Cheap Hotels in New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is s a great destination for people who want to explore the food, music, culture and history of this 300-year-old French Colonial port. The city is surrounded by water with the Mississippi River to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south and the second largest saltwater lake in the United States, Lake Pontchartrain, to the north. Swamps and canals to the west round the circle, making this a prime spot to enjoy watersports and Louisiana's wetland ecology. The hotel rates that follow are those listed for early 2010.

India House

Although this is a hostel, guests can rent private rooms starting at $45 a night. Mid-city India House is less than 10 minutes from the French Quarter, the Garden District, the Superdome and Jazz Fest. Facilities include a swimming pool, common area, kitchen, movie nights, crawfish parties and a stage for live music. This lodging also offers discounted tours of the area and is located right on the Endymion Mardi Gras Parade Route.

India House
124 S. Lopez St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 821-1904
indiahousehostel.com/index.html

Historic French Market Inn

This inn is located in the French Quarter on Decatur Street just steps from the Mississippi River, the Aquarium and the French Market. Built in the 19th century for Baron Joseph Xavier de Pontalba, this inn has 126 rooms surrounding a private courtyard. The prices for rooms at this inn are about $109 a night.

The Historic French Market Inn
501 Rue Decatur
New Orleans, LA 70130
(888) 538-5651 (toll-free)
(504) 561-5621
http://www.neworleansfinehotels.com/frenchmarketinn/index.html

Baronne Plaza Hotel

The Baronne Plaza Hotel is located in the National Historic Lower Central Business District of New Orleans, one block from the French Quarter. This 1931 art deco hotel offers a spa and fitness center, complimentary breakfast and a on-site sushi restaurant. Rooms in this hotel are around $100 a night.

Baronne Plaza Hotel
201 Baronne St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 522-0083
(888) 756-0083 (toll-free)
baronneplaza.com/

Frenchmen Hotel

The Frenchmen Hotel is located on the corner of Frenchmen and beautiful Esplanade Avenue in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans. This area is known for its music venues and restaurants and is considered a popular, and less touristy, area than the French Quarter. While only a few blocks from the Quarter and the French Market, this 1830s town house with a private courtyard, garden and pool offers a more relaxed environment for around $100.

The Frenchmen Hotel
417 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
(800) 831-1781
frenchmenhotel.com/

Article Written By Carey Stumm

Carey Stumm is an archivist at a history museum in New York City and a professor of museum studies in a university graduate program. She has been a grant writer for museums for six years and has written about media preservation, art, and transportation history. Stumm has a master's degree in library and information science.

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