Decent-sized room, OK beds. Bathroom had some kind of rusty-looking crud on one of the walls. Good shower. Good continental breakfast choices--make your own waffles, cereal, bagels, yogurt--and nice breakfast area. There was something wrong with our TV; it wouldn't shut off unless we pulled the plug. Another guest said hers kept changing channels on its own. My main complaint was the noise; we were facing the parking lot, which faced onto the interstate. (I wanted to move, but my husband said no; the joke was on him since I wear earplugs when I sleep.) We ran the fan to mask the highway noises, only it sounded like there was a squirrel turning a wheel inside it and the noise would grow increasingly louder, then subside, then start up again. Awful. Still, if we'd moved to another room, I would definitely recommend this place.

We stayed here on the night of Aug. 2, 2005, for $67 a night, reserved online. Staff was very friendly, everything was perfect, room very clean, except the wireless internet did not work, as we were on the 3rd floor. Will stay here again!

My wife and I stayed for two nights at the Baymont in Baton Rouge. Our review would be a mixed one. On the positive side, the front desk people were very courteous and helpful. The overall design scheme fo the room was also good and the framed prints were attractive. We found the breakfast to be about what one would expect at this type of place and had no problems with anything not being fresh. Finally, the one repair we asked for (besides needing new batteries in the TV remote, which was handled well by the front desk clerk) was when a towel bar fell down in the bathroom. It was fixed when we returned later in the day, and I was impressed by that.

Downsides: There are some ways in which this hotel needs more attention. Our deadbolt did not work, and the chain also provided on the door was rusty. The plumbing all worked just fine and there was plenty of hot water, but the fixtures look very worn and scratched. Some of the doors in the hallways do not close properly and have loose handles. Missing a handle completely was the door to the very small fitness center (it has only three exercise machines--elliptical, bike and treadmill, all of which work well--no weights at all). There apparently had been a lock of some sort there, but it's been ripped out, with no panel in its place. So, there's a large hole in the door that one pulls to enter the room. I thought that looked unattractive. In a minor point, each exercise piece has a TV/headphone setup, but at least two-thirds of the channels do not come in well at all, or at all. (Some TV channels were very snowy and hard to watch on the TV in our room, too). And we may be Yankees, but I really thought the pool, which is full of water, should have been open on the 80+ degree February day in which we stayed there. (Apparently it does not open until April).

Some aspects of the location are inherent to where the building is, for better or worse. It is very close to I-10 in the far southeastern section of town. It is a short drive from the Siegen exit. The view, as a result, isn't spectacular; we faced the freeway, and the rooms on the other side would have faced the Holiday Inn right behind the building. The frontage road poses significant problems at rush hour; it can be difficult to get out to the main road. It took us three green lights to get out to it. There are, however, many places to eat nearby, as well as Target and other stores. A strip mall with a Wal-Mart is on the other side of the highway, and the Mall of Louisiana is a short drive.
A Microtel is also next door if you want to stay in this area. The price we paid was very low--under $100 for two nights--so I can't complain much about it--but the hotel really could use some maintenance and replacement parts.

Booked through Hotwire at a rate of $38 a night. This hotel is on par with other hotels in its class. No frills, but I found the property fairly clean and very quiet. There was some mold in the shower and on the wall of my room near the air conditioning unit, but Baton Rouge is a low-elevation city in a swampy part of the country ... mold can be tough to contain (especially in a budget place). Continental breakfast was pretty good; not as good as the ones at Holiday Inn Express, LaQuinta and Marriott properties, but still very respectable.

You get what you pay for, and I came away satisfied.