Swag's Jazzfest FAQ - Priceline and Hotwire Hotels - 2009 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 2009 Priceline Results (Scroll this page down for Hotwire results).

Dates of Stay Bid Zone Level Accepted? Hotel Date of Bid
Fr 5/01 - Sa 5/02 $71 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/2809
Fr 4/24 - Su 4/26 $105 DT/FQ 4* N   4/21/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $85 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/2109
Sa 4/25 - Mo 4/27 $68 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/2109
Fr 4/24 - Sa 4/25 $105 DT 4* Y Intercontinental 4/20/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $132 FQ 3* Y (3.5*) Astor Crowne Plaza 4/20/09
Fr 5/01 - Su 5/03 $82 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/20/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $100 FQ 3* N   4/19/09
Fr 5/01 - Su 5/03 $75 DT/FQ 4* N   4/20/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $85 DT/FQ 4* N   4/17/09
Fr 4/24 - Sa 4/25 $82 DT 4* Y Intercontinental 4/16/09
Th 4/23 - Su 4/26 $89 DT 2.5* Y Ambassabor 4/14/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $80 DT/FQ 3* N   4/14/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $50 DT/FQ 2.5* N   4/13/09
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28 $120 FQ 4* N   4/12/09
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28 $100 DT 4* N   4/12/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $40 DT/FQ 3* N   4/10/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $80 FQ 2* N   4/09/09
Fr 5/01 - Su 5/03 $55 DT/FQ 3* N   4/07/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $80 FQ 2* N   4/07/09
Th 4/30 - Su 5/03 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/07/09
Th 4/23 - Fr 4/24 $43 DT 3* Y Marriott Conv Ctr 4/03/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $80 FQ 2* N   4/05/09
Su 4/26 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/03/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/03/09
Mo 4/27 -Th 4/30  $43 DT 3* Y Marriott Conv Ctr 4/03/09
Sa 5/02 - Su 5/03 $65 DT 3* Y (4*) Hilton Riverside 4/03/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $75 FQ 2.5* N   4/03/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/02/09
Th 4/30 - Su 5/03 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/01/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $75 FQ 4* N   4/01/09
Th 4/23 - Mo 5/04 $70 DT 4* N   4/01/09
We 4/22 - Mo 4/27 $60 DT/FQ 3* Y Residence Inn Conv Ctr 4/01/09
Mo 4/27 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 4/01/09
We 4/22 - Mo 4/27 $65 DT 4* N   4/01/09
We 4/22 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT 4* N   4/01/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $70 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/31/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $70 FQ 4* N   3/31/09
Tu 4/21 - Mo 4/27 $60 DT/FQ/GD 1* N   3/31/09
Th 4/23 - Su 5/03 $70 DT/FQ/GD 4* N   3/31/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $65 All zones 3* Y Hilton N.O. Airport 3/31/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/31/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/31/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $61 DT 4* N   3/31/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* (2 rooms) Y Hilton Riverside 3/31/09
Th 4/23 - We 4/29 $75 DT 3* Y (4*) Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $67 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $86 DT/FQ/GD 4* N   3/30/09
Tu 4/28 - Fr 5/01 $66 DT 4* Y Wyndham Riverfront 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Th 4/30 $71 FQ 4* Y Marriott 3/30/09
Th 4/23 - Su 4/26 $70 DT/FQ/GD 4* N   3/30/09
Th 4/30 - Mo 5/04 $76 DT/FQ/GD 4* N   3/30/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $64 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $65 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $61 DT 4* N   3/30/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT/FQ/GD 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/30/09
We 4/29 - Fr 5/01 $61 DT/FQ 4* Y Marriott 3/29/09
We 4/29 - Fr 5/01 $55 DT 4* N   3/29/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $95 DT/FQ 4* N   3/28/09
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28 $65 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/27/09
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28 $60 DT 4* N   3/27/09
Sa 4/25 - Mo 5/04 $68 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/26/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $75 DT/FQ 4* N   3/26/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 4/27 $70 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/26/09
Sa 4/25 - Mo 4/27 $75 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/26/09
Sa 4/25 - Mo 4/27 $65 DT/FQ 4* N   3/26/09
Th 4/23 - Su 4/26 $70 DT 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/26/09
Sa 4/25 - Mo 5/04 $65 DT/FQ 4* Y Hilton Riverside 3/26/09
Sa 4/25 - Mo 5/04 $60 DT/FQ 4* N   3/26/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT/FQ 4* N   3/22/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $60 DT/FQ 4* N   3/10/09
We 4/29 - Su 5/03 $120 DT/FQ 4* N   3/05/09
Fr 5/01 - Tu 5/05 $89 DT/FQ 3.5* N   3/05/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $70 FQ 3.5* N   3/04/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $68 DT 4* N   3/04/09
Fr 5/01 - Mo 5/04 $114 DT 4* (2 rooms) Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 3/03/09
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $56 DT 4* N   3/02/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $55 DT/FQ 3* N   2/27/09
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $65 DT/FQ 4* N   2/26/09
Th 4/23 - Su 4/26 $100 DT 3.5* Y Marriott Conv Ctr 2/07/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 5/04 $115 DT/FQ 3.5* Y Marriott Conv Ctr 2/04/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 5/04 $109 DT/FQ 3.5* N   2/04/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 4/27 $123 DT/FQ 4* N   1/22/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 4/27 $116 DT/FQ 3.5* N   1/18/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $94 DT 4* N   1/12/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $90 DT/FQ 4* N   1/11/09
Tu 4/28 - Su 5/03 $90 DT/FQ 4* N   1/11/09
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $89 DT/FQ 4* N   1/10/09
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $95 DT/FQ 4* N   1/09/09
Fr 4/24 - Mo 4/27 $95 FQ 4* N   1/08/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $90 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 1/02/09
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $86 DT/FQ 4* N   1/02/09
Th 4/30 - Su 5/03 $91 DT/FQ 3.5* N   12/31/08
We 4/29 - Su 5/03 $83 DT/FQ 3.5* Y (4*) Renaissance Arts 12/31/08
We 4/29 - Su 5/03 $81 DT/FQ 3.5* N   12/31/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $86 DT/FQ 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/29/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $100 DT/FQ 3.5* Y (4*) Renaissance Pere Marquette 12/28/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $95 DT/FQ 4* N   12/28/08
We 4/22 - Mo 4/27 $107 DT/FQ 4* (2 rooms) Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 12/26/08
Tu 4/28 - Tu 5/05 $107 DT 4* Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 12/26/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $87 DT/FQ 3.5* N   12/25/08
We 4/29 - Su 5/03 $111 DT/FQ 4* Y Renaissance Pere Marquette 12/24/08
We 4/29 - Su 5/03 $89 DT/FQ 4* N   12/24/08
Th 4/23 - Mo 4/29 $79 FQ 4* N   12/11/08
Th 4/23 - Mo 4/27 $87 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/11/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $80 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/10/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $84 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/06/08
Th 4/23 - Mo 5/04 $84 DT/FQ 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/05/08
Th 4/23 - We 5/06 $84 DT/FQ 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/05/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $85 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/04/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $84 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 12/03/08
Th 4/30- Tu 5/05 $72 DT/FQ 3.5* N   12/03/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $95 DT/FQ/GD 3.5* N   12/03/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $89 DT/FQ 3.5* N   12/02/08
We 4/22 - Mo 4/27 $105 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 11/25/08
We 4/22 - Mo 4/27 $86 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 11/25/08
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28 $85 DT/FQ 3.5* (2 rooms) Y (4*) Renaissance Arts 11/24/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $90 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 11/23/08
Th 4/23 - Mo 5/04 $90 DT 4* Y Renaissance Arts 11/23/08
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28   $80 DT/FQ 3* N   11/23/08
Sa 4/25 - Th 4/30   $61 DT/FQ 4* Y Intercontinental 11/22/08
Sa 4/25 - Th 4/30   $55 DT 4* N   11/22/08
We 4/22 - Tu 4/28   $75 DT/FQ 3.5* N   11/20/08
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $59 DT 4* N   6/13/08
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $60 FQ 4* N   6/13/08

Priceline Zone Key - Click to View Map

 

Abbreviation Zone  
FQ French Quarter Bounded by the River, Esplanade, Rampart, and Canal St.
DT Downtown - Convention Center Combines the old CBD & CC zones. Spans the area from Canal St to US-90; from the River, to the Superdome, to just past I-10.
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 2009 Hotwire Results

Dates of Stay Rate Zone Level Hotel Date Booked
Fr 4/24 -Mo 4/27 $139 FQ 4* Astor Crowne Plaza 4/17/09
Th 4/23 - Mo 4/27 $139 FQ 4* Astor Crowne Plaza 4/17/09
Sa 4/25 - Tu 4/28 $99 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 4/12/09
We 4/22 - Mo 5/04 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/14/08
We 4/29 - Tu 5/05 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/12/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $89 FQ 4* cust fave
(2 rooms)		 Omni Royal Orleans 12/12/08
Th 4/23 - Fr 5/01 $84 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/12/08
We 4/29 - We 5/06 $86 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/12/08
We 4/22 - Tu 5/05 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/12/08
We 4/29 - Mo 5/04 $86 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/11/08
Th 4/23 - We 4/29 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/11/08
Mo 4/27 - Su 5/03 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/11/08
Th 4/23 - We 5/06 $89 FQ 4* cust fave Omni Royal Orleans 12/11/08
Th 4/30- Mo 5/04 $95 FQ 4*

Westin Canal Place
(lowered to 3.5* Jan '09)

 12/04/08
Fr 4/24 - Mo 5/04 $91 FQ 4* Westin Canal Place 12/04/08
We 4/15 - Tu 5/05 $89 DT 4* Sheraton 11/25/08
Fr 4/17 - Mo 4/27 $89 DT 4* Sheraton 11/20/08
Mo 4/27 - Mo 5/04 $69 DT 4* cust fave Intercontinental 11/20/08
Su 4/26 - Mo 5/04 $69 DT 4* cust fave Intercontinental 11/20/08
Sa 4/25 - We 4/29  $69 DT 4* cust fave Intercontinental 11/20/08
Mo 4/27 - Tu 5/05 $69 DT 4* cust fave Intercontinental 11/20/08
Mo 4/27 - Tu 5/05 $69 DT 4* cust fave Intercontinental 11/19/08


Hotwire Hotels Identified:
Disclaimer - nothing is ever 100% guaranteed, it's possible that another hotel could match these criteria exactly.


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.,
CC Convention 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
MET Airport - 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

Past Years' Jazzfest Bidding Results:

Here are results gotten by folks in the past. Rates and success vary greatly, and things are still settling down post-Katrina.

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