Name: Sonesta Essential Hotels Baton Rouge Airport
Address: 2949 Varsity Street, Baton Rouge, 70807, US

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2026

Cobaleena

Hotel look like the one out of the scary movies . the air filter was so nasty I ask the person at the desk for a new one he said they didn't have any and to take the one out the air condition in the lobby. the elevator worn down feel like its going to stop on you at any minute. the floors was so dirty like they haven't been mopped in a while. and I had to get more sheets and pillow cases, and also had to clean the tub and wipe down everything. just looked deserted.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2026

Jonathan

You get what you pay for. This place smells like weed and cigarettes. It’s dirty. Sheets are dirty. The posted pictures are deceiving would not recommend to anyone.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Sophia

DO NOT book a room at this hotel. The pictures on Expedia are so deceiving. The pool was dark green with trash all over it.

2/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Shalyndria

This establishment is filthy. I couldn’t even stay. I requested a refund and still awaiting for it. The sheets were dirty, there were used towels in the bathroom, opened soap packages, trash, and also the appliances were filthy. When speaking with the desk person about concerns she gave towels from her home. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED AND DO NOT RECOMMEND

Friends

2/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Shane

The pool was disgusting. The rooms floor had a black film on it. I have no idea what it was but it got on everything. The shower floor had the same stuff in it. There was a homeless guy wondering in the parking lot and end up passing out and sleeping in the parking lot. Only plus site was it was 5min from the airport.

Self

2/10

Poor

05 May 2026

Darren

Easy parki g floors were dirty along with pool looki g nasty

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Ngudiankama

Didn't have a car, it was uncleaned. The ac was ok

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

25 Apr 2026

Tia

Roaches met me at the door! This use to be my favorite hotel. They GOTTA DO BETTA

2/10

Poor

21 Apr 2026

Jason

Checked in and soon as u walked in the room, the floor was extremely sticky .. in the bed looked like someone had been in it and on the blanket had a huge stain on it and also on the sheets .. went to the front desk and the person wanted to inspect the room after the complaint of the dirty room made , gave another room …. Supposedly the “king” suite … and it was just as dirty, the bed wasn’t made, the refrigerator had old food in it , and the towels and wash cloths were used … ended up NOT staying and asked for a refund !!

Self

2/10

Poor

20 Apr 2026

JUSTIN R.

Prostitution in the parking lot, staff was not helpful, and the pictures that accompany this post show the “cleanliness” of the hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Apr 2026

Leslie

Bathtub was dirty. I only had a sheet on my bed- no blanket. The TV stand was broken- I went to turn the tv so I could see from the bathroom and it almost fell over. The broken foot was resting on the cable box.
Breakfast was supposed to open at 6 and at 725 when I left, was still closed. Breakfast was 50% of the reason I booked this hotel- I’m bike touring. So I started a 100 mile day with zero calories. Then when I wanted to check out, there was no clerk. I rang the bell 3 times, waited awhile, and no one came. I just left the key. I do NOT recommend this hotel. There are plenty of other options.

Self

2/10

Poor

11 Apr 2026

Shawn

Never will I ever again

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2026

Denise

N/A

Self

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

De'India

nasty trifling room , mold , roaches , scary atmosphere

Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2026

Joyce

I booked this hotel for an employee. They checked in and found that the place was a filthy dump and the staff was horrible. She checked out and went somewhere else. I would never recommend anyone stay here

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2026

Phillipp

There was a dead roach in the shower. A rat ran across the hallway. Suspicious people lurking in the parking lot and the lobby. Terrible! Then the hotel voided my key card.

Self

4/10

Poor

25 Mar 2026

Shaundre'ka

I did not receive the room I selected. The room wasn't clean along with the bathroom. Poor attendant service. The parking lot had trash all round it. The pool has never been attended to for maintenance. It had trash in it and looked like a swamp pool. I had to ask for new linens because none of them in the room were clean. The new linens I was given was dirty. Terrible Management. Would not recommend the location.

Self

2/10

Poor

10 Mar 2026

Jason

Very disappointing the room was dirty from top to bottom. The continental breakfast was not even fixed. I mean there was nothing there not even juice or coffee. I need an extra towels, but they are out also.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2026

Darell

The room wasn't cleaned, sheets, towels dirty.

Family

2/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Whitley

When we arrived Saturday evening, there were prostitutes standing directly in front of the property. We already felt unsafe before even walking inside.

Despite having a reservation, the front desk clerk initially claimed there were no rooms available. After going back and forth, he suddenly “found” a room and handed us a key. When we opened the door, there was a completely naked man inside. This is a serious safety failure. We immediately returned to the front desk, and the clerk casually apologized and reassigned us to another room.

The next room smelled heavily of cigarette smoke and mamajuana, the beds were unmade, toilet paper was scattered everywhere, and there was a list posted of broken items. There were no towels. The condition was unacceptable. After going back downstairs again, we were finally given a room that was barely acceptable, so we stayed out of exhaustion.

At 9:00 AM — two hours before the stated 11:00 AM checkout — a housekeeper knocked asking if we were leaving. Shortly after, we heard a toddler screaming in the hallway for roughly 30 minutes. When I opened the door, I saw a housekeeper dragging a small child (around two years old) down the hallway by his arm.

This property feels unsafe, poorly managed, and unprofessional. Between the room mix-up with a naked stranger, the unsanitary conditions, the early disturbance, and the hallway incident, I strongly advise others to stay elsewhere.

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2026

Felton

All my food went bad because they didn't have the refrigerator working

Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2026

CHRISTIAN

Room was dirty. Stains on all the bed sheets and pillows. There was nail polish on walls and lamps. There was dirty stains all over the walls. The front door wouldn’t properly lock and had been previously kicked in. The bathroom light was out. The floors were filthy thick dust. The entrance to hotel had trash and suspicious looking individuals hanging around. The pool in the front entrance was green with debris all around it. The walls was discolored on the outside of hotel. To top it off when I arrived I told the front desk clerk I did not feel comfortable and would like to cancel my reservation he said he could not do that and proceeded to give me a dirty used guest key card holder with a previous number on there that he scratched out and put my number on. So after I went to the room and took pictures I returned to the front desk ti let the clerk know that there was no way I could stay there and he agreed to give full refund and apologized for the condition of the room.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Feb 2026

ShaMyra

PLEASE DO NOT STAY HERE HALLWAYS ELEVATOR AND EVEN YOUR ROOM WILL SMELL LIKE A POUND OF WEED THERE IS NO \"BREAKFAST \" only molded muffins and old cereal and milk everything else is empty not even a trash can in the dining area that should let you know nobody checks that area TV don't work either AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST

Self

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2026

Karisa

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

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2026

Reginald

Tv picture was blue and there was no remote to fix the TV settings.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Dec 2025

Tione

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.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2025

Brittany

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.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2025

Krysten

Sheets had stains, room smelt like smoke, bugs here.

2/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Jason

Shut that place down

2/10

Poor

28 Nov 2025

stephen

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.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

27 Nov 2025

Rosalyn

Terrible , terrible , terrible , second hand smoke all over the place !!!!!! A suite with second hand smoke !!!! Bed bugs and stains on the white towels !!!

2/10

Poor

23 Nov 2025

Shawn

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.

Business

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2025

bob

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.

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2025

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.

Self

2/10

Poor

15 Nov 2025

Roy

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,

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Joseph

Nice place to lay your head.

2/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

Prentiss

Family Reunion quick stay ...Upon arrival and check the lobby had a an odor ( mildew smell) that was strong. Went into the room; just DIRTY. Under garments I'm both bed stands, the bathroom soap was opened and looked used, the pull out sofa mattress was filthy... I asked for another room and nothing was available... This was next level nasty ... The shower ( floor ) was discolored... I need a full refund....

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2025

Adam

TERRIBLE. Bedding is nasty. No towels. Stinks. Tv didn’t work. Sonesta should be embarrassed for even allowing these people to run a hotel with their branding. I want a refund but wouldn’t honor that. Price gouged too. Honestly may take it to court. Photos are NOT what you get.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2025

Cynthia

Our experience at this hotel was absolutely HORRIBLE. Checking in took way too long. When we got inside of the room there was dirty underwear in the draws. The shower was dirty. The couch had a horrible smell to it. There was paper on the floor and the room smell like cigarettes. My husband and I are non-smoking. We did not stay overnight. We turned in our room key last night and drove back home. We were still charged for the night even thought we did not stay.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

20 Oct 2025

G A

Awful Experience

I was greatly disappointed in this hotel this time. I stayed there again because of my previous experience. This one was the exact opposite. I checked in and put my things in the room because I had a meeting shortly upon arriving. I returned and unpacked. That's when I noticed the spots on the sheets and comforter. There were water/drink marks on both nightstands and the dresser where the tv was. I had already unpacked and didn't want to change rooms. So, I said I'd make the best of it. The toilet didn't flush correctly each time. I had to fiddle with the internal components to make it operate. I returned after shopping the second day and neither of my keys worked. I had to go to have them reactivated. I then noticed that housekeeping had taken the dirty towels but didn't replace them. The room wasn't serviced, trash wasn't emptied or bathroom cleaned. What was the purpose of coming into the room if it wasn't going to be serviced. I had to go downstairs to get fresh towels because none were left. Oh, and the towels were not only of poor quality, but they were stained. I recognize it's a 2.5 star hotel and I shouldn't expect The Ritz Carlton. However, this was ridiculous. When I stayed there in September, the experience was totally different. That's why I decided to stay there again. The price this trip was inflated. I attributed it to events occurring in the city, so I decided to go with it. However, this was a horrible experience at a hotel where I was satisfied last month!

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

Antonio

Once I checked in I went up to the room and saw the toilet had tissue in it I flushed the toilet it wasn’t working correctly. As I was leaving to report it to the front desk they were at my door to bring my ID to me. I informed them, they tried with no success. They said the would be back. I fell asleep. The next morning I informed the person that was at the front desk and ask for an iron. I received the iron. I left for the day when I came back that night it still was in the same condition. I just left they will never get a dime from me again.

Self

2/10

Poor

24 Sep 2025

Jessica

If catfishing was a hotel, this would be the one. Absolutely nothing like the pictures or description. Towels were stained and dirty as if they hadn't even been washed. (or just rinsed with water and nothing else). Shower was dirty from the people before us with hair, dirt, hand bands, and a razor lid and the water was nasty. Several cockroaches. Bedding was also just as dirty as the towels. Floor was filthy. After just a few steps, your feet or socks were BLACK. The air did not hardly work. We had it on 60 degrees, constant fan. The fan barely ran and it did not get below 74 in there the whole time. The rooms were not noise proof whatsoever. We heard everything from everywhere. The breakfast was very limited compared to what was advertised. The side emergency doors were propped open, and had what one could only assume were homeless, drug addicts hanging outside of them. I witnessed a female performing sexual acts on a man right outside the door. The parking lot was full of trash, more homeless people, and sketchy activity. The pet area was full of poop and no bags were in the \"pet station\". Upon checking in, there was a man sleeping in the lobby on the couch. The pool is in a very strange location and appeared to have construction going on so we did not even get close to it. It also appeared dirty and was very, very small compared to what is advertised. Overall, I am glad my dog, boyfriend and I are safe, and nothing happened to my vehicle. but I would NEVER stay here again.

Leisure Pet

2/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

LUIS

Hotel dirty 100% room and bathroom

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

G A

Review

The room was adequate, and the customer service was great.

Self

2/10

Poor

02 Sep 2025

Dalton

Worst Hotel

Actually the nastiest place I have ever seen, we got there and immediately left after stepping in the room. Bed had black stains, stairway was so disgusting, hallway smelled terrible. Don’t stay here..

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Vania

The dirty bathroom towels stained, terrible smell in the room, serviceless elevator, lots of noise, very limited breakfast.

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2025

Raquel

Messy place

It was a total mess
Elevator didn’t work
Dirty room
Dirty sheets,filthy pillows

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2025

Caleb

The only complaint I have is that when I went to breakfast at 7:30 am, there wasn’t any food. It had been cooked but was all gone when we went down. Good staff so I didn’t say anything figured they got rushed right before we got down there. I’d stay again.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Aug 2025

Tijah

It was dirty & noisy the room the young lady gave us the sheets was not clean at all . Bathroom shower was not clean . Just don’t stay there .

Business

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Jovet

Not good in the front desk plus everything looks very dirty, dont recommend it.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

MARVIN E

Pro: directly across from the airport.
Cons: shady people hanging outside of hotel at all times of the night/day. Rooms are outdated. Refrig needed defrosting...couldn't put anything inside due to ice buildup. View from backside windows is a junk yard or abandoned garage with junk cars.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

08 Aug 2025

Brooklyn

Loud kids running up and down the hallway screaming and yelling ppl in the parking lot sitting in lawn chairs ladies walking around asking for drugs

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

Sharlie

Clean but high traffic

Breakfast was hit or miss. We brought our own because we never knew how long it would be out. Not a big deal. The room was clean and comfortable. Even though it is by the airport, I never once heard a plane. The pedestrian traffic was high with little kids (very polite) in the parking lot. Lots of noise in the lobby from like 9pm to midnight and the halls always smelled like food. Overall it was a good stay for the time we were there.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

Marilyn

Room was nasty..Pool was closed and water was green,No Breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2025

Enrique

The location seems very unsafe, probably due to the county jail being 2 blocks away. Some questionable individuals walking on the nearby areas, and even entering the hotel. My wife would not agree to stay after all we saw and felt

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jul 2025

Richard

Pool was not open and green,
Breakfast hours were cut to 6-8, random people hanging out outside all day and night. Children running around inside at all hours, bathroom exhaust fan did not work, fridge was leaking, sheets stained, outside trash overflowing

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Connie

Comfortable and quiet. Would booking again real soon.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jul 2025

Roderica Young

Definitely would not recommend unless you had no other choice.

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Makeysha

Outdated, pool was not clean, sheets was dirty.

Business

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2025

Amber

I do not recommend

To many weird people walking around. Kids running around the property barefoot. No room service at all and I was there for 3 days. People smoking meth and weed right in front of the cameras. Also the pool was dirty and not working and breakfast was taken by the same family every day no matter how early you get there. They take plates of food to their room. Overall it was a horrible experience for a short getaway.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2025

Mike

Not in the nicest neighborhoods. But overall quiet. Staff was awesome. Pool was dirty. Food was ok.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2025

Tina

No breakfast

It was all pretty good until we went to have breakfast! Ifcyou didnt get there before 8 you didnt get any hot food. The lady was like, I dont want to over cook. We bairly got so e eggs after asking if she would cook some.

Other than that it was fine.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2025

dana

The room was so dirty. Our socks were blackened just walking in the room. We had to shorten our stay

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

ReKeyda

The property was clean the room was clean and spacious.....check-in took almost a hour but the nice lady help with everything and got me in my room ...the beds are so soft♥️♥️

Self

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2025

Brittany

Won’t be back here

You get what you pay for. After driving 12 hours, we just wanted to rest and give our 2 young kids a place to sleep. We didn’t sleep under the sheets, the place gave me the ick. It did its job, but absolutely wouldn’t stay again.

Pros: room was large, AC was ice cold, quiet, front desk staff was super friendly, smelled clean and not like cigarettes or mold, didn’t see any bugs (which I was extremely worried about), elevator worked

Cons: trash everywhere outside, pool was disgusting, area was kinda sus, very outdated and janky, bedding had stains and was uncomfortable, there was a dirty washcloth left behind in the bathroom, floor made our socks black.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Amy

Terrible

The bed sheets were nasty, the floors made your feet black, there was mold in the bathroom, there were no towels, no soap, the door wouldn’t even lock for extra comfort. You couldn’t even get comfortable in bed because you felt gross

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2025

Kattye

It is not the normal quality of the brand.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

elizabeth

Overall clean

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2025

Shembari

The front desk woman that helped me was great. The room could have been cleaned a little better. Multiple stains on pillows and sheets. Didnt have a fresh scent to it upon entry either like you do usually when you walk into a hotel room.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Nebriana

Nice

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Nebriana

Nice

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Jesse

Slipping??

Have stayed here several times, but things have slipped last two stays. This last stay I had a room that had been smoked in by prior guests. There was a strong cigar/cigarette smell in the room. Hopefully thingss will get back on track.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2025

Esmeralda

Not that great

Looked like a drug exchange outside when my family and I walked in. It was weird. Very unprofessional the guy that I first encountered couldn’t help me had to call his mom. Had to wait for her to come check me in. She was nice but it’s weird. I didn’t even feel safe in the room tbh and was scared to leave my car outside.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

04 Jun 2025

roxanna

It was not a great experience. When I checked in late at midnight it reeked of cigarettes in the lobby, the room was very outdated, no air vent in the bathroom, no body wash in the dispenser, towels had hairs on them, bed was lumpy and housekeeping knocks on your door in the morning asking if you need anything. I would not recommend this hotel to a family member or friend.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jun 2025

Courtney

This place has bed bugs I’m not up all over