The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (Unofficial Guides) [Paperback]

Eve Zibart (Author), Will Coviello (Author), Tom Fitzmorris (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Unofficial Guides | Publication Date: February 24, 2009

• The famous festivals of New Orleans continue to draw crowds back to the city: nearly 400,000 attended the Jazz Festival in 2007, and the French Quarter festival drew nearly half a million.
• The brand new (2007) Harrah's New Orleans hotel has been named one of the top 100 in the United States by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, and visitors can look forward to the re-opening of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in 2009.
• There are more fine restaurants in New Orleans than before Katrina, according to www.nomenu.com, and Donald Link, chef of Restaurant Herb Saint and Couchon, won the James Beard Award for the South’s Best Chef in 2007.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

"A Tourist's Best Friend!" ?Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable" ?The New York Times

The Unofficial Guides are the "Consumer Reports" of travel guides, offering candid evaluations of their destinations' attractions, hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, sports, and more, all rated and ranked by a team of unbiased inspectors so even the most compulsive planners can be sure they're spending their time and money wisely. Each guide addresses the needs of everyone from families to business travelers, with handy charts that demonstrate how each place stacks up against the competition. Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan.

Frank and opinionated, The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans offers hundreds of ways to save time, save money, and avoid hassles in the Big Easy. It's got complete coverage of Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and other special events; the lowdown on the hottest nightspots; street-by-street profiles; and walking tours of the French Quarter, the Garden District, Canal Street, and the Central Business District. More than 120 hotels, motels, B&Bs, and guesthouses are rated and ranked, and you also get comprehensive, critical profiles of more than 75 of the city's best restaurants.

The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip:

1. Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective
2. Hotels rated and ranked for value and quality of rooms?plus, proven strategies for getting the best rates
3. More than 80 restaurants reviewed in detail and rated
4. The inside story on Mardi Gras, JazzFest, and all the other major festivals
5. A complete guide to exploring the city?French Quarter strolls, cemetery tours, architectural highlights, plantation excursions, and more
6. Tips on enjoying New Orleans's beautiful parks and gardens
7. The inside story on shopping?including the best antique shops and art galleries
8. All the details on nightlife?where to hear the best jazz, blues, zydeco, and Dixieland both on and off Bourbon Street
9. The best places to play golf and tennis, ride a bike, go for a jog, and work out
10. How to plan and get the most out of your business or convention trip

Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans?the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.

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About the Author

Bob Sehlinger is the creator and Executive Publisher of the Unofficial Guide travel series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (February 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470380012
• ISBN-13: 978-0470380017
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Travel guide becomes a moving guide, August 6, 2000

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Thomas Kahler (New Orleans, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (Unofficial Guides) (Paperback)

Although we'd been to New Orleans numerous times and thought we knew the city pretty well, this guide took us places we'd never been before and really helped us discover parts of the city and its people that it would have taken years for us to accumulate on our own. It guided us so artfully that our experiences in New Orleans led us to move here full-time.So many guides steer you to this or that, but one of the biggest assets of this guide is what it steers you away from: the bad restaurants and ones that aren't worth the money, the overpriced amusements, and high crime areas.What it does give you is not so much of "what" is in the city, but the "how's" and "why's" of life in New Orleans. And it's pronunciation guide to street names and the like in New Orleans is as valuable as if you were going to a foreign city. Which, of course, you are--New Orleans is the United States' most foreign city!

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent practical guide., January 24, 2001

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T.W Trotter (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (Unofficial Guides) (Paperback)

I used this book to guide me through a recent visit to New Orleans and it proved invaluable on numerous ocassions. The writing is tight, informative but not dry, and it covers a lot of issues which other guides fear to address. The section on avoiding crime and scams.."I know where you got those shoes" was invaluable and saved me some money and some strife! The restaurant guide is excellent and the affordability rating very accurate. Using this guide it was easy to get the best for the least at every meal. Pay attention to the guide, especially about "Mothers" and "The Gumbo Shop" and you can't go wrong! The swamp tour info was also a great help and the guide wasn't wrong when it recommended one over the other (we did both). I highly recommend this guide and really...can't praise it enough!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Orleans for the unintiated, February 28, 2002

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Jay Goldammer (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (Paperback)

My wife and I had never gone anywhere near New Orleans. The Unauthorized guide pulled no punches and gave amusing and thorough advice on subjects we hadn't even considered. It is very useful and we heartily reccommend it to everyone.