Prices and Discounts

Admission:

  • Weekend (3 days): $30.00
  • Single Day:$20.00
  • Children: (Under 10): $5.00
Additional Fees:
  • Field of Glory Tournament Entry Fee: $5
  • Flames of War Tournament Entry Fee: $5

Discounts:

  • Game Master Discount: $5 for one game, $10 for two or more games

Hours

To be determined

Hotel and Directions

Bayou Wars will be held at the Doubletree Hotel New Orleans Airport in Kenner, LA.
2150 Veterans Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062

Reservations Line: 1-800-222-TREE (8733)
Website: www.neworleansairport.doubletree.com
GROUP CODE: BYW
Room Release/Cutoff Date: Wednesday May 11, 2011

Remember to use the group code to get your special Convention Rate of $79.00! We need 100 room nights during the convention to satisfy our gaming room space requirements.

Directions and Maps:


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General Hotel Info:

  • Parking is free.
  • King rooms are guaranteed to have a fridge and microwave; some double rooms have them, but it's NOT guaranteed.
  • All rooms have hair dryer, iron/board, coffee maker, and complimentary high-speed wireless internet.
  • There's an outdoor, heated pool with a Tiki Bar, a fitness center, and a business center (computer, internet access, printer).

OTHER USEFUL INFO:

Food:

Hotel has a breakfast buffet ($10 plux tax); Plaza Club Guest Rooms (top floor of hotel) include a complimentary continental breakfast in the room.

On-site dining includes "The Bliss Cafe" (muffins, bagels, Barnie's coffee), and "The 2150 City Grill Restaurant" (Breakfast from 6:30-11am, Lunch from 11am-2pm, Dinner from 5-10pm).

Room Service is available daily from 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m


Food within two miles of the hotel:
McDonalds, Sonic, Quiznos, Subway, Burger King, Smoothie King, Taco Tico, KFC, Popeye's Chicken, Rally's, Wendy's, Raising Cane's, Chick-Fil-A, Wing Zone, Taco Bell, Deli Express, Church's Chicken, Denny's, IHOP, Dot's Diner, Franny's Place Family Restaurant, Picadilly Cafeteria, Applebees, Golden Corral, McAlister's Deli, Olive Garden, Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand, Brick Oven Cafe, 3rd Rock Tavern, Restaurante Katrina, Andy Messina's Restaurant, Carnival's Restaurant & Bar, Fat Greg's, TL Starkes, Baru Cafe, Tackroom Bar & Grill, Jukebox Cajun Diner, Bud's Broiler, Bayou Days Restaurant, Steak House Steaks, Louisiana Purchase Kitchen, Rootbeer's Sports Bar, Copeland's, Honeydees, Chateau du Lac Wine Bistro, Rick's Famous Cafe, Seafood & PoBoys, Jazz Seafood & Steak, Harbor Seafood & Oyster Bar, Johnny Trauth's Seafood Bistro, Big Daddy's Seafood, Smitty's Seafood, Canton Restaurant, Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant, China Express, Sake Sushi Hibachi House, Imperial Garden Chinese, Pho Bang Restaurant, Asian Super Buffet, Kawahara Inc, Little Tokyo, Shishkabob House, Kased Brothers Halal, Siamese, Madrid Restaurant, Las Carnitas, Casa Garcia Mexican Restaurant, Don Victor's Fine Latin American Restaurant, Michael's Italian Restaurant, Sandro's Trattoria, Angelo's Italian, Sbarro's, Domino's Pizza, Johnny's Primo Pizza & Pasta, Mr. Jim's Pizza, Cici's Pizza, Papa's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Papa John's Pizza, among many others!

Shopping:

Nearest Malls:
  • The Esplanade Mall - 1 mile; (click here for map/directions from hotel); (Hours: M-Sat 10a-9p, Sun noon-6p)
  • Riverwalk Mall - 15 miles; click here to see their site.
Nearest "Most Visited" Stores:

WalMart - 1 mile; click here for map/directions from hotel.
K-Mart, Target, Office Depot, Office Max, Kinkos, Circuit City, Best Buy

Nearest Book & Comic Stores:
Booklover's Paperback Palace, Galactic Goods Cards and Comics, Hidden Treasures, Media Underground Comics, Barnes and Noble, Borders


Services:

Nearest Grocery Stores:
International Foods, Winn Dixie

Nearest Banks:
AmSouth, Omni, First American, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Chase, Whitney, Regions

Nearest Gas Stations:
Exxon, Shell, Chevron

Nearest Pharmacies:
CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, WalMart Pharmacy

Nearest Hospital:
Kenner Regional Medical Center - 3 miles from hotel; click here for map and directions to the hospital, which we really hope you'll never need!


Tourism and Local:

NO International Airport - 2 miles; complimentary airport shuttle from 5am to midnight

Rivertown (16-block historic district with museums (inclduing the Toy Train Museum), shops, cinema, restaurants, and planetarium) - 2 miles; click here for map/directions from hotel.

The National WWII Museum - 12 miles; click here for map/directions from hotel.

French Quarter/French Market - 15 miles

Aquarium of the Americas - 15 miles

Audubon Zoo - 19 miles.