New Orleans at Christmastime? Hotel takes 20% off rooms over holidays
Mardi Gras isn’t the only time to take a trip to New Orleans. Around Christmastime, the city celebrates with a Creole-style Santa named Papa Noel, whose sleigh is pulled through the bayous by eight alligators. The luxury Windsor Court Hotel near the city’s French Quarter sweetens the pot with up to 20% off the room rates during the holidays.
The deal: The Windsor Court discounts rooms by 10% on Fridays and Saturdays, and 20% on Sundays through Thursdays on selected dates. The hotel, by the way, received a Forbes four-star rating in 2016 (which describes its style as “British aristocratic design”) and a four-diamond AAA rating from 2000 to 2016.
There’s lot to do in New Orleans during the holidays too, such as stepping inside French Quarter houses on the Holiday Home Tour on Dec. 9 and 10, and listening to carolers in Jackson Square and other parts of the city.
When: The offer is good Nov. 19 to Jan. 6, based on availability.
Tested: I checked online and found availability for weekday rooms (Dec. 3 to 5) starting at $212 a night, and weekend rooms (Dec. 1 to 3) starting at $342 a night; prices don’t include tax. Same rooms on the same dates usually start at $265 to $380 a night respectively, excluding tax.
Info: Windsor Court Hotel’s Papa Noel offer, 300 Gravier St.; (800) 262-2662
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