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Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
LITERARY
Mar)
Five days of literary panels, plays and parties celebrate
the author's work.
French Quarter Festival
MUSIC
2nd weekend Apr)
Free music on multiple stages.
Jazz Fest
MUSIC
(www.nojazzfest; Apr-May)
The last weekend of April and the first weekend of May; a
world-renowned extravaganza of music, food, crafts and good living.
Sleeping
Rates peak during Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest, and fall in the hot summer months. Book
early and call or check the internet for special deals. Parking in the Quarter costs $15 to
$30 per day.
Bywater Bed & Breakfast
B&B$
( 504-944-8438;
www.bywaterbnb.com
;
1026 Clouet St, Bywater; r without bathroom $100)
An
artsy B&B, Bywater is particularly popular with the LGBT crowd (particularly lesbians),
and is about as homey and laid-back as it gets. It's a restored double-shotgun, very color-
ful, with a kitchen and parlors in which guests can cook or loiter. The walls double as
gallery space, showcasing a collection of vibrant outsider and folk art. The four guest
rooms are simple and comfortable with more cheery paint and art.
Prytania Park Hotel
HOTEL$
( 504-524-0427;
www.prytaniaparkhotel.com
; 1525 Prytania St, Garden District; r from $75, ste
from $100; )
This great-value complex of three separate hotels in the Garden Dis-
trict offers friendly, well-located bang-for-the-buck. The
Prytania Park
offers clean-cut,
smallish rooms with flatscreen TVs for budget travelers. The
Prytania Oaks
(rooms
from $110) is sleeker and the
Queen Anne
(rooms from $120) is an exquisite boutique
hotel, nicely renovated and bedecked with antiques. It's a perfect spot for folks of all
budgets bouncing between the Quarter and the Garden District and/or Uptown. Parking
is free and so is access to St Charles Ave Athletic Club.
India House Hostel
HOSTEL$
