I got that impression because Canal Street has so many locals on it as
compared to Royal St which looked like it has mainly out of town tourists.
Anyway, I am in the Hotel Monteleone. I told my TA I was interested in it.
She booked it and got me a good rate. Since I was pleased with the hotel
in the past, there is no point in having her change the reservation.
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>I know you're concerned about the neighborhood, but describing the Astor on
>the "coroner" of Canal and Bourbon is going a bit far, don't you think?
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>We had not stayed there before so I cannot comment on the previous state of
>the neighborhood, but I would not worry about either location. Canal Street
>is fine. The Hilton is next to the newly remodeled Harrahs casino and the
>rest of the tourist hotels. The Astor appeared to be a nicely refurbished
>classic hotel - my main worry would be noise.
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>Mark
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>"Odysseus" wrote in message
>news:N7adnVY2yfh3ulzYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@insightbb.com...
>>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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