- Hotels on the north side of Baton Rouge sit near the airport and casinos.B2M Productions/Digital Vision/Getty Images
Louisiana's capital city, Baton Rouge, is home to Cajun food, a medieval fortress, a haunted plantation house and many street markets. On the north side of Baton Rouge, hotels offer tourists a place to stay near the airport, and also near fine Cajun and Creole restaurants and local family entertainment, recreational sports and casinos. - Located next to the Baton Rouge airport, the Hilton Garden Inn offers one- and two-bed suites with standard amenities and in-room video games. The hotel features a pool and gym as well as an in-house restaurant -- the Great American Grill, and bar -- the Pavilion Lounge. Ready-to-cook meals can be purchased in the hotel's Pavilion Pantry. For guests looking to dine off-site, The Table is Bread offers soul food like fried chicken and crab fingers. For leisure, golfers can play 18 holes at the Dumas golf Course, located just north of the airport in Greenwood Park.
- SpringHill Suites offers a complimentary airport shuttle service and a complimentary breakfast buffet The hotel has a gym and an outdoor pool, as well as a shop for snacks and forgotten necessities. Nearby restaurants include Lagniappe Steak and Seafood, which offers pasta, chicken and Mexican food, as well as steak and seafood. For families looking to enjoy the area, the Baton Rouge Zoo is 10 minutes north of the hotel.
- The Microtel Inns & Suites has an outdoor pool and a gym, and offers complimentary continental breakfast. Rooms have one and two beds, and some have Jacuzzis. The hotel is one block south of the airport and nine minutes north of the Hollywood Casino, which features 1,100 slots and table games like black jack, roulette and craps. For hungry gamblers, the casino's Steakhouse offers steak and seafood.
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