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Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:02 pm
Spinoff from Never been to Ole Miss...what are hotel options? on The Rant...
What's the number of hotel rooms in your school's city or town? Please post for the benefit of opposing team fans looking to visit.
Baton Rouge
Currently 909 rooms (edited) downtown, soon to be over 1,000...over 7,200 hotel rooms in area total. (1,000 hotel rooms downtown is huge for a city of BR's size...Dallas has 1,508, Houston has 1,497 by comparison)
Courtyard by Marriott lifts downtown Baton Rouge above 1,000 rooms
Baton Rouge, LA Meeting Planning Overview
Edit: From this LINK, some other SEC towns...
Nashville, TN - 20,373
Knoxville, TN - 7,122
Auburn-Opelika, AL - 1,947
Columbia, SC - 11,548
Tuscaloosa, AL - 5,491
Athens, GA - 2,146
Gainesville, FL - 3,031
Columbia, MO - 3,174
Lexington, KY - 6,704
No results for Oxford, Fayetteville, College Station, or Starkville.
What's the number of hotel rooms in your school's city or town? Please post for the benefit of opposing team fans looking to visit.
Baton Rouge
Currently 909 rooms (edited) downtown, soon to be over 1,000...over 7,200 hotel rooms in area total. (1,000 hotel rooms downtown is huge for a city of BR's size...Dallas has 1,508, Houston has 1,497 by comparison)
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A longstanding goal to have more than 1,000 hotel rooms in downtown Baton Rouge should be reached by the third quarter of 2016, when a 147-room Courtyard by Marriott opens at the corner of Third and Florida streets.
Downtown and tourism leaders have said breaking the 1,000 hotel room mark is important, since it’s a number that meeting planners consider to be crucial for scheduling events. Downtown currently has 909 hotel rooms.
Courtyard by Marriott lifts downtown Baton Rouge above 1,000 rooms
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Baton Rouge, LA Meeting Planning Overview
Combining the charms of the old South with lively Creole culture, Baton Rouge attracts more than one million visitors each year. Easy access and proximity to New Orleans are certainly two top factors making Baton Rouge an ideal destination. For those traveling by plane, the city is home to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, which offers non-stop access to major cities and connecting service throughout the world. Additionally, nearby Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans offers even more travel options on nine major carriers and soon-to-be-resumed international flights.
Once in the city, guests are met with over 7,200 hotel rooms. From full-service hotel chains to historic cottages to budget-friendly inns, properties of all price points line the pedestrian-friendly streets of downtown. For quicker travel, a convenient free downtown trolley service can ferry guests among hotels, top attractions, and meeting venues of all kinds.
Baton Rouge, LA Meeting Planning Overview
Edit: From this LINK, some other SEC towns...
Nashville, TN - 20,373
Knoxville, TN - 7,122
Auburn-Opelika, AL - 1,947
Columbia, SC - 11,548
Tuscaloosa, AL - 5,491
Athens, GA - 2,146
Gainesville, FL - 3,031
Columbia, MO - 3,174
Lexington, KY - 6,704
No results for Oxford, Fayetteville, College Station, or Starkville.
This post was edited on 7/17/15 at 7:21 pm
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:07 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
College station 1,000+, plus numerous rent homes across from campus and at Traditions golf club
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:07 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Why post this and not have the results?
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:07 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
That's not very many hotel rooms, it looks like that is just downtown not all of Baton Rouge.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:07 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I will google, but I stayed in the new Embassy Suites for graduation this year. It will be my go-to from now on. (Probably would have been anyway, tbh. I like the Hilton brands.)
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:08 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Getting a hotel in Oxford on gameday is a pain in the arse
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:11 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Auburn aint got shite
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:12 pm to bgator85
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it looks like that is just downtown not all of Baton Rouge.
Yup, it is just downtown. I was going for proximity to campus. Edited OP to include area hotels as well, since most responded with that.
This post was edited on 7/17/15 at 3:41 am
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:13 pm to auburnu008
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Why post this and not have the results?
I'm lazy tonight, and leaving it up to the fan bases to post their own.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:14 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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What's the number of hotel rooms in your school's city or town?
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Downtown currently has 909 hotel rooms.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:15 pm to Smalls
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Edited already...
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:24 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Not sure how I would know the number of hotel rooms in Fayetteville, Arkansas unless it appears in some tourism article or something. I think the bulk of the hotel rooms in the metro are in the county to the north, business travelers and such.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:32 pm to wmr
Print the shirts OP!
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:44 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Downtown Athens off the top of my head:
Graduate Athens
Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown
Courtyard Marriott
Holiday Inn University Area
There's also a Holiday Inn Express University Area right across the street.
Georgia Gameday Center
Hotel Indigo
There's also a Days Inn
Our University Hotel, called the Georgia Center (Most call it the UGA Hotel) is located on South Campus
Graduate Athens
Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown
Courtyard Marriott
Holiday Inn University Area
There's also a Holiday Inn Express University Area right across the street.
Georgia Gameday Center
Hotel Indigo
There's also a Days Inn
Our University Hotel, called the Georgia Center (Most call it the UGA Hotel) is located on South Campus
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 7/16/15 at 9:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:01 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Our Mill project will be finished by the first home game. It's going to have a Courtyard by Marriott and a couple of restaurants to start. It's a really cool restoration and development, but I can't find any good pics. Has anyone seen it yet??
Posted on 7/16/15 at 10:15 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Tuscaloosa just opened two new Hilton properties downtown. Northport is planning a couple across the river from downtown. Plus the Birmingham metro is 30-45 minutes away, depending on where you stay there.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:10 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
The Horse Capital of the World has 7,400 sleeping rooms in 80 hotels. All are within easy commutes to UK. Most are served by public transportation.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 1:35 am to TigersOfGeauxld
I would have guessed far more for Baton Rouge. Really surprised you guys have less then 1,000 rooms. I guess NOLA gets ALL the convention business in South LA.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:08 am to TigersOfGeauxld
Starkville ain't got shite but like 4 hotels
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