Hotels New Orleans

[Wendy in Ohio]

Anyone with experience using the hotels nearest the New Orleans Amtrak station? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[pennyk]

The last time I was in New Orleans (about 6 years ago), I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, to which I walked from the Amtrak Station. I seem to recall that the Hotel was fine.

A few years before that I was attending a conference at the Holiday Inn, which is also walking distance from the Amtrak Station. I had no choice where to stay since I was not paying, but I would have preferred the Hilton Garden Inn.

I believe that trolleys may get you close to the hotels from the Amtrak Station. Hopefully someone with better and more recent knowledge will chime in.

 

[railiner]

I stayed at the Hyatt Regency, near by. One thing I didn’t like about it was it required changing elevators at its elevated lobby level to reach the street from your room or vice versa. Or you could use an escalator or stairs between street and lobby. I find that very annoying if going in and out several times a day. I had the same bad experience at a Montreal hotel near the Old Port a few years ago. I won’t go back to either of them.

I prefer easy access…

 

[jiml]

As @railiner has pointed out, the Hyatt is probably the most convenient to the station, and there are actually two Hyatt properties there. One is the full service described and then there is a mid-level property in the Hyatt family. The two cautionary notes for either are not being particularly close to the touristy stuff - requiring transit (streetcar) or other transportation, and neither is affordable if there is an NFL game or other event at the nearby stadium.

 

[TinCan782]

I've stayed at the Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome at 330 Loyola Avenue. A little further away than the Hyatt Regency.

 

[Saddleshoes]

Drury Plaza is an 8 block walk.

You would walk pass 4-6 hotels to get there.

BUT very much worth the extra walk. for the breakfast alone.

(Should you stay there, across the street is the New Orleans Federal Reserve Bank. Check out the free museum and get some shredded money.)