed and most likely will be quite
sometime to come. All of the heavy machinery to operatre the building was in a
basement and it was a total loss. Fairmont, for whatever reason, has not elected
to do the repairs and renovations yet.
Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises
In article , Rosalie B. says...
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>Odysseus wrote:
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>>I am looking for a pre-cruise hotel in New Orleans in March. The last time I
>>was there, before Katrina, I stayed at the
>>Hotel Monteleone on Royal St and was very pleased with it. It's a beautiful
>>historic hotel in a great location with good
>>service.
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>>It would be easier to book a hotel package with RCCL, but they don't offer the
>>Montelone. The hotels they offer that I would
>>consider are
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>>Hilton New Orleans Riverside
>>2 Poydras St.
>>(Riverfront south of Canal)
>>This is quite a distance from the French Quarter. Also, I don't think this is a
>>very safe area.
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>>Astor Crowne Plaza
>>Coroner of Canal and Bourbon
>>This might be OK. But, Canal is more Hectic that Royal St. Also, once you get
>>to Canal, IMHO, it starts getting seedy.
>>
>>I would appreciate any opinions or recommendations that anybody wants to offer,
>>Montelone, Hilton, Astor, or other.
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>I have never stayed at either hotel, but I have seen them both albeit
>pre-Katrina. The Crown Plaza was across from the streetcar stop where
>we would get the Canal Street streetcar. We stayed on the other side
>of Canal in the CBD next to the Fairmont (which closed after the
>hurricane and appears to still be closed). I didn't think the area
>was too bad. The Crown Plaza is next to (around the corner from) the
>Alexa which might be quieter..
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>You are correct that the Hilton is not in the French Quarter - it is
>across from Harrah's Casino. Riverwalk is right nearby and it may be
>quite close to the docks. There's a Riverfront streetcar stop there.
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>http://www.norta.com/routes.php
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