Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport

2.5 star property
Hotel perfectly located for exploring Scotlandville

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Reception
Exterior
Suite, 1 King Bed
Free daily continental breakfast
Interior

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
2949 Varsity Street, Baton Rouge, LA, 70807
  • Southern University and A&M College
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Baton Rouge Zoo
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Raising Cane's River Center
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Baton Rouge, LA (BTR-Baton Rouge Metropolitan)
    ‪8 min walk‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Baton Rouge

Scotlandville stay.Your stay at this Scotlandville hotel places you within 3 miles (5 km) of Anna T. Jordan Community Park and Southern University and A&M College. Felton G. Clark Activity Center and A.W. Mumford Stadium are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Southern University and A&M College - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Baton Rouge Zoo - 7 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Louisiana State Capitol - 9 min drive - 11.6 km
  • Raising Cane's River Center - 11 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Louisiana State University - 14 min drive - 15.6 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Tony's Seafood - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Church's Texas Chicken - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport

Hotel perfectly located for exploring Scotlandville
Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport offers its guests an outdoor pool and a fitness center. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free breakfast is available daily. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at the business-friendly Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport. Free self parking is available.

This Baton Rouge hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 77 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Built in 2001
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
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.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

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

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

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

Room amenities

Entertainment

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

Bedroom

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

Bathroom

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

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 25 per pet, per stay
  • Maximum 1 (weight limit: 45 lbs per pet)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. 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 Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice).

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in October.
  • Pool access available from 9 AM to 9 PM.

Property is also known as

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Comfort Inn Hotel Baton Rouge
Comfort Inn Baton Rouge

Sonesta Essential - Baton Rouge Airport Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 74 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 74 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 74 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 74 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 74 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Met some cool people, third floor had a lot of messed up rooms. No ice machines. No laundry room. No gym. Elevator was scary. There was no sign on building or by the room. Pool was extremely dirty
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

david

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Front desk staff Santana waa awesom very friendly and super easy check in. Properly going thru renovations and it shows.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Grace

Cross check with the Property for additional fees.

Not the best but not the worst. Minor issue became a bigger issue (had to change rooms due to toilet not working) and they told me I overlooked that a $100 deposit fee was required even though the room was paid for in advance. It is supposed to be refunded in 3 days. I will do a better job of following up with the actual property. Bed was comfortable but walls are thin.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dwayne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Tarsha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

It is being renovated but it was clean breakfast h

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

TonyaT

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

LaKisha

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

TonyaT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The room was spacious and clean. The door was very difficult to close and lock. We were awakened at 5am by the loud talking of the breakfast staff. At checkout, the front desk agent was sound asleep on the front desk. Without being acknowledged, I simply left the keys on the desk and walked away.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denisha

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Gwendolyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cristian

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Destiny

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was aight…

They stay was good, but I do have a few complaints. The hot water was not hot, the cold air was not cold (68 degrees and it was still warm), I had two roaches in my room and there was an odor. Front desk staff was really welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Eureka

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The sheets had white stains on them, there was no soaps in the bathroom, the sink knob was broken, hair was in the bed, floors were sticky, hand prints on the wall, smelled like an old cigarette, and it was people knocking on the walls all hours of the night
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Braylon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would stay again

Can tell the hotel is being renovated, but check in was painless, friendly staff, comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kylie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I sheets weren’t the best but I had a relaxing time the room was really clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025