# A couple of questions about New Orleans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-orleans/259114>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 9, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-orleans/259114 "2004-08-09T23:33:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-orleans/259114/21 "2004-08-11T03:40:25Z")

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> [@Jeff Olsen](#):
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> The city has good public transportation service. Dunno about the buses themselves though; I’ve only ridden the streetcars.

The buses can be a little scary depending on the neighborhood that they pass through. He probably won’t need to worry about that though. I think I only took a bus once in 5 years of living there. The combination of walking, streetcar, and cab should be enough to get anywhere cheaply and safely.

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-orleans/259114/22 "2004-08-11T18:43:24Z")

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> [@Earl Snake-Hips Tucker](#):
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> No need. I did some checking on that particular place (The New Orleans Grand Palace) on [tripadvisor.com](http://tripadvisor.com). The reviews were unanimously discouraging in all aspects: neighborhood, accomodations, service–you name it.

I went and read over those same reviews on [TripAdvisor.com](http://TripAdvisor.com) … ouch! I didn’t think New Orleans had _any_ places that bad.

That hotel will be out of business --or under new ownership – within a year. Even in the 'hood, that won’t fly.

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**Author:** ![partylineinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@partylineinc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partylineinc)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-new-orleans/259114/23 "2004-08-18T04:28:19Z")

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Anything different that happens during Mardi Gras? Any hotels that you recommend above the rest? Some friends and I are going next year and we are thinking of getting a room a few blocks away from the French Quarter, although we are still working out the details on which hotel we are staying at.

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