As I mentioned in my previous New Orleans post, I recently had my first trip to the Big Easy! Here is how I navigated through it all.
Getting to New Orleans
While flying into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is an option, Shreveport is only about five hours from New Orleans so I drove.
Driving meant, I had to go pay my friends at Avis a visit. Avis is always my rental car choice because they have nice vehicles, great rates, easy booking/pickup/drop off and great customer service.
My pickup time was 8:00am and I was walking out with my keys in hand by 8:15am. For this adventure, I was cruised the highway a cute Toyota Camry pictured above. This car was really good on gas mileage and despite it's outward appearance, it was very room inside and had a huge trunk which I needed for my bags. The Camry was a definite winner.
Getting Around New Orleans
Because a lot of my touring of New Orleans happened outside of the downtown, French Quarter, Central Business District (CBD) area, I found that driving my rental car worked perfectly until Sunday. I wanted to go to Cafe Du Monde across from Jackson Square and I knew …show more content…
There is a large open pay per hour/day parking lot directly across the street from the hotel but the hotel also offers valet parking. Valet is $34/day but well worth it. Flash Valet, the operators, have done a great job with their system. Once you drop off, you are given your ticket with instructions on how to retrieve your car. You can either notify the front desk or text when you are ready for your car. After you send your initial text, you receive a text saying your request has been received. A few minutes later, you receive a text with the approximate time that your car will be ready. This eliminates the need to go downstairs and wait and wait and wait. I had several dinner appointments that I drove to so before I started getting dressed, I would text for my car and it was waiting on me. SCORE
Getting to New Orleans
While flying into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is an option, Shreveport is only about five hours from New Orleans so I drove.
Driving meant, I had to go pay my friends at Avis a visit. Avis is always my rental car choice because they have nice vehicles, great rates, easy booking/pickup/drop off and great customer service.
My pickup time was 8:00am and I was walking out with my keys in hand by 8:15am. For this adventure, I was cruised the highway a cute Toyota Camry pictured above. This car was really good on gas mileage and despite it's outward appearance, it was very room inside and had a huge trunk which I needed for my bags. The Camry was a definite winner.
Getting Around New Orleans
Because a lot of my touring of New Orleans happened outside of the downtown, French Quarter, Central Business District (CBD) area, I found that driving my rental car worked perfectly until Sunday. I wanted to go to Cafe Du Monde across from Jackson Square and I knew …show more content…
There is a large open pay per hour/day parking lot directly across the street from the hotel but the hotel also offers valet parking. Valet is $34/day but well worth it. Flash Valet, the operators, have done a great job with their system. Once you drop off, you are given your ticket with instructions on how to retrieve your car. You can either notify the front desk or text when you are ready for your car. After you send your initial text, you receive a text saying your request has been received. A few minutes later, you receive a text with the approximate time that your car will be ready. This eliminates the need to go downstairs and wait and wait and wait. I had several dinner appointments that I drove to so before I started getting dressed, I would text for my car and it was waiting on me. SCORE