National Doughnut Day is coming June 3, and instead of celebrating with a boring jelly-filled or chocolate glazed, our mouth is watering for a good old N'Awlins beignet. The New Orleans Marriott is giving out free beignets every Friday in June to celebrate our new favorite holiday. Beignets are...
May 25, 2011
With everyone saving their party game for March 8Mardi Grasthere are plenty of well-priced hotels in New Orleans for this long weekend. And it being New Orleans, visitors won't exactly be given short shrift on drinking and carousing just because the official holiday is still a couple weeks away....
February 14, 2011
Beards may be big in Brooklyn, but during November, the 'mo is the way to go. The annual celebration of the mustache known as Movember has become so big that Malin Akerman is starring in one of their promos, and now hotels are getting down with the mo, too. If...
November 08, 2010
All this week we will honor Earth Day by putting the spotlight on eco-friendly hotels. Got an Earth Day Hotel suggestion? Let us know. The New Orleans Marriott is going all tree hugger. It's starting a recycling program with the help of the guys behind TLC's Trashmen, a series...
April 07, 2010
The dog days of summer are here, meaning everyone you know is on vacation, leaving you itching for some escapism, too. Where can you go on short notice and still get a good deal? Our vote is for New Orleans. Sure, its hot and daily forecasts mention a chance...
August 17, 2009
Travelers can be quick to forget that New Orleans does, in fact, exist beyond the mania of Mardi Gras. As a friendly reminder, the New Orleans Marriott has a pretty rad incentive: Bee-Ball Buzz rates ($69-199!) to coincide with Hornets home games now through April 13. To which, we...
March 04, 2009
A few months ago, Juliana spent some time in New Orleans checking out the city's still-booming business of live music, haunted tours and good cookin' all the while still maintaining its ability to overserve visitors on Bourbon Street (and pretty much everywhere else.) We've uncovered some old footage that...
January 22, 2009
It's no secret we have a crush on Bill Marriott over here at HotelChatter HQ so when we spied this portrait of Bill and his father, the original JW, in the New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street the other week, we got all giggly and shy like a middle-schooler at...
November 06, 2008
Why not wave goodbye to summer with a huge send-off in New Orleans? And with $99 room rates at the New Orleans Marriott it won't break your wallet either. Plus since the city is holding the 37th Southern Decadence Festival aka The Gay Mardi Gras at this time, the city...
August 05, 2008
If you were totally moved by Brad Pitt's recent trip to New Orleans where he promoted his green building of homes ruined by Katrina and want to see the city for yourself, then consider the Last Minute Labor Day deal from the Marriott Hotels in New Orleans.Rates start at...
August 24, 2007
If you're heading to New Orleans anytime soon, be aware that these hotels are undergoing renovations.Two Big Easy hotels, The Renaissance Pere Marquette and The New Orleans Marriott, are getting big-time spruce-ups this year. The Renaissance Pere Marquette is undergoing a $5 million renovation split into two phases. The first...
July 20, 2007
Father's Day is next Sunday, June 17th, and while we will probably give Dad the standard gift of a tie and a box of golf balls, you can show him you care by planning a vacation together. Here are three Father's Day packages that we have been alerted to. As...
June 08, 2007
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