This hotel is around 10 years old now, and is getting to the point where it's showing wear and tear. It's owned by a nice Indian family that is very helpful with any special needs, if there is an unhelpful clerk ask to speak to the manager (a member of the owner's family) and he'll get things straightened out for you. The morning continental breakfast has fresh waffles (!) as well as the normal muffins and cold cereal you'd expect, and the coffee is decent if not up to South Louisiana standards (which call for a more potent coffee that you can use a fork to consume, if it doesn't consume the fork first). There is no restaurant but it is next door to Chef Roy's, which has the best food in the area (albeit quite expensive!).

The rooms are large and reasonably well appointed. There is a refrigerator and a microwave as well as a hair dryer and alarm clock. My only real issue with my room was that it was very hot and I had to turn on the air conditioning -- this in mid-winter with 40F weather outside! Apparently the proprietors try to keep the interior of the hotel as hot as their native country, and even though the heat was off when I entered my room, the surrounding rooms and hallway were so warm that the heat radiating from the walls and from the ceiling above got my room way too warm for comfort.

This is a very quiet and safe property. There is only a front and back entrance, secured after dark, with all rooms opening onto the central hallways, so no worries about strangers wandering around your doorway. It is set back far enough from the Interstate that you don't hear traffic noise but not so far back as to make it hard to get to from the freeway exit, and on the opposite side of the freeway from the housing project -- I've never seen any of the denizens of said housing project on this side of the freeway. If you have to stay in this area for any reason, this is probably the best place to stay -- it's cheaper than the Best Western, quieter, and the rooms are larger and nicer than either the Best Western or the Super 8 at the next exit.

I stayed two nights at this hotel in November, First of all the hotel does not have an elevator we had to drag our luggage up a flight of stairs. That should have been a sign to me of bad things to come, but there aren't too many places to stay in Rayne,LA. I got home to discover that my credit card had been charged and extra 200.00. I called the hotel and a very rude manager got on the phone and accused me of cracking the tv screen. I told him I did not and would never do something of that nature. We had a few words back and forth and basicly it was my word against his. I had to call corporate headquarters to get this charge taken off of my credit card. I would not recommend anyone ever stay at this hotel. I don't know what kind of scam they were running. I will Never stay at a days inn ever again.

The carpet was dirty , worn out and very smelly! I didn't actually smell the carpet but the room smelled terrible. The mattresses were very worn out and there were 3 towels for 3 people. I do not dry my bottom and hair with the same towel. Some may do that but I do not. When we asked for 3 more towels we were told to bring the other 3 dirty ones back. What the heck!!! The worst 70 + dollars on a room I have spent and I have traveled extensively!!! Hope this helps someone!

I had an event at the civic center and stayed here on the recommendation of a friend who said this would be a quieter location. I'm glad I did! Rooms are spacious, staff very friendly, and it really helped to be walking distance to Chef Roy's because I ate there every night! It was also across the street from the Dollar General, which is VERY convenient to pick up last minute items and snacks. Will stay here again.