What Would You Consider the Worst Motel/Hotel in Baton Rouge?

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I once stayed the night at Staring

True story



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Anybody who frequents those establishments probably doesn't post here.

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A few years ago My 1st cousin lived at the Alamo Hotel. I picked him up from there for Thanksgiving and Easter.
He's disabled and mentally ill though. Not a crackhead or even drinker. The riff raff left his ole crazy arse alone for couple years while there.

Sometimes all I need is a hour.

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Out of the small run down hotels in the BR area, which would you consider the worst?

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Way back in the mid 20th century before interstate highways, Marriotts, and Holiday Inns....those little motels were where people stayed when traveling across the country.

Some of them might actually be historic. They could be pretty cool if they were reworked in a retro sort of way.







The Bellemont Hotel (1946) was on Airline near Greenwell Springs was actually a 5 star, full service hotel with multiple pools, 3 restaurants, and a small arena for events. It was one of the nicest of its kind in on the gulf coast in its prime.

The freeway was built in the 1960s, and cross country traffic started using I-10 instead of US 190 or US-61. And this massive hotel struggled to keep people interested. It even had boxing matches and other events to drum up demand for hotel rooms (even a Ron Paul rally in 2012 or so) - but it ultimately failed and was demolished.

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The OYO on Airline at I-12 gives you a free needle stick with your stay.

That OYO has to be up there. It’s always in the news.

I’ve always wondered about that Shed Ran motel on Greenwell Springs.

Alamo or one around winbourne on airline

I remember when I was kid late 70’s early 80’s there was always some kind of big event at the Great Hall at the Belmont.