Uptown · stay 9 of 9
Uptown, on the route: reserve a New Orleans parade season weekend under the oaks
This New Orleans parade season weekend puts you in a guesthouse a block off St. Charles Avenue in Uptown, on the route the big night parades follow in the last two weeks before Mardi Gras day.
- Corner
- St. Charles and Napoleon
- Walk to the square
- 77 minutes, 3.6 miles
- Nights
- Four
- Offered
- February
from $785 per person, two sharing a room $1,570 for the two of you
Where you sleep
St. Charles Avenue and Napoleon Avenue cross in the heart of Uptown, where parades turn from Napoleon onto St. Charles. Guesthouses here are large old houses with porches, five to twelve rooms. Jackson Square is seventy seven minutes on foot, the longest walk in this catalog; the streetcar on St. Charles stops running while parades roll, so plan on walking or waiting.
Rooms, classes and suppers counted in the figure
- Four nights in a guesthouse in a large old house a block off St. Charles Avenue, a room for two, with any nightly charge the guesthouse adds to every guest already inside the figure near St. Charles and Napoleon.
- A visit inside a working float-building warehouse, entry included.
- A written Uptown parade season weekend itinerary naming the guesthouse and every operator, their addresses near St. Charles and Napoleon and beyond, and their own cancellation terms.
Left for you: the road, the taxes, the valet
- Getting to New Orleans and back. From the Atlanta office the drive is about 470 miles; how you travel is yours to choose and arrange.
- Louisiana and New Orleans hotel taxes and the per-room nightly charge set by the state and city, both collected by the hotel. The quote shows them in dollars.
- Meals beyond those named above, and tips for staff.
- Parking. Hotels in the Quarter and downtown usually charge for it by the night.
- Streetcar and taxi fares in the city.
The walk from St. Charles and Napoleon to Jackson Square, 77 minutes, drawn to the same scale as the other eight stays' routes.
Months this stay suits, and months it fights
February, and only the parade weekends. Rooms along the route are the most sought after in the city that month, and most guesthouses require four nights. The from-price figures each night at twice the federal lodging figure for February. Mardi Gras day moves with the calendar, so the planner confirms the parade schedule before quoting.
The $785 per person for the Uptown parade season weekend is figured on February: four nights at $188 a room per night, the federal lodging figure for New Orleans in February times 2.0, halved for two people, plus $30 per person for the one named piece.
Confirmed by each supplier once you say yes
The guesthouse confirms the four nights, the minimum stay and its terms for changes, which on parade weekends are often strict. The float warehouse confirms the day and time of the visit. Parades are free on the street; nothing on the route is sold through this office.
Nothing near St. Charles and Napoleon is held until you accept the quote. You then pay the guesthouse and each operator directly, on their own terms, and their confirmations for four nights reach you in writing. Ask for a free New Orleans vacation quote with the Uptown parade season weekend already chosen, or use the form below.
Price this stay for your own dates
The form takes New Orleans requests 24/7. A planner in the Atlanta office answers in writing by the end of the next planning day, Tuesday to Saturday, with a written quote that names the hotel and every operator, their prices and their own cancellation terms.
Rather talk it through? +1 (404) 876-6517. Planning calls Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern.