We’re going to New Orleans for vacation,problem is most if not all hotels charge for parking?
necroofchaos asked:
Valet service is about 20- 30 bucks/day, what a rip off. Does anyone know of a hotel that doesn’t do that? I could use some advice. Once we get there,we will use local transportation. Our vehicle will sit until we head home. Anybody from the Big Easy got any ideas?
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Valet service is about 20- 30 bucks/day, what a rip off. Does anyone know of a hotel that doesn’t do that? I could use some advice. Once we get there,we will use local transportation. Our vehicle will sit until we head home. Anybody from the Big Easy got any ideas?
July 19th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
You can drop off your luggage at your hotel, then drive to Mid-City or Uptown, park it, and take the streetcar into town.
Find a side street west of Napoleon near St. Charles or West of Carrollton in the Canal to Orleans area and leave it for a few days and ride the street car in.
Obey the parking signs and try to pick an unobtrusive spot to not block the locals from access to their houses…it sucks to have to haul your groceries half a block when you can’t park in front of your house!!
The areas are as crime-free as you can expect (but the valet parking is safer), though don’t leave anything visible that people would want to steal…a friend left his wallet and cell on the dashboard and went into his house for 10 minutes–they were gone when he came out.
You can also park in the CBD on weekends on the street, though theft risk is higher. Zariana
July 20th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Most of the hotels downtown charge outrageous fees for parking.
The Hotel Villa Convento offers free parking for guests and the Hotel Royal Saint Charles sometimes offers free parking:
If you want to stay elsewhere, call the hotel and ask to speak with the Sales Manager (NOT just whoever answers the phone). Tell them you would like to stay at their hotel but the cost of parking is unacceptable. Summer is low season for tourism in New Orleans and you may be able to negotiate a room rate that includes parking. That probably won’t work during the rest of the year, but it’s worth a try.
The least expensive parking downtown is at the AmTrak/Greyhound station. You do not have to be an AmTrak or Greyhound customer to use the lot. The fee is $4.00 per 24 hours and the lot has a 24/7 attendant. The station is a short taxi ride from the French Quarter.
If you park your car in a neighborhood, be sure to park it away from driveways, corners, and fire hydrants. You also need to move it every few days as “storing” a vehicle on a public street is a specific parking violation in New Orleans. Parking Control will tow away your car if a resident reports it.
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Hey EmiSaint:
1. I didn’t give you a thumbs down
2. The Villa Conveto does have free parking, even if the parking isn’t onsite
3. The Hotel Royal Saint Charles > SOMETIMES < offers free parking. What part of "sometimes" do you not understand?
4. Thank you for pointing out the fact the Le Richelieu now offers free parking (didn't when I stayed there). NOLA guy
July 23rd, 2010 at 12:14 am
Parking is ridiculously expensive, but I suggest you pay for it. Most garages are relatively safe… whereas parking on the street is A) risking a parking violation and spending more money than you would have if you paid the hotel parking fees and B) Your car/whatever is in it is safer in a garage (Not always true, but I personally feel more comfortable when my car is in a garage.) SELU_GO LIONS
July 26th, 2010 at 8:54 am
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July 29th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Mettarie is just about 20 minutes drive All there hotels have parking
They have allott of really great restaurants too. When I do not want to fight the tourist crowd in new orleans I go eat in the same restaurants in mettarie
like dragos and acme homewood1850
July 31st, 2010 at 2:19 am
Free Parking: Le richelieu hotel is the only one with free parking in the quarter
Hey nolaGuy Villa Convento has Garage for free that is 5 blocks from the hotel. La Richelieu Has it on site. THanks for the thumbs down But if it was me i would rather park onsite.
And the other one you listed has parking for 26 a day. EmiSaint
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:28 am
Queen and Crescent is free parking when no events are in town
Plus if you play at Harrah’s and register for a player card and play for thirty minutes, you can get parking for free deployedbride
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:01 pm
yeah, we just came back from there on Friday… wanted to stay at a place close to french quarters, harrah’s casino, riverwalk, etc..
the price of the hotel wasn’t bad, but it was $28 for the parking and the cab fare was minimum $10 each time we went somewhere.. mind you, we did PLENTY of walking, but just too much to do and see within walking distance..
really depends on what you plan to do there. you may want to stay at a hotel out away from that area and pay to park when you go..
for example tho, we went to riverwalk… have to pay everywhere to park.. and we decided to take a taxi down to french quarters.. it was hot and kids in tow…
we walked back afterward and it was about 4 hr total our car was in the parking lot and it was $15…
i would google plenty of hotels and ask lots of questions.. because even when i called for the hotel we stayed at Hilton garden side.. the lady didnt mention parking fees, valet person to tip, breakfast NOT included, etc… msperkey35
August 4th, 2010 at 11:03 am
NOLA- Trust him! He gives great answers to you questions. He helped me prepare for our trip to New Orleans.. We saved a lot of money!@ =) We had a blast! silvermist
August 5th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
NOLA guy knows what he is talking about! I am from a town sw of NOLA and he has educated me a lot about N.O. He is always on the mark. Nette on the Bayou