Hey there New Orleans locals; my FI and I are considering a stop in NO for part of our honeymoon but that's raised a bunch of questions that I'd be greatful if any locals could help with. Just some background on us, we're not outdoors types, we like to party, gamble, eat, drink and that kind of thing, so we figured New Orleans might be a fun place to stop since I've never been there and she's only been for a conference once. We don't know any locals. So.... questions:
1) First and foremost, how is the french quarter with regard to being rebuilt and from a safety perspective? We've heard opinions of non-locals ranging from everything was destroyed and is hardly livable to it's been fully rebuilt and is great.
2) We'd probably be there from a Tuesday to a Saturday morning. And it's a honeymoon. With that in mind, any recommendations on where we should stay and places we should visit while we're there? Not really concerned about price, so would prefer to look at nice modern/contemporary hotels. For our interests, is that too long or too short a period of time?
3) Places we should avoid?
4) Rent a car or forget about it and do cabs?
Thanks!
Married in Vegas - June 2011