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Welcome to the New Orleans section of Discount Hotel Group. In the midst of our rushing, cock-sure world lies a languorous oasis of time. Locals lovingly call it the Big Easy. For the uninitiated, it's New Orleans. New Orleans has a way of being different things to different people. Part European, part American. Part modern, part Colonial. Part laid-back, part cutting-edge. It's a world wrapped up in its own identity crisis. Exploring New Orleans is like courting a beautiful, mysterious woman who loves to tease and surprise.

The crescent city follows the lines of the curvaceous Mississippi. It was here, on a bend of the river that the city first originated as a Native American trading post.

At nightfall, New Orleans gets ready to outdo the previous evening- partying so hard, the whole city seems to transform into one wild party beast.

Enjoy an evening of sophistication at the Theater of Performing Arts at Baronne Street , where the New Orleans Opera Association performs annually. Fairmont hotel in the neighborhood adds to the street's historic significance with their lively tradition of hospitality since 1893. Another historical classic, the Baronne Plaza is worth a visit, with beautiful stained-glass skylights adding to the lobby's old-world charm.

While in New Orleans, dine as locals do. Which means, knowing your Cajun from Creole, Roux from Remoulade and Beignet from…you get the drift. The very multi-cultural influences that make New Orleans cooking delectable can also make it a lot more confusing.

Across the centuries, New Orleans has borrowed from French, Spanish, English, Mexican, African and American influences to emerge tastier each time. But you don't have to learn all these languages to place your order!