Arts district hotel with restaurant and nearby nightlife close to french quarter set in the arts district new orleans downtown marriott at the convention center is a 10 minute walk from harrahs casino julia streets art galleries and award winning restaurants including cochon bourbon street and french quarter action are both an 8 minute drive 2 blocks to streetcar souvenir shopping at the riverwalk and headliners at the howlin wolf are within a 2 block walk julia station streetcar stop