"I need Help in finding the BEST Hotel in New Orleans"
So it's my 40th Birthday....... Never been to New Orleans...I've been to Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico and a few others....I wish I had the funds to do to Ghana but anyhow..
What's The Best Hotel u stayed in or Heard about in New Orleans?
And that "free" stuff you asking for usually don't come in "luxury" properties. They be trying to tax your pockets But the embassy suites and holiday inn have those items for free
17. "So she needed to be more clear" In response to Reply # 14
If she was too present this to a travel agent she would get the same answers we gave
They'd look at her funny and tell her to hit priceline
maybe she should have said I wasn't the best girl I can get that lets free wi-fi and free breakfast Then I would have said Best Western, Clarion, Red Roof Inn, Ramada, etc
21. "Last time I went to Nawlins stayed at The W" In response to Reply # 17
They upgraded me to a WoW suite Free parking $30 food voucher (which paid for most of breakfast) Just because I asked and told them I remember staying in the older crappy W the time before
Free Hotel breakfast are nasty Better off spending $10 at some diner near by
I would say she should priceline the marriott or hyatt for $100 per night Add $10 breakfast Add $15 wifi And she got a $125 room with every thing she wants
But since parking is $32 per day she won't like that I'm sure
Babe, do you have a budget in mind? That will help us guide you with your definition of best.
11. "Did you look through Priceline to see your options? " In response to Reply # 0
put in free breakfast and wifi (i did this for Hawaii) and then get the list of places and go to trip advisor and yelp and see which one has the best ratings.
last time i stayed it was at the Hilton Garden Inn on Gravier but now that I think about it, breakfast was "free" because my friend had a certain status with the hilton gold points or something...and i assume wifi was free because we didn't pay extra for it.
20. "does it have to be a hotel?" In response to Reply # 0
i'm assuming these suggestions are in/near the french quarter NO is a nice city and relatively small and easy to get around i'd probably airbnb it in mid city or bywater the good restaurants and music venues the locals go to are all in the residential areas and you can always catch the trolley to the french quarter when u want
23. "if you want a better mix of price and amenities" In response to Reply # 0
find a hotel you like and join that hotel's or hotel group's loyalty program I did that with Kimpton, didn't cost me anything and I get the free in-room wifi along with decent discounts OR if you're really committed to a particular hotel call the hotel directly and inquire on packages/manager's specials esp since you're coming from out of town.
29. "i stayed at the homewood suites" In response to Reply # 0
and it was fantastic i was there for a conference
they give free food for breakfast and dinner and the food was actually good. on the same block there's a dope ass poboy spot too. it's about a 10 min walk to bourbon st.
but if you don't wanna spend Ritz $ but want Ritz accommodations, the Iberville Suites share the bldg with The Ritz, but the entrance is on Iberville St instead of Canal (tho you can still walk into the main Ritz entrance on Canal) And at least when i stayed there a few years ago, you got use of the Ritz facilities (pool, spa, etc.)
Plus the rooms are still nice and most if not all have separate bed room and living room
34. "The Iberville Suites does tho" In response to Reply # 32
i only remember cause after we offered it to her, one of the girls from the club around the corner that came back with us said some shit like "oooh, i'll go have some orange juice, my doctor said the vitamin C will be good for this thing i have in my mouth"
33. "you know it's the ritz " In response to Reply # 0
everything's pretty much been said. except, get the cheapest room and say its your 40th birthday and they'll upgrade you for free. all these 5 star type hotels do this. birthdays, anniversaries, honeymoons etc = free upgrade.
39. "nah. they will do it based on availability..." In response to Reply # 36
if they have an open room they can upgrade you to.
they aren't going to guarantee it over the phone or promise it to you over the phone in advance.
if the day OF, you're checking in and they have rooms available so it's not costing them anything extra, you chat them up and you're friendly... they'll upgrade you.
40. "i forgot this is OKP" In response to Reply # 0
somebody ask for the **best** hotel IN new orleans the type of repsonses they get:
1. stay in BATON ROUGE it's just like being in the French Quarter!
2. i stayed at the homewood suites in Slidell and it was nice.
3. why don't u just air b'n'b? i got a nice spot in biloxi.
4. the ritz/monteleone is your best bet
i don't know about yall but when i turn 40 i want to say "GOT DAYUM!!!!" not just when i walk into my suite but when i walk into the hotel LOBBY ritz/monteleone is some basic shit you see everywhere every W i've been to has made me say "OH!"
i want to be able to come in at 430am still be hype as fuck and possibly bump into other muthafuckas that be MORE HYPE than me. TURN UP! curfew is 9:30PM at the ritz or the general mgr will be ringing your phone asking you to turn the volume down on the tv as it is past lights out.
the best way i've learned to ensure a GREAT room in a GREAT hotel is to slide the check-in person a GREAT tip
example, if i priceline a lil $100 room at the marriott i'll put a folded $20 bill between my license and credit card before i hand it to them and be all chatty they will know what the deal is when i ask "i was wondering if you all had any suites available?" i got good success with that but at upper end hotels you better come with a $50 or sometimes a $100 because they aint trying to lose their job over no $20 but $100 can pay their light bill! plus, when you think about it, a suite at The W is like $500+ a night at the Ritz it's about that much or $600 depending upon the nights so, if you slide them $100 and you're staying there 3 nights, that's only a $30 a night upgrade instead of $250-300 per night upgrade
i've actually had people DECLINE my $100 because there wasn't any available suites so what they'd do is put me in a room with a better view or something just for me asking
last summer at the W in san diego i asked and got a nope checked in went to a regular room left for lunch came back
and the same agent that said no was like "welcome back mr. boram, we've upgraded you to a suite and we took the liberty of moving your things for you. here are your new keys" walked into the room and the above picture was on the living room table upon check out, i saw the $35 a day parking fee was removed as well that saved almost $200!!!
oh so later that night we were walking back from dinner and saw the agent that upgraded us was walking to her car as she just got off i gave her the change from dinner it was $70 something odd dollars she wouldnt take the $100 at the front desk counter earlier (the GM was standing there) so she actually got shorted a lil bit for waiting
44. "can we agree that The Ritz is for 60+ and The W is 25-45?" In response to Reply # 41
age groups i'm talkin
just look at the websites
if i'm ready to be on some BONKERS HYPE shit give me The W
but if me and wifey just want to get away for the weekend and chill then we'd find a Ritz/St Regis/Four Seasons to tuck into (all can be had for less than $150 a night in houston if you know when/where to look)
48. "where would you put the age groups then?" In response to Reply # 46
because W is DEFINITELY for "douchy" 24-39 year old "frat boy" or "wall street" types slicked back hair Dolce suit on with the top three buttons undone on their shirt pull up in a convertible M3
the ritz is more families senior level manager of some sort or a grandad with his 8 and 10 year old grandkids pull up in the S550 it's just a different vibe/scene at The W
even the "elevator music" is vastly different in these places The W plays EDM and Michael Jackson Ritz plays Edith Piaf
you say "a lot of them" are and i asked you specifically and you can't tell me which ones i posted two locations already i can continue to go thru my laptop and find more locations i have personally stayed in but you can go off tripadvisor if you want to
and you say The W rooms are :dated:? anymore dated than that old ass Louis XIII motif that the ritz and monteleone use?
im not trying to argue but heh i aim to please i wouldnt send anyone looking to TURN UP to the ritz in new orleans i dont think ANY ritz i've been to is on turn up mode
i just looked at their main site and i have stayed at 12 W properties all but the one on poydras (which they dont operate anymore) have been fantastic if i sound like a W fanboy it is because i'm just realizing i am
50. "Stayed at the JW Marriott on Canal for $38/nt thru Priceline...." In response to Reply # 0
this was a couple years ago, but still. It was for my anniversary, told the front desk person we were there for our anniversary, got upgraded to a suite and they waived the daily parking rate from our bill. Also, if you're looking for places to eat, dont ask the concierge, ask the valets or cleaning crew, they'll hook you up with where the locals go, not where the concierge gets kickbacks to send tourists.....
We the children of the Light, you know what I mean? That's why I'm hating on the darkness like Paula Deen Cause in my hood they masked up like it's Halloween We going hard for the Rock, but we not some fiends - Andy Mineo
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