Thanks to Floyd and his work narrowing down possibilities, we have mostly nailed down our next Summer FTF: July 15-17 in New Orleans, at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Ave. The hotel looks gorgeous and is on the streetcar line and only a couple of blocks from the French Quarter, so it's a GREAT location. But downtown is more expensive. They're offering rooms at $145/night, which is only a wee bit high, but parking is $40/day!!, plus it's a $35 cab ride from the airport to the hotel (they have no airport shuttle). The group rate applies three days before and after the FTF, so I hope we can stay for an extra day or two to explore.
What do you think? Are these costs a show-stopper, or shall I finalize the arrangements? Who's excited about FINALLY getting to New Orleans?
Also: Free wifi EVERYWHERE!
And there's some sort of 2-hour wine reception, too.
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Count Jerman and me in.
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Myself and D. Noble will be in attendance
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Lee wrote:
Thanks to Floyd and his work narrowing down possibilities, we have mostly nailed down our next Summer FTF: July 15-17 in New Orleans, at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Ave. The hotel looks gorgeous and is on the streetcar line and only a couple of blocks from the French Quarter, so it's a GREAT location. But downtown is more expensive. They're offering rooms at $145/night, which is only a wee bit high, but parking is $40/day!!, plus it's a $35 cab ride from the airport to the hotel (they have no airport shuttle). The group rate applies three days before and after the FTF, so I hope we can stay for an extra day or two to explore.
What do you think? Are these costs a show-stopper, or shall I finalize the arrangements? Who's excited about FINALLY getting to New Orleans?
Lee
Just wanted to say that for those considering driving , I looked and there are several parking garages within walking distance from the hotel that offer cheaper rates.
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We can only say that we are
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The Wisconsin group will get together, have a few drinks, talk about it, have a few more drinks, argue about challenges, have a few drinks, forget what we were arguing about, have a few more drinks, and then get back to you regarding New Orleans.
The WWII museum is in New Orleans and def worth the visit!
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Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:43 pm
100% in.... my favorite city to visit!!! I'll likely be arriving earlier than normal for this one to partake in everything this awesome city has to offer!!!
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There are probably options somewhere for parking even cheaper and taking public transit to the Quarter/hotel area. A 3-day pass for streetcars & buses is like $9.
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Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:17 pm
The easiest way to get to the hotel is to simply cough up cab fare. Once you get to the hotel you're not even a 5 minute walk from the french quarter or the St. Charles trolley which can take you to the Audobon Zoo, Tulane and a good number of other things to sight see. Taxis are easy to get in town should you need to go off the trolley path. I'd recommend not renting a car and paying for parking if you can help it.
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I'll get the ball rolling: Who needs a roommate?
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Sandra and I will be there 100%.
In addition I have a friend who said he and his wife wanted to go to New Orleans and will go - and he will roll up a DM team and participate in the tournament.
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