The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is near the historic French Quarter of New Orleans. This downtown French Quarter area is the heart of the New Orleans restaurant and music scene. The main thoroughfare is Bourbon Street, lined with bars and cafes. Bring comfortable shoes; this is a walking area.
Within walking distance from the French Quarter hotels noted here, the Audubon Aquarium has a huge collection of jellyfish and sharks. You can feed the stingrays and watch the penguin and otter feedings. Kids enjoy the interactive Adventure Island where they can touch sea creatures.
The value-oriented French Quarter Suites Hotel offers many free amenities: continental breakfast, Wi-Fi and local calls. The pet-friendly hotel has two grotto pools. Prices for the hotel, a restored historic French Quarter home, are quite low, especially considering the elegant furnishings. Consider, though, that inexpensive rooms, under $60 a night, with a single queen bed are quite small. Expect to pay under $100 a night for bigger rooms.
French Quarter Suites Hotel
1119 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
800-457-2253
frenchquartersuites.com
Best Western French Quarter Landmark Hotel feels like a European hotel, with small, charming rooms. Wi-Fi, continental breakfast and local calls are included in the low rates. Relax by the courtyard pool, where you can also take your breakfast. Rooms are $70 to $120 a night.
Best Western French Quarter Landmark Hotel
920 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
800-535-7862
frenchquarterlandmark.com
The budget-priced French Quarter Chateau LeMoyne offers free Wi-Fi, a coffee maker in every room, and free newspapers. There is a small outdoor pool. Kids eat breakfast free at the restaurant, Café Bienville, when an adult orders an entree. Although rates are around $100 a night, the hotel provides down comforters and pillows, and beds have high thread count linens.
French Quarter Chateau LeMoyne--A Holiday Inn Hotel
301 Rue Dauphine
New Orleans, LA 70112
800-465-4329
hiclneworleanshotelsite.com
