Swag's Jazzfest FAQ - Priceline and Hotwire Hotels - 2011 Results

Color Key

1st weekend dates in Green
2nd weekend dates in Blue

Rejected Priceline bids shown in Orange
For accepted multiple-zone bids, actual hotel zone is in Blue

*** Jazzfest 2011 Priceline Results (Scroll this page down for Hotwire results).

Dates of Stay Bid Zone Level Accepted? Hotel Date of Bid
Fr 5/06 - Mo 5/09 $100 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* Y Marriott Convention Center 5/04/11
Fr 5/06 - Mo 5/09 $95 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   5/04/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $103 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* Y Marriott Convention Center 4/29/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $110 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   4/29/11
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $120 CC,DT 3.5* Y Marriott Convention Center 4/28/11
Fr 5/06 - Mo 5/09 $199 CC,DT,FQ 4* Y Sheraton 4/27/11
Fr 5/06 - Mo 5/09 $131 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   4/27/11
Su 5/01 - We 5/04   CC,DT,FQ 3.5* Y Wyndham Whitney 4/27/11
We 4/27 - Mo 5/02 $126 CC 3* Y Residence Inn Convention Center 4/27/11
We 4/27 - Mo 5/02 $129 CC,DT,FQ 2* N   4/26/11
Fr 4/29 - Su 5/01 $100 CC 3.5* Y Marriott Convention Center 4/26/11
Th 4/28 - Su 5/01 $93 CC 3.5* Y Marriott Convention Center 4/26/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $110 CC 2.5* Y Springhill Suites 4/26/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $125 CC,FQ 3* N   4/26/11
Th 4/28 - Su 5/01 $145 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/26/11
Tu 5/03 - Fr 5/06 $89 DT 4* Y W (Poydras) 4/25/11
Tu 5/03 - Sa 5/07 $112 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   4/25/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $120 CC,FQ 2.5* N   4/25/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $120 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/25/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $120 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   4/23/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $135 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   4/22/11
Tu 5/03 - Mo 5/09 $96 CC 4* N   4/21/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $110 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/21/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $85 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/21/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $66 CC,DT 4* N   4/20/11
We 4/27 - We 5/04 $80 CC,DT,FQ 2* N   4/19/11
We 4/27 - We 5/04 $90 DT,FQ 2* N   4/19/11
We 4/27 - We 5/04 $120 FQ 2* N   4/19/11
Mo 5/02 - Mo 5/09 $85 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   4/18/11
We 4/27 - We 5/04 $110 DT,FQ 2* N   4/18/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $90 DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/17/11
We 5/04 - Tu 5/10 $140 CC,DT,FQ 3* Y Holiday Inn Superdome 4/16/11
Mo 5/02 - Mo 5/09 $65 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   4/15/11
Tu 5/03 - Mo 5/09 $91 CC,DT 3* N   4/15/11
Fr 4/29 - Tu 5/03 $86 CC,DT,FQ 2.5* N   4/14/11
Fr 4/29 - Mo 5/09 $77 CC,DT,FQ 2.5* N   4/14/11
Mo 5/02 - We 5/04 $59 CC 2.5* Y Country Inn & Suites 4/14/11
Fr 4/29 -Mo 5/09 $75 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/12/11
Tu 5/03 - Mo 5/09 $90 CC,DT 3* N   4/12/11
We 4/27 - Tu 5/03 $66 CC 3* Y Hilton Garden Inn Conv. Ctr. 4/07/11
We 5/04 - Fr 5/06 $100 CC,DT 4* Y Loews 4/06/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $95 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* Y Wyndham Whitney 4/05/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $90 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   4/05/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $100 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   4/05/11
Su 5/08 - Mo 5/09 $82 CC,DT,FQ 4* Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 4/03/11
Su 5/01 - Mo 5/02 $66 DT 4* Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 4/03/11
Su 5/01 - Mo 5/02 $51 DT 4* N   4/03/11
Th 4/28 -Mo 5/09 $75 DT,FQ 3* N   4/01/11
Th 4/28 - Tu 5/03 $59 DT,FQ 4* N   3/28/11
Th 4/28 - Tu 5/03 $51 DT,FQ 4* N   3/28/11
We 4/27 - We 5/04 $65 FQ 2* N   3/26/11
We 4/27 - Su 5/01 $120 DT,FQ 2.5* N   3/23/11
Tu 5/03 - Th 5/05 $60 CC 3* Y Wyndham Whitney 3/23/11
Mo 5/02 - Fr 5/06 $131 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* Y (4*) W (Poydras) 3/23/11
We 4/27 - Mo 5/02 $135 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   3/16/11
Mo 5/09 - Tu 5/10 $70 DT,FQ 4* Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 3/15/11
We 4/27 - Mo 5/02 $120 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   3/06/11
Mo 5/02 - We 5/04 $90 DT,FQ 3.5* Y (4*) Omni Royal Orleans 3/02/11
Tu 5/03 - Th 5/05 $46 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr 2/19/11
Tu 5/03 - Sa 5/07 $85 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   2/16/11
Sa 4/30 - Fr 5/06 $120 DT,FQ 3.5* Y (4*) Intercontinental 2/01/11
Sa 4/30 - Fr 5/06 $110 DT,FQ 3.5* N   2/01/11
Fr 4/29 - Mo 5/09 $75 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   1/29/11
We 5/04 - Su 5/08 $120 FQ 4* N   1/24/11
We 4/27 - Tu 5/03 $65 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   1/20/11
We 4/27 - Tu 5/03 $81 CC,DT 4* N   1/20/11
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $94 CC,FQ 3.5* N   1/20/11
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $94 CC,FQ 3* N   12/19/10
Su 5/01 - Mo 5/09 $80 DT 3* Y Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome 12/04/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $95 CC,FQ 3* N   12/01/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $82 CC,FQ 2.5* N   11/07/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $88 CC,FQ 3* N   11/07/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $88 CC,FQ 3* N   10/25/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $84 CC,FQ 3* N   10/12/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $77 CC,FQ 3* N   9/21/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $65 DT,FQ 2.5* N   8/07/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $73 CC,FQ 2.5* N   8/07/10
We 4/27 - Th 5/05 $76 CC,DT,FQ 3* N   7/26/10
Tu 5/03 - Tu 5/10 $55 CC 3* N   7/26/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $79 FQ 3.5* N   7/18/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $69 FQ 3.5* N   7/13/10
We 4/27 - Sa 5/07 $55 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/10/10
We 4/27 - Sa 5/07 $50 CC 3* N   7/10/10
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $55 CC,FQ 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/09/10
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $50 FQ 3* N   7/09/10
We 5/04 - Tu 5/10 $60 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/09/10
Sa 4/30 - Mo 5/09 $50 FQ 2* Y St Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel 7/09/10
Th 4/28 - Fr 5/06 $50 FQ 2* Y St Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel 7/08/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $59 FQ 3.5* N   7/08/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $60 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/07/10
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $60 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/07/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $60 CC 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/07/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $60 CC,DT 3* Y Marriott Courtyard Conv. Ctr. 7/06/10
We 4/27 -Mo 5/02 $90 DT,FQ 4* N   7/05/10
We 4/27 -Mo 5/02 $85 CC,DT,FQ 3.5* N   7/05/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $85 FQ 3.5* Y Wyndham Chateau Bourbon 6/18/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $85 FQ 4* N   6/18/10
We 4/27 - Tu 5/03 $90 CC,DT,FQ 4* N   6/13/10

Priceline Zone Key - Click to View MapNew Orleans Priceline Hotel Map - My friends at BetterBidding have implemented a Map feature, and I've helped them to get the New Orleans map online. This shows many of the known New Orleans zone Priceline hotels on a Google map. You can scroll around, zoom in, and click the hotel markers to get details on each property. Check it out at http://www.betterbidding.com/maps/new-orleans.php.Zones are occasionally re-drawn.  Always double check before bidding, and if you notice any changes, please let me know.

Abbreviation Zone  
FQ French Quarter Bounded by the River and Canal St, stretching up to Claiborne and down river to include the Marigny neighborhood.
DTDowntown From the River to Loyola Ave, between Canal and Poydras St.
CCConvention Center & Warehouse Arts District From the River to Carondelet, between Poydras St and Andrew Higgins Dr
GD Garden District Includes the Garden District along St Charles, from US-90 out to about Jackson Ave.
AIR New Orleans Airport (MSY)  
MET Metairie - Harahan  
NOE New Orleans East  
WEST New Orleans West Bank  

*** Jazzfest 2011 Hotwire Results

Dates of Stay Rate Zone Level Hotel Date Booked
Su 5/01 - We 5/04 $69 CC 3.5* Wyndham Whitney 4/27/10
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/09 $127 DT 4* Sheraton 4/21/10
Th 5/05 - Tu 5/10 $58 CC 3* Hilton Garden Inn Conv. Ctr. 4/08/11
We 4/27 - Mo 5/02 $64 CC 3* Hilton Garden Inn Conv. Ctr. 4/07/11
Th 5/5 - Mo 5/9 $58 DT 3* Hilton Garden Inn 3/24/11
Th 4/28 - Mo 5/02 $141 FQ 3.5* Ramada Plaza Inn on Bourbon 2/26/11
Mo 5/02 - Mo 5/09 $53+ FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 8/27/10
Fr 4/29 - Mo 5/09 $52+ FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 8/26/10
Fr 4/29 - Mo 5/09 $59+ FQ 2* (B) St Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel 6/23/10
Tu 5/03 - Tu 5/10 $49+ FQ 2* (B) St Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel 6/17/10
We 5/04 - Mo 5/09 $55+ FQ 2* (B) St Ann Marie Antoinette Hotel 6/17/10
Mo 5/02 - Mo 5/09 $53 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/15/10
We 4/27 - Tu 5/10 $55 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/14/10
Th 4/28 - Fr 5/06 $49 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/13/10
We 4/27 - Tu 5/03 $56 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/13/10
Th 5/05 - Mo 5/09 $59 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/13/10
Th 4/28 - We 5/04 $56 FQ 2.5* (B) St Louis Hotel 6/12/10

(B) means the hotel shows the Boutique amenity in the Hotwire listing.
+ indicates that a resort fee may be charged at checkout.

Hotwire Zone Key - Click to View Map Zones are occasionally re-drawn.  Always double check before bidding, and if you notice any changes, please let me know. When searching, make sure you set the city to "New Orleans, LA" and not "New Orleans, LA (MSY)", or you'll only see the airport and Metairie area hotels.

Abbreviation Hotwire Zone Notes
FQ French Quarter Bounded by the River, Esplanade, Dauphine, Canal St.
DT Downtown From Canal St to Lafayette St, from Lasalle St to Magazine St, minus the hotels on Poydras on the river side of Carondelet.
GD Garden District About 5 blocks on either side of St Charles, between US 90 (Ponchatrain Expy) and Napolean Ave.,
CCConvention Center From the River to St Charles, from Canal St to US 90, minus the area north of Poydras and west of Constance St.
AIR Airport - New Orleans International MSY The Airport area, Kenner
METAirport - Metairie Metairie
MID Airport - New Orleans Midtown From I-10 to around Canal St, from Broad St up to City Park
EAST New Orleans East Currently unavailable
LAP La Place Currently unavailable
HAR Harvey - Gretna Currently unavailable

 

Hotel Ratings

The ratings on the different opaque sites are different.  Often, Hotwire rates hotels about one star higher than Priceline does, so a Priceline 3* may be a Hotwire 4*.You can see a list of known Priceline hotels in New Orleans and their star ratings here on the biddingfortravel site.

Past Years' Jazzfest Bidding Results:

Here are results gotten by folks in the past. Rates and success will vary by year, based on the state of the economy, what conventions may be in town, and who the Jazzfest performers are.

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