New Orleans Recommendations

NEW ORLEANS RESORTS

Wyndham Avenue Plaza (The Central Collection)

• 1.5 miles to French Quarter
• Garden District location
• Parking is cheaper than La Belle Maison ($11.00/day for owners to park)
• Rooftop deck is great for watching the sunset
• Second floor balcony (great place to sit & have a drink) (also watch people & street cars)
• Street car stops right in front of the resort

Wyndham La Belle Maison (The Central Collection)

• 0.5 miles to French Quarter
• Better if you want to be closer to the French Quarter
• Large grocery store nearby
• Located in the Warehouse/Arts District
• Only certain rooms have stoves (even floors – stoves; odd floors – microwave)
• Parking fee is $26.00/day

Worldmark New Orleans – Avenue Plaza (Club Pass Resort)

• 1.5 miles to French Quarter
• Garden District location

Bluegreen Club La Pension

• In the French Quarter
• Eclectic decorative touches
• Concierge

Bluegreen The Marquee

• One, two- and three-bedroom suites
• Concierge
• Fitness Room
• Outdoor Pool

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS/FOOD

• Acme Oyster House
• Acme Restaurant
• Antoine’s Restaurant (3 course lunch that is reasonably price)
• Arana (Mexica food) (on Magazine)
• Arnaud’s* (nice high-end restaurant) (corner of Bourbon & Bienville)
• Avery's on Tulane (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• August (fine dining)
• Blind Pelican
• Bon Ton Café (on Magazine)
• Bourbon House (amazing food) (short walk from La Belle Maison)
• Bourree at Boucherie (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Brennan’s (multiple course breakfast) (bananas foster & apple dumplings to die for)
• Butcher (great place to eat)
• Café Amelie
• Café Beignet (excellent beignets, best in N.O.) (next to police station on Royal in French Quarter)
• Café du Monde* (great beignets) (second location at Riverview Mall that is less crowded)
• Café Degas
• Café M
• Camellia Grill (breakfast) (diner style breakfast)
• Casamento's Restaurant (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Central Grocery* (for Muffalattas) (on Decatur)
• Cochon De Lait Po-Boys (for lunch)
• Commander’s Palace (for steaks) (bread pudding) (high cost) (in Garden District) (cheaper at lunch, same food as dinner time)
• Commerce Restaurant (good breakfasts)
• Coop (great hole in the wall dining)
• Copelands Cheesecake Bistro (on St. Charles) (white chocolate raspberry cheesecake is fantastic)
• Coquette
• Coterie Restaurant & Oyster Bar*
• Country Flame* (Mexican)
• Creole House*
• Daisy Duke’s* (good solid, reasonably priced food)
• Dat Dawg (gourmet hot dogs) (off Frenchman)
• Deanies Seafood (good seafood)
• Drago’s
• Felipe’s Mexican Taqueria Restaurant
• Felix’s (po’boys & oysters) (amazing food)
• Fogo De Chao (off Canal) (cheaper at lunch, same food as dinner time)
• French Market* (good food) (good place for souvenirs)
• French Truck Coffee (cold brewed) (very strong)
• Galletoire’s Restaurant (on Friday PM) (downstairs if you can)
• Gumbo Pot (in Jackson Square) (really good)
• Gumbo Shop (on St. Peter St.) (in French Quarter and can walk to it)
• GW Fins (fine dining)
• Hard Rock Cafe*
• Huck Finn’s Café
• Irene’s
• Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant
• Jacques Imo’s Café (in garden district)
• Joey K’s (on Magazine) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Johnny’s Po-Boys (on St. Louis St.)
• K Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen (amazing food)
• Katie’s (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
• Lebanon Grill* (Mediterranean)
• Luizza (authentic N.O. cooking) (on Bienville St.)
• Mahony's Po-Boy Shop (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Majoria’s Commerce Restaurant
• Margaritaville (French Quarter)
• Marigny Brasserie
• Marjie's Grill (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Mena’s Palace (breakfast)
• Morning Call (beignets)
• Mother’s Restaurant* (on Poydras) (some people claim it is overrated) (great breakfast) (Famous Ferdi Special)
• Mr. B’s Bistro (great fried chicken)
• Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant
• Muriel’s Jackson Square (great meals)
• New Orleans School of Cooking (pralines are ½ price of other places)
• Neyow’s Creole Café (3340 Bienville St., N.O.; phone #504-827-5474)
• NOLA’s Restaurant (in French Quarter on St. Mary’s St.) (owned by Emeril Lagasse)
• Oceana Grill*
• Palace Café
• Parasols Bar & Restaurant (amazing po’boys) (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Piece of Meat (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Port O’ Call (by mint)
• Praline Connection (shrimp po’boys)
• Ralph’s on the Park
• Red Fish (on Bourbon St) (awesome)
• Red Gravy (brunch) (block from La Belle Maison) (on Camp St.)
• Red's Chinese(was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Remoulades Restaurant (lunch) (has a good breakfast) (across the street from La Belle Maison)
• River walks
• Ruby Slipper Café* (best breakfasts in town) (red velvet pancakes) (shrimp & Grits) (4 locations in town, one is across the street from La Belle Maison)
• Ruby’s
• Sammy's Food Service & Deli (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Siether's Seafood (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Stanley’s (in Jackson Square)
• Surrey's Cafe (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• The Court of Two Sisters (jazz brunch) (fabulous brunch)
• The Crazy Lobster Bar & Grill
• The Creole Creamery (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• The Joint (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• The Old Coffee Pot Restaurant (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Trolley Stop Café (on St, Charles)
• Turkey and the Wokf (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
• Ugly Dog Saloon* (great BBQ)
• Upperline (fine dining)
• Volcano (nacho plate)
• Willie’s Chicken Shack

NEW ORLEANS BARS

• Carousel Bar (at Hotel Monte Leoni) (go early if you want a seat)
• Chucks Bar
• Crescent City Brewhouse*
• Five Star Dive Bar* (on Bourbon St)
• Gateway Lounge* (on Bourbon St)
• Gordon Biersch Brewery*
• Jackson Brewery
• Kerry Irish Pub*
• Krazy Korner (go when the Daywalkers are there)
• Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar
• Pat O’Brien’s* (have dueling pianos) (great Hurricanes) (on Bourbon St)
• Spirits (dueling pianos) (on Bourbon St)

NEW ORLEANS ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

• Air Boat Swamp Tour
• Aquarium of the Americas
• Art Galleries (many in N.O.)
• Audubon Aquarium (excellent)
• Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium
• Audubon Zoo
• Avery Island (day trip) (Tabasco Sauce is made here)
• Bourbon Street*
• Bus tour (pick up is in front of La Belle Maison)
• Carriage ride tours of French Quarter
• Cemetery tours
• Chartres Street (pre-Civil War townhouses)
• Chris Rose’s Magical Mystery History Tour
• City Bus Tour
• City Segway Tour of New Orleans
• City tour
• Creole Queen Paddleboat
• Crescent City Cooks
• Daytime parades go down St. Charles (go right past Avenue Plaza)
• Degas House (very interesting if you like art)
• Dinner cruise on the Mississippi River
• Doctor Gumbo Cocktail & Food Tour (7 food stops & 4 or 5 cocktail stops)
• Dookey Chase
• Ferry trip across river
• Free Tours by Foot (great guides) (only cost is tips) (register in advance) (www.freetoursbyfoot.com)
• French Quarter*
• Frenchman Street* for blues & jazz (better than Bourbon Street) (no cover charge)
• Garden District* (trolley tour)
• Ghost Tour
• Harrah’s Casino* (park for free if you spend a little money in the casino, then visit the area around it)
• Hop On/Hop Off Bus Tour
• House of Blues
• Jackson Square*
• Jean Lafittes Blacksmith Shoppe*
• Katrina Tour
• Lafayette Cemetery #1
• Laura Plantation (on River Road)
• Mardi Gras Museum
• Mardi Gras World Tour
• Museum of Southern Art
• New Orleans Mint Museum
• New Orleans School of Cooking (hands on cooking class)
• Oak Valley Plantation (on River Road)
• Old houses on St. Charles St.
• Old New Orleans Louisiana Rum Distillery tour (fun tour)
• Pharmacy Museum (very interesting)
• Plantation tours
• Preservation Hall (live jazz) (get reservations)
• River cruise
• River Walk*
• Sculpture Garden (in city park)
• St. Louis Cathedral* (free concerts in December)
• Street cars (buy all day pass)
• Swamp airboat tours
• Tabasco Plant tour
• The Spotted Cat Music Club (jazz, blues, funk music)
• The Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Gardens
• US Ranger service (2 free tours) (one of the French Quarter) (one of the Garden District) (office behind Café Du Monde)
• Voodoo Bone Lady Tour (ghost, cemetery, & French Quarter tours)
• Walking Food Tour
• Walking tour of French Quarter
• World War II Museum* (within walking distance) (need a full day or more to see everything) (very little parking in area) (trolley/streetcar drops off ½ block away)

NEW ORLEANS GROCERY STORES

• CVS Pharmacy*
• Nesbit’s Magazine Street Market* (near La Belle Maison)
• Walgreens

NEW ORLEANS OTHER INFO

• Louisiana Tourism site (check out for attractions)
• No humidity in January
• Stay away from side streets that are not well travelled
• Stick to main areas (New Orleans is very unsafe in other areas)
• Can buy passes for street cars at Walgreens
• The Réveillon tradition

NEW ORLEANS ADDRESSES

Wyndham Avenue Plaza & Worldmark New Orleans – Avenue Plaza
2111 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-566-1212

Wyndham La Belle Maison
209 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-558-5900

Bluegreen Club La Pension™
115 Decatur Street,
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-207-7400

Bluegreen The Marquee
144 Elk Place
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-371-5800

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.