Off to New Orleans

[silentg]

I use Facebook to keep in touch with relatives and friends. Used to be our mother's calling each other with all the latest news, chit chat etc. But most of them have past and everyone is everywhere so,Facebook is a social event for me.

 

[slip]

While we were out walking we ran into the Quarter House. It's only about 5 blocks from where we are. It does have laundry there though.

 

[Greg G]

Sounds like you're having a great time. Dang, makes me want to go back

Greg

 

[DeniseM]

But what about Hurricane Harvey????

 

[slip]

Yes, this was a great vacation for us. We fit everything we wanted to do in and we weren't rushed. We really relaxed. We go back tomorrow and my wife says she wants to come back. Hopefully we can fit in an exchange in between our Hawaii trips and when it's not so hot here. It was great not having large crowds everywhere though. We go to Kauai in May so maybe January or February.

 

[slip]

But what about Hurricane Harvey????

We're leaving just in time.

 

[slip]

Well we board in about a half hour. Pretty lucky with the hurricane coming. Sounds like they will get a lot of rain if it travels up the coast of Texas. It was a great trip and I know we will return.

 

[silentg]

Safe travels and thanks for sharing your trip with us!

 

[Laurie]

slip, thanks for this post. Previously, it had never been on my radar as a resort I was interested in. Based on your comments and photos, I've just confirmed a week for 2019.

In the past I've had to cancel 2 exchanges to NOLA. One was for Xmas wk at Club La Pension - had to cancel because Katrina. The next was this past spring at Quarter House - had to cancel due to a death in my family. I hope #3 is the charm!

The only hesitation I have is safety for 2 women walking at night. I visited NOLA years ago (conference, not exchange) and vaguely remember Canal St. I've dealt w/NYC after dark over the decades, and several times to SF, both in marginal areas, so we should be fine - but during my one trip to NOLA I had to walk alone at night somewhere near the French Quarter and got spooked - can't recall exactly where - so any advice is appreciated.

 

[slip]

slip, thanks for this post. Previously, it had never been on my radar as a resort I was interested in. Based on your comments and photos, I've just confirmed a week for 2019.

In the past I've had to cancel 2 exchanges to NOLA. One was for Xmas wk at Club La Pension - had to cancel because Katrina. The next was this past spring at Quarter House - had to cancel due to a death in my family. I hope #3 is the charm!

The only hesitation I have is safety for 2 women walking at night. I visited NOLA years ago (conference, not exchange) and vaguely remember Canal St. I've dealt w/NYC after dark over the decades, and several times to SF, both in marginal areas, so we should be fine - but during my one trip to NOLA I had to walk alone at night somewhere near the French Quarter and got spooked - can't recall exactly where - so any advice is appreciated.

Yes, there are some areas where there are some people just laying in the street. There were always a few on the block where the resort is but they never bothered us. As long as your going toward the Quarter or the river/casino, there's enough people around so it's not too bad. You will probably get asked for some spare change. The same goes for being in the rest of the quarter, as long as you don't go down some of the streets we're there's not to many people, you should be fine.

We did see a lot of police presence all around so I'm sure that helps. Another thing I would recommend is sign up for Uber or Lyft and use that while your there. Most trips were around $7 or $8 including tip. We used Lyft. We never waited long and they pick you up where ever you are. Its easy to use too, we had never used it before this trip. It was nice not pulling out money for the transaction, it's all electronic.

Let me know if you have other questions.