<p>My D and I will be visiting the campus in the very near future. As I am not familiar with New Orleans at all, could someone give me some insight as to where to stay? Or not to stay? We will be staying for a few days to try to get a feel for New Orleans. I was looking at places uptown because it is very close to campus and we will not have a car. However, from previous posts I've been reading, it seems that most people stay in the FQ. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Personally I never stay in the Quarter, although there are some nice hotels there. But it is a bit noisy for my taste, even though the rooms are soundproofed pretty well. There is a bed and breakfast near campus, but hard to get rooms when there are events going on at Tulane. There are a number of hotels on St. Charles that make it extremely easy to catch the streetcar, which IMO is the only way to go while in NOLA. For example, there is a Hampton Inn that is not terribly expensive, and I know there are others close to that. Here are a couple of B&B’s I found, you can do Mapquest or whatever to see exactly how far they are. The first one is the closest to campus, I think.</p>
<p>Park View Guest House
7004 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
504-861-7564 • Toll Free 1-888-533-0746</p>
<p>Muses
1455 Magazine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(504) 522-7976</p>
<p>Here is a link from the Tulane web site:</p>
<p>[Tulane</a> University - Travel Portal](<a href=“http://www.campustravel.com/university/tulane/]Tulane”>Tulane Portal – Campus Travel Management)</p>
<p>Good Luck! It is a wonderful place to visit. Make sure you walk through Audubon Park and check out Magazine Street on the other side of the park if you don’t actually stay at that B&B on Magazine.</p>
<p>I can’t tell you what to do. I can tell you what we did.</p>
<p>We stayed at the Embassy Suites on Juliet Street. From there it was a walk of just a few blocks to St Charles Aveneue where we hopped on the trolly ($1.25, exact change, paper $1.00 bills accepted). It was a slightly longer walk from the Embassy to the French Quarter, but readily doable. Juliet Street is in what is called the warehouse district. Which at first blush appears to be just that. But a closer look reveals that many of the buildings that used to be warehouses have been converted to upscale art galleries, restaurants, and condos. Emeril’s flagship restaraunt is one block from the the Embassy Suites. Also, a short walk of a block or two in the other direction brings you to the waterfront and all of its attractions (an indoor mall, outdoor performance stages, stuff like that).</p>
<p>A couple of blocks closer to the French Quarter but still close to trolley access and the waterfront is a Hilton. We investigated that too. We like the Embassy Suites because of the separate rooms into which parents and kids can be separated, and the cooked breakfast in the lobby included in the price. You can still go out for breakfast, of course, if you want to experience one of the many restaurants in New Orleans that are known for that.</p>
<p>I think we’ve already booked the Hilton for our next visit. The rates were better on the days we wanted.</p>
<p>Alternately, there’s a Hampton Inn on St Charles Avenue much closer to Tulane, and a Best Western (Comfort Inn maybe?) also on St Charles Avenue that’s not too far either. Your trip to the school will be shorter, but not really walkable, and the French Quarter is way past walking distance.</p>
<p>Parking at the school is extremely limited. It is highly recommended that you use the trolley.</p>
<p>My H and S stayed at the Hampton (Garden District). It was fine and gave them a Tulane rate.</p>
<p>We’ve stayed at the Hampton (Garden District) several times. It is particularly good for Move-in day if you’ve driven a vehicle. Pluses: relatively close to campus, free breakfast, trolley stops right in front.</p>
<p>However, I would probably not use it for my first trip if I’d never been to NOLA and was looking to explore. I’d suggest staying in the Quarter, CBD (Central Business District) or Warehouse/Arts. These are all walking distance to the Quarter and you can easily get to the trolley when you do need to go Uptown to Tulane. </p>
<p>What I’d do if I were you is look at a map where you can catch the trolley line (Carondolet street?) and get my hotel within easy walking distance of that. If you do this, you will be able to get to Tulane but still be in the area that is more touristy–and I say this positively. It’s fun to be a first time tourist in NOLA…go to Cafe du Monde, Jackson Square, etc. It’s actually all pretty walkable, with the exception of heading to Tulane.</p>
<p>We found the Royal St. Charles Hotel (a block off Canal) to be a great value and plan to make that our regular New Orleans home. Room @ about $60 and there is a St. Charles trolley stop right at the front door. Just a 20 minute ride to campus.</p>
<p>I can vouch for the Hampton Inn on St. Charles and the Best Western on St. Charles. Both are very nice, clean and convenient. The Avenue Inn is a B&B that is also right there on St. Charles. The owners are great and they can give you good tips on New Orleans. Lately, I stay at the Best Western because I’m there just for a night or two. But if I were staying 4 days, I’d recommend Avenue Inn. </p>
<p>When I venture into a new city, I always check the reviews on Tripadvisor.com before book - and I highly recommend you check it out.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for all your help.</p>
<p>I love the Hampton Inn (Garden District)! I definitely recommend it.</p>
<p>I can also recommend Maison St. Charles, on St. Charles, across the street from Emeril’s. From there we catch the trolly uptown or downtown.</p>