Update
OK so we're here now - - enjoying the city and having a great time. The timeshare is in a nice location and our unit is alright. We have #209 which faces Exchange on the backside of the building.
Noise is definitely an issue here . . . trash trucks yesterday (Saturday) morning at 7:30am . . . noisy neighbors fighting (yelling) and on the phone (in the hallway) in the middle of the night (Friday night) . . . and then last night/this morning, three false fire alarms starting at 3:30a and waking me up for the last time at 7:15a today.
We haven't allowed that to keep us from having a good time . . . but we'll have to see how today goes with poor sleep last night.
Restaurants we've done so far . . . Mothers on Poydras (always good food - service seems to have slipped however); Daisy Dukes (next door to the T/S - good food, service was very poor however) and last night, dinner at The Original Pierre Maspero's (up a couple of blocks on Chartres - very good, enjoyed our meal there).
Today we will be dining at Fleur-de-Lis (also on Chartres a couple of blocks away) and maybe House of Blues (we'll have to see how the mood hits us).
Yesterday we did the touristy mule drawn carriage tour of the French Quarter (cost $15pp) and enjoyed that. We also walked around during the afternoon and then again after dinner. Got to see a wedding jazz parade which was very cool.
The bridal group with a full jazz band
The happy bride & groom