Hotel Reservations

[Cajunologist]

Bowl rate rooms at Marriott on Friday are sold out. Saturday still has rooms though. Glad I got my rooms on Tuesday. Either they didnt have many rooms for Friday to begin with or everyone is staying Friday night.

[CajunAmos]

canceled my sheraton resv and got marriot for 99.00... geaux cajuns!

Called Marriot yesterday and they told me they only had the NOB open for Friday, not for Saturday. Booked at the Hilton Garden Inn in the CBD.

[CajunDreDog]

I need to make reservations in Mobile just in case. Where are most staying at?
http://godaddybowl.com/preferred-hotels/

[Hammer58]

Wanted to reply last night, but was hard to type all this on phone.

I've stayed at the Marriott the past two years, the cons are why we are staying at the Sheraton across the street. It'll be easy access to the Marriott for team events, parties, 2nd line parade, etc.

Pros:

• UL team is there.
• TONS of excitment in the air
• Band, cheerleaders, etc all stay there
• Marriott has two towers, every year we have put "GEAUX CAJUNS" signs in our window toward the other tower, and gradually throughout the weekend more and more keep showing up. Not huge deal, but it is cool.
• Lobby is decked out in Ragin' Cajun decorations EVERYWHERE!
• 2nd line down Bourbon starts from here
• TONS of other Cajun fans!

Cons:

• For every event, 2nd line, pep rally party, team arriving from practice, team leaving for practice, etc. the elevator lines are just HORRIBLE! It can take 20-30 minutes just to get back to your room sometimes.
• Lobby is always packed with UL people, and is super loud.
• We were on a floor with some of the band members last year, it was kinda loud at night.
• We have always checked in on Wed or Thurs, but for the people that all show up right after work on Friday...the valet car line is block or two down Canal Street, and has taken some of our other family members 45-90 minutes to just drive up to the hotel.
• On Sunday, EVERYONE is leaving at the same exact time! Valet lines are just as bad. In the past we have checked our bags up front, gone to lunch walked around NOLA, then leave early afternoon.

Hate to break this to you but we stayed at Sheraton last year and it has just about all of the same cons you listed. It's just the way it is with crowds for a big event.

[CajunDreDog]

Hate to break this to you but we stayed at Sheraton last year and it has just about all of the same cons you listed. It's just the way it is with crowds for a big event.

Tks for the news. Not that big a deal, I'm still across the street.

[RaginCajun77]

I need to arrange a New Orleans cigar smoking session with Hammer and Z.

[RCAJUN90]

When will we get the offer? Didn't it come way before the last game of the year in 2012? The talk on WWL radio is that the Wave is a sure lock for the bowl.

[ATXCajun]

Six rooms at the Intercontinental.

Wife gets to drink this year. She was a month post-op brain surgery last year. She was a trooper.

Intercontinental direct.
504-525-5566
Must ask for in house reservations and mention NOLA bowl.

Glad the surgery went well. I bet she is
really looking forward to going back. My wife spent the first one in the hotel with flu and was ____ed. Glad she got a do-over last year, and she has already booked the Marriott again this year. She might lose interest if we end up at Godaddy, so I hope it is NO.

[RaginCajun77]

When will we get the offer? Didn't it come way before the last game of the year in 2012? The talk on WWL radio is that the Wave is a sure lock for the bowl.

I'd love to see us get the invite after beating ULM-Monroe

[ATXCajun]

This will be my first Nola Bowl staying at the marriott, what are the negatives and positives about staying there

If you plan to spend equal time at Champions Square and the Quarter, Marriott is a good choice. All of the team/alumni activies are there. It is festive and you will have a lot of opportunities to visit with players, coaches, administrators, etc. The only con is that it is crowded and everything takes longer, especially if you are trying to leave the morning after. I recommend staying an extra night, which is what we are doing. If you want to be close to the team hotel but not in it, consider the JW Marriott. It is across Canal and a block or two down from the 555 Marriott.

[Zeebart21]

I need to arrange a New Orleans cigar smoking session with Hammer and Z.

We can make it happen.

Z

[Hammer58]

I need to arrange a New Orleans cigar smoking session with Hammer and Z.

Look forward to it. But why wait for the Bowl? Come by the Eauxk before Monroe contest and imbibe.