I live in lafayette. me and my friends are planning a trip to new orleans for 3 days during mardi gras in march. I am not sure how to go about finding the best and cheap travel deals. We are willing to spend about $100-$150 a person. We do not want to drive there. We are thinking of taking a taxi/bus. Can anyone suggest something good?
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Answer 1 :
I'm not sure why you want to take a bus, its going to cost you alot more that way. You better hurry though in finding rooms... A friend of mind is going too and there are hardly any rooms available. google it
Answer 2 :
Where are you planning on staying. Hotels are booked months in advance. Room will about 300 dollars or more a night. That is way past your budget. Getting here will probably cost 150 or more on a bus or taxi. did you maybe try the Amtrak? Make sure you have a place to stay. the cheapest place to stay will probably be a hotel by the airport and you would have to take a taxi to new orleans every day. That will cost a lot of money as well. Going to new orleans for mardi gras is not in your budget. You will need to spend like 1000 a person or more. You will need food and drink money and taxi money. You will have to pay about 20 dollars a taxi to get from kenner to new orleans one way. Maybe plan this out early and come next year.
Answer 3 :
Taking the bus (Greyhound) from Lafayette to New Orleans for Mardi Gras is fine. The bus station is downtown so it is a relatively short taxi ride to most hotels. The best areas to stay in for Mardi Gras are the French Quarter, Central Business District and Warehouse District (best is the FQ). That way you can use your hotel as a base and enjoy the almost 24/7 street party that is Mardi Gras for the last 5 days of the celebrations. Note that Mardi Gras Day is March 8th, and MGD is the LAST day of Carnival - not the first or only day. Go to www.mardigras.com and www.mardigrasguide.com for more info, and the FAQ sections may be particularly useful. "Cheap" is probably not realistic, at least not for the last 5 days of Carnival. Check the travel sites (expedia, travelocity, etc.) and also check the hotel websites. Go to www.frenchquarterhotels.com for some non-chain hotels in the FQ. Many hotels have a multi-night minimum stay during the last 5 days of Carnival, so call the hotel and talk to a human if you have problems booking online. It is traditional and fun to wear a costume on Mardi Gras Day, so consider bringing one. Anything is OK and it’s fine to recycle an old Halloween or NYE costume. I hope you have a great time!
Answer 4 :
$150 a person is $50 a day for food and drinks. That's under $17 a meal with zero cocktails. Your drive is 136 miles. Assuming your car gets average mileage, around 20mpg, that'll run 13.6 gallons of gas just to and from, no additional driving. 13.6 x $3.05 is about $40 in gas money. Split that three ways and you've got about $14. Now we're down to $15 per meal. We still haven't talked about sleeping. $150 x 3 = $450 total to spend. That gives you $150 per night. For that price, you're not going to be within walking distance of Bourbon St. That means you'd have to spring for a taxi every day too. Sorry, just no way to do it on that budget. Around $500 a person would probably be doable.
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