French Quarter overnight parking.

Need advice --- well be in New Orleans (French Quartes 鈥?Canal St/Burbon St) and need to find a good place to keep a car overnight (Monday to Tuesday)

Thanks!!

French Quarter overnight parking.

You can park in the Harrah%26#39;s Casino parking garage free for 24 hrs, if you play at least 30 minutes inside the casino. It%26#39;s a good deal that many people use. Otherwise, there are parking garages downtown (usually $20-25) and a $15 lot on Poydras St.

French Quarter overnight parking.

I agree - park at Harrah%26#39;s Casino. Get a Total Rewards Card at the desk (free), gamble for 1/2 hour and you can park for 24 hours free. There is no minimum gambling amount, you can play the penny slots if you want.

My husband and I do this all the time - we take the $ we would spend to park (probably $30 or so), and spend it at Harrah%26#39;s. You have the fun of gambling, get a few free drinks, and you might even win some money (like we did this past weekend).

this sounds great. But how is the car parking connected to the rewards card?

Like if I park the car at 7:00 p.m. on a Tuesday and go into gamble for an hour, then leave the car.

what happens if I don%26#39;t pick it up until 8:00 a.m. on Thursday?

I pay only for the time past the 24 hours? What if I play again at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, am I safe?

Not trying to cheat the system, just want to make sure I understand how it works and play by the rules, thanks!

You could park at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday (example) and as long as you play 1/2 hour before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, your parking would be free. Then you would have to move your car (we literally take our van out, drive it around the block, get a new parking ticket and start the next 24 hour period). You would have to move your vehicle once in every 24 hour period.

If it%26#39;s just overnight, a street space may make sense. Metered parking ends at 6pm and starts (I think) at 8am. If you are within those hours, I%26#39;d park on the street!

but there literally is NO parking space on the streets in New Orleans ESPECIALLY on a weekend and ESPECIALLY during Mardi Gras.. Harrahs is sooo easy I%26#39;d advise anyone to gamble for 30 mins and use the Harrahs parking garage

If it%26#39;s monday to tuesday I%26#39;d use the Harrah%26#39;s lot for certain. Meters go into effect early and there are numerous other quirks prohibiting parking during the business week. Parking in Harrah%26#39;s garages, no matter when you get up, you%26#39;ll have no concern about the vehicle being illegally parked and possibly towed.

I found out last trip that you don%26#39;t have to play 30 minutes every 24 hours. We left our car there for 4 days, and only played 30 minutes on day 2. When you get your ticket validated-that%26#39;s all you need. It%26#39;s really a good deal.

Thanks so much to the original person who posted, and to all those who replied--this is incredibly helpful info!! I%26#39;m staying at the Sheraton, just up the block from Harrah%26#39;s, and plan to spend a little while gambling anyway, but I want to avoid the $30+ ';valet'; parking at the hotel.

We%26#39;ll definitely take advantage of Harrah%26#39;s free parking. Thanks again!!

Chatted with a friend from Harrah%26#39;s tonight. She told me they are looking into the parking cost structure for cars left for long periods. There may soon be a time limit of 8 or 12 hours for the free parking. Nothing set in stone yet, though.