Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport

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Lobby
Restaurant
Suite, 1 King Bed | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds
Meeting facility
Exterior

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
$68
$58 nightly
$68 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 26 - Apr 27

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2949 Varsity Street, Baton Rouge, LA, 70807
  • Place, Anna T. Jordan Community Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Plank Plaza Shopping Center
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Louisiana State University
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Airport, Baton Rouge, LA (BTR-Baton Rouge Metropolitan)
    ‪10 min walk‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Baton Rouge

With a stay at Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport in Baton Rouge (Scotlandville), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Southern University and A&M College and 8 minutes from Mississippi River. .This hotel is 9.4 mi (15.2 km) from Louisiana State University and 7.9 mi (12.8 km) from Raising Cane's River Center.

What's nearby

  • Southern University and A&M College - 2 min drive - 2.1 miles
  • Anna T. Jordan Community Park - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Plank Plaza Shopping Center - 3 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Raising Cane's River Center - 14 min drive - 8.1 miles
  • Louisiana State University - 18 min drive - 9.9 miles

Getting around

  • Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪RaceTrac - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Hook Fish and Chicken - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport

Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport offers 77 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Accommodations are furnished with double sofa beds. 43-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

This Baton Rouge hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 77 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 43-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and a banquet hall.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekends
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room sofa bed
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2001
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Double sofa bed
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 45 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May to October
Pool access available from 9 AM to 9 PM

Property is also known as

Days Inn Baton Rouge Airport
Days Inn Hotel Baton Rouge Airport
Days Inn Baton Rouge Airport Hotel
Days Baton Rouge Airport
Comfort Inn Hotel Baton Rouge
Comfort Inn Baton Rouge

Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 196 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 196 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 196 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 196 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 74 out of 196 reviews

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Williams

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Karisa

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was filthy no mopping no clean linen dirt spots on linen pubic hair in towels mildew on bathroom curtain and Ceilings . No toiletries as promised I wouldn’t recommend this hotel to homeless. Too much drug activities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Sravani

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Reginald

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tv picture was blue and there was no remote to fix the TV settings.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tione

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Checked in on Christmas Eve the room was horrible. You can smell the mold as soon as you walk in the room. It was built up in the ceiling of the bathroom. Walked in the bedroom crumbs and dead roaches all on the bed skirt sheets and pillowcases full of stands. Asked for another room that room was the same went to another room it was a little better then the first two but still bad. The shower was full of mildew barely no towels the toilet was dirty. Try to sleep but all you hear is door slamming people outside of the room running in the hallway and talking loud on the phone and this went on all night so definitely didn’t get any sleep I checked out Christmas morning. This hotel needs to be closed down this was the worse experience I ever had.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Brittany

Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff was great very nice but the room needs to be cleaned better, the bathroom still had old used towels still in the bathroom when I arrived, and of course the shower was not clean felt slimey had to purchase shower shoes, the bed sheets need to be washed better or purchase new sheets if the stains on the sheets can’t be removed. The floors were really dirty turn the bottom of my feet black and the curtains over the air conditioning needs to be change or taken down often because it looked like black mold growing on the ends of the curtains. If the room wasn’t so dirty I would have given 5 stars.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Krysten

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Sheets had stains, room smelt like smoke, bugs here.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Delaine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Shut that place down
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

stephen

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Front desk guy tried to charge me again after I already paid, we get to the room and the sheets are filthy. They are covered in stains and red liquids. The soaps were the smallest I’d ever seen. The drink cups were unwrapped and just sitting in the bathroom. I did not feel comfortable using them. All night there were kids running around, which appeared to belong to the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rosalyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible , terrible , terrible , second hand smoke all over the place !!!!!! A suite with second hand smoke !!!! Bed bugs and stains on the white towels !!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

jessica

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shawn

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The entire lobby smells like indian food. Air conditioner didnt work. Bed was springy, loose, and squeeky. Wouldnt provide extra bedding for the third guest we included on the reservation. They use the breakfast area as thier own personal kitchen and the lobby tv as their own personal living room. Argued with us over the air not working and didnt want to give us a different room. Whole tv screen was blue. Shower curtain did not even meet the rim of the bathtub. Not worth the price charged.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

bob

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was dirty. The linoleum floors had something black that ruined my wife’s white socks. The white towels and wash rags had black in them. The whole building had a cigarette odor. We got two nasty towels and wash rags, no hand towels, no shampoo, one tiny bar of soap and the white shower floor was covered in a black stain. Nasty is the only way to describe this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

tyshera

The hotel was horrible upon arrival the hotel smelled like cigarettes! Hotel room was horrible had no bathroom mirrors tub was dirty as hellll! asked for a refund & was charged twice . they money hungry as hell will argue you down about your money.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Roy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Floor in the bathroom was black with dirt, sheets were dingy with spots on them and the pillow cases, mold in the shower, toilet had stains, remote had no battery cover and tv didn't work,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to lay your head.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Torrey

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Whitne

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ariel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Raymon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025