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We are cruising out of NOLA on March 15, 2015 on the Dream. Price of hotels seems to be extremely high in March so we are thinking of saying in Metairie at the Marriott Residence Inn. Has anyone stayed in this area? Wondering how much it will be to get to New Orleans to hang out on Saturday and also to the Cruise Port on Sunday morning and if they have shuttles or if we will have to take cabs and how much it is from here. I know it is $33.00 from the airport to the French Quarter just not sure from Metairie.

Thanks for any help...

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Metairie is closer to New Orleans than the airport so the cab should be slightly cheaper. I know that some of the hotels out in Metairie have shuttles but I would check with your hotel to make sure.

 

If you like the nightlife I would think about a hotel in the central business district as it is still within walking distance to the Quarter but not as expensive as hotels actually in the Quarter. Plus you will save on cab fare and it's closer to port.

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taxifarefinder.com can give you a rough estimate on cab fare.

 

Really weigh your options. Friends tried to save money in NYC so they stayed in Brooklyn. Their cab fare going back to the hotel late at night ate up their hotel savings.

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In looking at the maps it does not look like it is very far at all to the bus line which takes you to the street cars. I know a little bit of switching around from bus to street car but looks like it might work... And my understanding is that it is $3 a day all inclusive of buses/ and street cars.

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I stayed at the Sheraton which is just a few blocks away. It's a nice area, but you would need to drive down to the quarter I would think.

 

I've also stayed near the convention center and it is not too bad of a walk to the quarter from there and it is very close to the cruise terminal.

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