December is a great time to visit New Orleans, thanks to mild weather and a boatload of free holiday entertainment, street festivities,
parades, Christmas concerts and more. And here's more reason to cheer: Nearly 50 hotels in the Big Easy are offering Papa Noel rates at huge discounts through December 31. When we did some price checking, we found that these Papa Noel rates are as much as 51% below January 2009 rates. Here are some sample prices:
- Holiday Inn French Quarter from $69
- Hampton Inn Downtown/French Quarter from $69
- Renaissance Arts Hotel from $89
- Homewood Suites by Hilton from $99
- New Orleans Marriott from $99
- JW Marriott New Orleans from $109
- Loews New Orleans Hotel from $129
