Bad Rate :: $642 for a Ramada room during Jazzfest
[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.]
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 Ramada just because it's Jazzfest? When the Ritz-Carlton a few blocks away is $350 a night and this week's Good Rate (Pelham Hotel New Orleans) is only $189?
"Standing on one of Bourbon Street's busiest corners" is touted as a good thing, though if you want to get some sleep, probably not. This building was once the French Opera House, so it does have some historic gravitas and there's a nice courtyard to escape from the madness. But when you step into your room it's a Ramada. Rates drop from $642 on Saturday night to $189 on Sunday, which shows you what the room is normally worth. We presume the free breakfast will be the same each day, no caviar or truffles during the jacked-up period.
The rates in the screen shot pictured here are from Expedia, for the second weekend of The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. We would have compared this to the rates on the hotel's own site, but we wanted to get done before lunch time: you have to pull up each room type individually to check availability for your dates. (Guys, if we spend $642 a night for your hotel, do you think you could use some of that to hire a better web designer?)
Related Stories:
· Good Rate: $189 for Jazzfest at Pelham New Orleans [HotelChatter]
· Ramada Plaza Inn on Bourbon reviews [TripAdvisor]
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