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onebdzee
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Just saw on the Food Network that after all the partying and yelling, you are to go to a place called "Hansens Sno-balls" and order a Sno-ball(don't call it a Sno-cone)....it's suppose to be the best
I expect a report upon return as I am planning a "see who has the best Shaved ice type stuff" trip in the future
I expect a report upon return as I am planning a "see who has the best Shaved ice type stuff" trip in the future
Pete
Repete
Do NOT stay at the Holiday Inn on the corner or Royal and Ilberville, it is a dump. I stayed at a Westin at the end of Ilbertville and is was nice. The back side of it is a high end mall. It was across the street from Harrah's Casino and about 4 blocks form Bourbon Street. It's close to Cafe Au'Lait and a couple hundred good places to eat. You can do the tourist things like Acme or you can ask locals and go to the really good places. I asked the doorman and eh said Huckfin's cafe about 2 blocks up Ilbertville form the Westin and it was the absolute best. Red fish with crayfish E'tufe. There is a soul food place at the end of Royal street that is the bomb too.
You could stay right on Bourbon street but I wouldn't. It is noisy and smelly
Everything is so close you can walk it in just a few minutes.
Hank
my war
I have been several times. Stay at The W in The French Quarter. Right next to Harrah's for some gambling and steps away from the debauchery in the Quarter. Awesome hotel/rooms as well.
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onebdzee
off the shelf
Riverwalk is nice, tons of museums, max drinking but the most fun you will have is hanging out on Bourbon street people watching.
you didn't go to Hansen's for a Sno-ball did you??
donbarzini
Well-Known Member
Riverwalk is nice, tons of museums, max drinking but the most fun you will have is hanging out on Bourbon street people watching.
Yep. The prettiest woman on Bourbon St was a man......
Pete
Repete
Uh no
I liked the Sheraton, it's not in the middle of everything, but close enough to walk anywhere you need to go. The W looked like a great place to stay. NO is fun, but pretty smelly. I contemplated just burning my suitcase and it's contents when we got home.
I very highly recommend this place. Amazing building...interesting history..stellar service.
Stay there every year when attending the International Workboat show. It's walking distance to the waterfront and the French Quarter...as long as you don't mind a good walk.
New Orleans Hotels : New Orleans Hotel - French Quarter Hotels - Le Pavillon
Stay there every year when attending the International Workboat show. It's walking distance to the waterfront and the French Quarter...as long as you don't mind a good walk.
New Orleans Hotels : New Orleans Hotel - French Quarter Hotels - Le Pavillon
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
I wouldn't stay near the Riverwalk/side area... just not as much fun. Definitely stay in the Bourbon/French Quarter area. 
mkd20012001
Live~Love~Laugh
Hands down Hansen's does have the best snowballs ever. I would recommend staying at Harrah's.
Any hotel on lower Canal (south of I-10) should be fine.
Maspero $12.99 for a seafood sampler plate that includes a ton of calamari, shrimp, catfish, fried oysters. Across from Jax Brewery. Bring cash, they don't accept credit cards. A plate like that here costs at least 29.
Garden District via Streetcar Ride from Canal through the Garden District to just past the Audubon Zoo. An experience itself.
Cafe du Monde A must on everyone's list
Ferry Ride the ferry to/from Algiers or Gretna for great scenic shots of the city from the river. Free for pedestrians. Plan on standing the entire time because those old plastic seats are dirty. The ferry docks at the end of Canal.
Bourbon Street Many bars have 3-for-1 beers until around 8pm, you'll pay $7. Every bar has plastic cups near the door. As long as you don't have glass in your hands, you can walk freely with your beer. Three places on Bourbon that you have to see are Marie Laveau's, The Cat's Meow (wave to your friends on the many Earthcams there), and Pat O's (get a hurricane). The locals typically go to Frenchman to avoid the tourists.
Cemeteries Metairie has some of the most picturesque cemeteries. Take the streetcar up Canal to get you most of the way there. Lake Lawn is one of the best.
House of Blues See what's going on there during your visit.
If you rent a car and have time, River Road plantation homes are something to see and take time to get around, but expect to pay $10-20 for entrance to each one. There are a few Swamp Tours within an hour of New Orleans to the southwest along US 90. The Causeway is a 29 mile long bridge with no toll northbound (and either no or $2 toll southbound), you could go north to Mandeville then east to Slidell, then south to New Orleans - from Slidell to downtown New Orleans you will still see abandoned homes from Katrina along Read, Bullard, out to Chef.
Maspero $12.99 for a seafood sampler plate that includes a ton of calamari, shrimp, catfish, fried oysters. Across from Jax Brewery. Bring cash, they don't accept credit cards. A plate like that here costs at least 29.
Garden District via Streetcar Ride from Canal through the Garden District to just past the Audubon Zoo. An experience itself.
Cafe du Monde A must on everyone's list
Ferry Ride the ferry to/from Algiers or Gretna for great scenic shots of the city from the river. Free for pedestrians. Plan on standing the entire time because those old plastic seats are dirty. The ferry docks at the end of Canal.
Bourbon Street Many bars have 3-for-1 beers until around 8pm, you'll pay $7. Every bar has plastic cups near the door. As long as you don't have glass in your hands, you can walk freely with your beer. Three places on Bourbon that you have to see are Marie Laveau's, The Cat's Meow (wave to your friends on the many Earthcams there), and Pat O's (get a hurricane). The locals typically go to Frenchman to avoid the tourists.
Cemeteries Metairie has some of the most picturesque cemeteries. Take the streetcar up Canal to get you most of the way there. Lake Lawn is one of the best.
House of Blues See what's going on there during your visit.
If you rent a car and have time, River Road plantation homes are something to see and take time to get around, but expect to pay $10-20 for entrance to each one. There are a few Swamp Tours within an hour of New Orleans to the southwest along US 90. The Causeway is a 29 mile long bridge with no toll northbound (and either no or $2 toll southbound), you could go north to Mandeville then east to Slidell, then south to New Orleans - from Slidell to downtown New Orleans you will still see abandoned homes from Katrina along Read, Bullard, out to Chef.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
nomoney
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I had already looked that up 
SunSpot
New Member
Be sure to spend an evening on Frenchmen Street. Several bars, all within a short walk from each other, feature great, local music. Some have cover charges, some don't. It's not the carnival scene of Bourbon Street, so it all depends on what you are looking for. It's New Orleans, so wherever you go, you're likely to have a great time. Enjoy!