36% off (Sale price $84.00, Reg. Price $133.00) :: Hotel at a Glance: Wyndham Garden New Orleans AirportThis Wyndham Garden hotel is just 5 miles from the airport and 11 miles from downtown New Orleans. Beautiful Lafreniere Park is across the street, providing a nice spot to go for a stroll, play some frisbee, or cool off in the spray park. Inside the hotel, comfy rooms are outfitted with plush bedding, 42-inch televisions, and free WiFi. Go for a swim in the outdoor pool or soak in the hot tub. Stay in shape at the 24-hour fitness center, equipped with free weights and cardio equipment. Lafittes Restaurant Lounge: Enjoy authentic New Orleans cuisine, including shrimp Creole and jambalaya. Distance to the French Quarter: 12 milesNew Orleans’s French Quarter: Let the Good Times RollStop thinking of New Orleans as the worst-organized city in the United States, writes author Dan Baum in Nine Lives, his post-Katrina book. Start thinking of it as the best-organized city in the Caribbean. Some folks think there is something distinctly foreign about New Orleans, a place where people’s priorities seem inclined toward enjoying life and relishing the moment at hand. Nothing says it better than the town’s unofficial Cajun creed: “Laissez les bons temp rouler,” or Let the good times roll.Historical buildings with intricate wrought-iron balconies line the narrow streets of New Orleans’s French Quarter. Here, street musicians often fill the air with jazz music, their trombones and tubas swinging back and forth. Just off the Jackson Square park and near the towering St. Louis Cathedral, the legendary Café Du Monde serves beignets under heaping piles of powdered sugar. The nearby Frenchmen Street, just north of the Quarter, provides a slightly less touristy taste of New Orleans nightlife. Some of the city’s most popular live jazz and blues bars dominate this historic two-block district, with each venue hosting world-class musicians nearly every night of the week. And then theres Bourbon Street, where neon lights advertise frozen cocktails and crowds gather along 13 city bl
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