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BATON ROUGE MARRIOTT THE COOK HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER AT LSU EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL – BATON ROUGE HAMPTON INN & SUITES - DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE L’AUBERGE CASINO & HOTEL BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU RENAISSANCE BATON ROUGE HOTEL VISIT BATON ROUGE WAMPOLD HOSPITALITY COLLECTION WEST BATON ROUGE Daily-Report.com | BUSINESS REPORT, March 14, 2017
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EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL — BATON ROUGE MODERN, APPROACHABLE ELEGANCE. EMBASSY SUITES spent $14 million dollars renovating our hotel with one goal in mind: providing a high-end contemporary feel that is never intimidating or off-putting. While many new and renovated hotels place form over function for effect, that’s not us. Comfort and approachability are what we’re about. We don’t have any guest rooms. We only have 500-square-foot suites with separate living and sleeping areas. We want you to feel at home and our oversized suites do just that. Being a full-service Hilton product, we know a thing or two about meeting planning. We have more than 7,000 square feet of meeting space, accommodating a boardroom setting for 10 or a 400-person training session. We have comprehensive audio visual capabilities,
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high bandwidth internet, and ample free and easily accessible parking. You can also earn Hilton Honors points for meetings you place, getting you one step closer to that well-deserved vacation. Find out why we’re consistently rated one of the best meeting venues in Baton Rouge.
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOOD. WE’D PUT our five-star chef up against any in the city—or the entire state of Louisiana for that matter. Chef Steve is the former head of culinary for Hyatt Hotels and brings a breadth of skills and enormous amounts of creativity to every dish we serve. We offer a wide range of meeting and event food options, all prepared onsite, that range from high-value to breathtakingly extraordinary. Whether you choose offerings from our broad
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published menu, or want to create your own custom menu in consultation with Chef Steve, we can promise that your guests will rave about their dining experience.
YOUR HOTEL’S DÉCOR SHOULD NEVER WORK HARDER THAN ITS STAFF. SERVICE. SERVICE. SERVICE. While many hotels distract you with ornate and overwrought aesthetics, our staff would rather impress you with its attentiveness to your needs. There’s no more important stay or event than yours. We understand that and strive to deliver an experience that suits your style. Want us at your beck and call? Just ask. No two guests have the same expectations and it’s our job to tailor the experience we deliver to match each and every unique need. For a little more than you’d pay for a rectangular box, we offer you so much more. ■
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• Credit cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, Diners • Business center: Yes • Pet policy: No pets • Number of guest rooms: 223 (all suites) • Number of nonsmoking rooms: 100% nonsmoking • Fitness center: Yes • Dining: Complimentary cooked-toorder breakfast • Parking: Complimentary onsite parking available • Location: Near LSU, Towne Center, Louisiana State Capitol, USS Kidd, Mall of Louisiana, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center • Number of meeting/conference rooms: 5 • Maximum seating capacity: 500 • Total meeting space: 5,600 square feet • Onsite catering: Yes • Website: www.batonrouge.embassysuites.com • Phone: 225-924-6566 • Address: 4914 Constitution Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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Owned and operated by LSU Alumni Association OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
BATON ROUGE’S only independently owned and operated boutique hotel. The Cook features 129 deluxe rooms and luxury suites, as well as Louisiana’s most elegant and sought-after wedding, corporate and social event space. Situated on campus adjacent to University Lake, we offer a serene environment unique to the city. Every stay makes a difference. • Credit cards: Yes • Internet: Free WiFi in guest rooms and meeting rooms • Business center: Complimentary • Pet policy: Not available • Number of guest rooms: 67 deluxe • Number of suites: 57 Luxury, 7 Signature, 1 Executive • Number of nonsmoking rooms: All • Fitness center: Complimentary • DIning: Complimentary continental breakfast with expanded offerings available • Parking: Complimentary onsite • Location: Walking distance to LSU campus and athletic facilities, and the LSU lakes running and biking trails; 5 minutes from downtown; 15 minutes to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport • Number of meeting/conference rooms: 9 versatile, modernly equipped rooms • Maximum seating capacity Banquet style: 280 Theatre style: 350 Classroom style: 200 • Total meeting space: Over 15,000 square feet • Onsite catering: Unique Cuisine • Website: www.thecookhotel.com • Phone: 225-383-2665/1-866-610-COOK • Address: 3848 West Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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RENOVATIONS TO BE COMPLETED IN 2017!
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5500 Hilton Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 Phone 225.924.5000 www.marriott.com/btrmc
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M E E T I N G S M E A N B U S I N E S S I N B AT O N R O U G E .
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West Baton Rouge Convention Center
West Baton Rouge LOCATED OFF I-10 at Exit #151 in West Baton Rouge is the best kept conference center secret in the Baton Rouge area. Come and see why the West Baton Rouge Conference Center is the place for all occasions— business or pleasure. We are an elegant, newly renovated facility offering space for groups of 10 to 500 at an affordable price. The 7,000-square-foot conference center space includes a large meeting room for accommodating 200-250 guests for a sit-down meal with full service. Four 600-square-foot breakout rooms offer expandable soundproof walls for increasing or decreasing your meeting space. One 300-square-foot room designed for board meetings includes a 50-inch smart TV for special presentations. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, drop-down screens and projectors, in-house sound and a business center. If you have catering
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needs for your event, one of nine full-service catering companies can accommodate any appetite. Now imagine walking into a plush, grand reception room adorned in cypress doors, cabinetry and wainscoting. A brick fireplace, elegant carpet and crisp white linens complete the look. The West Baton Rouge Conference Center is captivating with its warm, luxurious atmosphere. It’s the perfect spot for that special occasion. The 8-acre grounds of the West Baton Rouge Conference Center can also accommodate special outdoor events such as reunions, picnics, barbecues or training with special sized equipment. Our location is five minutes from downtown Baton Rouge and can provide plenty of free parking. There are 240 hotel rooms all within walking distance of the Conference Center.
These hotels also offer additional meetings rooms if needed. At the nearby Hampton Inn and Suites Port Allen, you can relax in a Hampton Inn & Suites fresh Hampton Bed® in front of your 32-inch flat-screen TV. Accessible rooms and suites have lowered amenities for comfort. Work from the comfort of your room with free high-speed internet access. You can host meetings for up to 100 guests at Hampton Inn & Suites Port Allen and rent A/V from its business center to make presentations easy. Your stay at Holiday Inn Express Port Allen will be unforgettable, which is why it offers quality amenities, including an indoor heated pool, free highspeed, wireless internet access and an expanded and wellequipped Fitness Center. Be sure to start each morning with the free Express Start Breakfast Bar, which features hot items. ■
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WEST BATON ROUGE CONFERENCE CENTER • Number of meeting rooms: 6 • Maximum seating capacity Four meeting rooms: 50 One board room: 12 Banquet Hall: 450 • Catering: 10 approved providers HAMPTON INN PORT ALLEN • Number of guest rooms: 86 • Internet: Complimentary wired and wireless high-speed access • Dining: Complimentary free hot breakfast available • Location: Within five miles of downtown Baton Rouge, Raising Cane’s River Center and the LSU campus • Rates: Special group rates available • Phone: 225-389-6655 • Address: 2755 Commercial Drive, Port Allen, LA 70767 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES PORT ALLEN • Number guest rooms: 89 • Maximum seating capacity Large meeting room: 65 Conference room: 8 • Fitness center: Large full-size room • Dining: Complimentary breakfast • Phone: 225-343-9967 • Address: 2860 N. Westport Drive, Port Allen, LA 70767
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Watermark Baton Rouge
WAMPOLD HOSPITALITY COLLECTION WHETHER YOU want to be in the heart of the medical district and the city’s best shopping or in the midst of bustling downtown, the Wampold Hospitality Collection provides unparalleled hotel experiences across the Baton Rouge area. With deluxe amenities and stylish décor, the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel combines southern hospitality in a contemporary setting—making it an ideal locale for business and group travelers, as well as those looking for a weekend getaway. Just minutes from the Mall of Louisiana and LSU campus, it provides the perfect place to stay during your visit to Baton Rouge. The hotel offers a fully equipped fitness center, resort-style pool and terrace, fine dining restaurant and lounge. The 13,000 square feet of flexible, state-of-the-art meeting space features a 7,500-squarefoot ballroom and eight spacious meeting rooms with high-speed internet. These amenities and others have transformed the Renaissance into a top business hotel in the area as well an ideal location for conventions, weddings,
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galas and social events. An ideal location for extended stay, business travel and leisure guests alike, Wyndham Garden features 120 two-room suites with microwaves, refrigerators, complimentary hot breakfast and Wi-FI. Watermark Baton Rouge is a historic icon in the heart of downtown and the newest addition to the Wampold Hospitality Collection. Featuring a stately presence and a storied past, Watermark offers one of the richest and most eclectic experiences available for any guest. Our story began nearly a century ago, high on a bluff overlooking the majestic Mississippi river, when intrepid financiers built our iconic skyscraper as the headquarters of Louisiana Trust & Savings Bank. Today, echoes of that era remain, in hand-painted ceiling murals, carved marble walls and staircases, and old bank vaults converted into dramatic meeting and dining spaces. Watermark is fused with regional pride, local culture and cuisine curated towards the 21st century traveler and experience seeker. ■
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RENAISSANCE BATON ROUGE • Credit cards: All major • Guest rooms: 256 | Suites: 63 • Location: Near Perkins Rowe and the Mall of Louisiana; in the heart of the medical district • Meeting/conference rooms: 13 • Maximum seating capacity: 1,000 • Total meeting space: 13,000 square feet • Onsite catering: Yes • Phone: 225-215-7000
Watermark Baton Rouge
• Address: 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810 WATERMARK BATON ROUGE • Credit cards: All major • Guest rooms: 144 | Suites: 9 • Location: In th heart of downtown, near the Shaw Center for the Arts; Raising Cane’s River Center and Third Street nightlife • Meeting/conference rooms: 3 • Maximum seating capacity: 100 • Total meeting space: 2,200 square feet • Phone: 225-408-3200
Watermark Baton Rouge
Renaissance Baton Rouge
• Address: 150 Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 WYNDHAM GARDEN • Credit cards: All major • Guest rooms: 120 (all suites) • Location: Near Perkins Rowe, Mall of Louisiana and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana • Meeting/conference rooms: 2 • Maximum seating capacity: 100 • Total meeting space: 1,500 square feet • Phone: 225-293-1199
Wyndham Garden
• Address: 5600 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
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Hospitality AT A GLANCE Keep up with events in Baton Rouge at www.visitbatonrouge.com
Number of conventions and meetings held in 2016
301
BOOKED BY VISIT BATON ROUGE
Number of attendees at conventions and meetings
170,399
Total room nights booked
102,769 E AT
DRINK
SHOP
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EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS DOWNTOWN 462 Lafayette Street | 225.382.2100
FOR RESERVATIONS: www.hamptonbatonrouge.com | 1-800-HAMPTON
Organizations serviced*
560
*This number includes groups not directly booked by Visit Baton Rouge
COMING LATE 2017 to Downtown Baton Rouge
OVER
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$
MILLION
Estimated economic impact in 2016 SOURCE: Visit Baton Rouge
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LEGENDARY moments AWAIT
Located in the heart of South Baton Rouge. For reservations, visit mylauberge.com Must be 21 or older to enter casino and event center. ©2017 Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
PLAY LEGENDARYTM
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