Cheap Hotels for Mardi Gras 2026 New Orleans
Mardi Gras 2026
February 17, 2026
Price spike: 200-500%
This is the most extreme price spike in the US hotel market. Budget hotels that normally run $60-80/night jump to $200-400+ for Mardi Gras weekend. Many require 3-4 night minimums. Book 3-6 months ahead.
💡 Tip: Stay in Kenner near the airport and take a rideshare downtown ($20-30). You'll save $150-300/night. Parades run along St. Charles Avenue — accessible from anywhere on the streetcar line. Book 6 months ahead minimum.
New Orleans' legendary Carnival celebration culminating on Fat Tuesday. Parades, parties, and revelry across the city. The biggest hotel price spike in New Orleans by far.
Days Inn by Wyndham New Orleans Pontchartrain
3.1 mi from Bourbon Street
Federal City Inn & Suites
1.9 mi from Port of New Orleans Cruise Terminal
Motel 6 New Orleans, LA - Near Downtown
3.2 mi from Bourbon Street
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham New Orleans Airport
1.3 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Super 8 By Wyndham New Orleans
4.4 mi from Bourbon Street
La Quinta Inn by Wyndham New Orleans West Bank / Gretna
1.8 mi from Port of New Orleans Cruise Terminal
Days Inn by Wyndham Kenner/New Orleans Airport South
0.8 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Extended Stay America Select Suites - New Orleans - Airport
0.4 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Comfort Inn & Suites New Orleans Airport North
1.1 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Roami at The Mandeville
0.6 mi from Bourbon Street
Wyndham Garden New Orleans Downtown
0.6 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham New Orleans Downtown
0.6 mi from French Quarter
Best Western Kenner
1.4 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Auberge NOLA Travelers House
0.9 mi from Superdome
Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome by IHG
0.4 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Hilton New Orleans Airport
0.8 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Best Western Plus St. Christopher Hotel
0.6 mi from French Quarter
Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans Downtown (French Quarter Area)
0.6 mi from French Quarter
TownePlace Suites by Marriott New Orleans Downtown/Canal Street
0.2 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans
0.6 mi from Superdome
Canopy by Hilton New Orleans - Downtown
0.4 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Moxy New Orleans Downtown/French Quarter Area
0.5 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Home2 Suites by Hilton Kenner New Orleans Airport
1.0 mi from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
The Troubadour Hotel New Orleans
0.4 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
SpringHill Suites by Marriott New Orleans Downtown/Canal Street
0.2 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
The Jung Hotel & Residences
0.3 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton New Orleans Canal St. French Quarter
0.4 mi from University Medical Center New Orleans
Hyatt Place New Orleans Convention Center
0.1 mi from Port of New Orleans Cruise Terminal
Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans-Convention Center
0.2 mi from Port of New Orleans Cruise Terminal
Hotel Monteleone
0.4 mi from French Quarter
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