http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T13:57:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/New%20Orleans%20Jazz%20Fest%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/10618/3297 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on April 24, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/innbourbon_badrate.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>We understand that prices go up when occupancy is high, but $642 a night for a standard double in post-Katrina New Orleans in a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ramada+Plaza+Inn+On+Bourbon/ian/161686"><b>Ramada</b></a> just because it's Jazzfest? When the Ritz-Carlton a few blocks away is $350 a night and this week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/101921/528/hotels/Good_Rate_189_per_night_for_Jazzfest_at_Pelham_New_Orleans">Good Rate</a> (Pelham Hotel New Orleans) is only $189? <p>"Standing on one of Bourbon Street's busiest corners" is touted as a good thing, though if you want to get some sleep, Tim L. 2007-04-24T12:18:11-05:00 29.957354 -90.066756 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/101921/528 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were captured April 24, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/pelham_neworleans.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p> <p>In the years before Hurricane Katrina ripped up New Orleans, getting a decent price on a hotel room during Jazzfest was like trying to find a bargain in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby. Your gambling odds were better at the track or casino. Some hotels in New Orleans still haven't caught onto the fact that things are different in the Big Easy (see this week's Bad Rate), but for this year there are still good deals Tim L. 2007-04-24T12:15:27-05:00 29.950911 -90.066830 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/