Such a great stay at The Southern Hotel -- truly a hidden gem! The vibes are unique and charming,…read morewith beautiful decor and a relaxed atmosphere. We loved the bar drinks and the super cute, safe street it's located on. Parking was easy, and our room was surprisingly spacious -- perfect for the kids to spread out after a long drive. This will definitely be our go-to stop when driving from Texas to Florida. Always on the hunt for a good halfway point, and this one checks all the boxes!

I would not recommend staying at this hotel…read more Upon arrival, the front desk attendant was repeatedly hacking and coughing and appeared visibly ill. It was not the first impression I expected when checking into a hotel. Unfortunately, the room itself was also disappointing. The carpet was dirty, there was an old cough drop and a granola bar underneath the bed, and the air vent blew dust into the room when it turned on. These issues made me question how thoroughly the room had been cleaned before our stay. To make matters worse, there was a wedding taking place at the hotel, and the reception appeared to be directly outside our room. The music was extremely loud and continued until around 9:30 p.m. Traveling with a small child, this made bedtime difficult and significantly impacted our experience. The restaurant experience was equally frustrating. I ordered chicken tenders for my child, but they arrived covered in a spicy buffalo-style sauce, making them inedible for a young child. I charged the meal to my room and only discovered several days later, after requesting an itemized receipt, that a 22% tip charge had been added. I was never informed of this 22% tip charge when ordering. When I called to ask about it, the manager explained that the 22% charge was for room service tip. However, the food was never delivered to my room. I was required to walk to the restaurant and pick it up myself. While I didn't mind retrieving the food, I do mind being charged a substantial tip for a service that wasn't provided. To make matters worse, my hands were full carrying three drinks and a bag of food back to the room, and one of the overfilled drinks spilled along the way. I also spoke directly with the hotel manager regarding the 22% tip charge. I explained that I was never informed ahead of time that this charge would be added and that the food was not actually delivered to my room. Instead, I had to walk to the restaurant and pick it up myself. The manager did not seem concerned that I was being charged what was described as a room service fee without receiving traditional room service. What bothered me most was not just the charge itself, but the lack of transparency and the apparent unwillingness to acknowledge why a guest might find that frustrating. If they had actually delivered the food themself I would have tipped more. The combination of the dirty room, excessive noise, unexpected charges, and poor dining experience made for a very disappointing stay. I would not stay here again and would not recommend either the hotel or the restaurant.

Clean and quiet hotel. Our family stayed in a suite with 2 queen beds and a sleeper sofa in the…read moreliving area. I would have given the hotel 5 stars but the sleeper sofa was worse than awful. The mattress was about 1/4 inch thick. All you felt was sofa springs. My daughter slept on top the sofa with extra blankets using them as a sheet and blanket. The queen beds were very comfortable. The bathrooms were clean. The staff were helpful. I will stay there again making other arrangements knowing I cannot utilize the sofa bed.

Great stay, we enjoyed the daily breakfast with eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, yogurt, bagels…read moreand more. Clean rooms and nice, easy check in.

My fiancé and I came for a few days and I cannot get over our stay at this Bed and Breakfast. Only…read moreabout 30mins from Nola, across a bridge, which wasn't bad at all. Linda (the owner) gave us a fair&unbeatable price for the Larger poolside suite despite it being Mardi Gras, Valentine's day, as well as it being the weekend when we arrived. Linda was a DOLL! She took care of us, fluffed our room when we were out & reloaded our fridge with breakfast daily. She showed us around the place and welcomed us like family. I truly felt like I was at mom's house. True southern hospitality. We had a few good talks about the history of her house and her life as she once lived in New Orleans. My fiancé enjoyed talking with Linda as New Orleans is where he was born and raised. Despite our talks, Linda does not hover! Which was so appreciated, when you're on a "romantic"vacation. We had our own privacy during our stay as each suite is separate and inaccessible from where Linda stays in her home. We came and went as we please and used the hot tub at night as late as we wanted. We had our own private entrance, which was incredibly nice. The privacy was appreciated as I didn't know what to expect when we first arrived, but I was prepared to be open minded. I think I will always choose a Bed and Breakfast over a lousy hotel in the future. The rooms were grand and clean. The bathroom was nice and the shower as well. Everything was clean. Its just an old house, but I loved the cottage vibes. It was home-y. The town is walkable and cute! A Mardi Gras parade came right through down the street, during our last day there, which was nice. The poolside porch and hot tub made me feel like I was at a resort. The beauty of the home is breathtaking! Romantic cottage vibes! Perfect for couples or even a small girls trip. I will definitely be back to Linda's next year when we visit again for Mardi Gras. Linda has made me never want to stay at a hotel again.

We had a wonderful weekend at the Camellia House!! Such a beautiful, charming jewel!! The…read moreSouthern Hospitality was off the charts. Linda, the owner, took care of us like family. The breakfasts were delicious. Added bonus was the gorgeous pool!! Hoping to come back someday!!

The most perfect weekend getaway from New Orleans!! My boyfriend surprised me with a stay here for…read moremy birthday, and we felt pampered and welcome from the very start. They even offered to bring up champagne to celebrate. Ask for the twin oaks suite - it has gorgeous views, a huge bathtub, and its own little parlor. Couldn't have been lovelier :) Will definitely be coming back

Beautiful old antique home converted into about 5 if I had to guess rooms...very very clean and…read moreromantic but the king bed is as so old uncomfortable and needed replacement. The location is perfect! We love coming to Abita!

Hilton Garden Inn Mandeville: Fantastic property with even…read moremore fantastic staff! My mom, S. Lewis booked a one night stay on 7/16 at this hotel. Bethany at the front desk accommodated our adjoining rooms and numerous requests. We were traveling with two babies under 2 years old so the extra amenities, blankets were much appreciated. Chris the houseman was always quick and kind when he delivered our items. We enjoyed the spacious and clean rooms, AMAZING covered pool and outdoor hot tub. Breakfast was a real treat with fresh cooked meals for all our different taste buds. And the bubbly personality of Ashley on the breakfast team made our morning so fun! Thank you all for such a pleasant, sweet atmosphere during our quick stay. We will DEFINITELY be back

To business owners!! Or Group events !!! Beware of this…read morehotel management if you are hosting any kind of event and want your staff or your workers to stay here, especially if you need a room block. I had called ahead months prior because our room block was assigned here and was made aware that their conference room was under construction. So I let the sales person know we had to do makeup and tanning for a show. He said it be fine to do out of our hotel room being that all competitors were staying in here as well. So I booked 2 rooms. The day of services to be done came, and everything was fine until a woman that worked for the hotel called the sheriff on our employee. 2 times! Then she was asked to leave as well very rudely! Our group was reprimanded and threatened as well when someone at the sales office had assured us it was ok! So my employee left , no damages were done and no longer than an hour later they tried charging our employee credit card $500 & my credit card $500 twice ! So I called the front desk and the woman said very rudely that her manager told us to charge our credit cards!! She also added very condescending that I couldn't do anything about it because they were independently owned and that it didn't matter who I had talked to ahead of the event . She said that the hotel person's information that was relayed to me was not valid! I almost felt like they have done this before because they are "independent owned" . They know people will not be able to do anything about it. Thankfully our banks flagged the charge attempts as fraud which is also considered theft and no extra charges were added. I want to let other businesses that will try to get a room block that these people are super unprofessional , rude, and will try to put extra charges on your credit cards! They could have given us a warning, or they could have listened to us explain we had spoken to us prior to arriving, but they didn't. They did not care . Be very careful booking them for a room block or anything for a group of people or anything business related. I would do my research thoroughly in that area if you have an event! I would book another hotel to host your event. Holiday Inn ended up taking us in and were super accommodating & understanding down the road. So our clients got done that day. Thank you Holiday Inn. Beware of the Hilton Garden Inn Covington!!!

Had an issue where the sink wasn't draining and it was after hours for maintenance. We were…read morepromptly moved to an upgraded room which was nice. Free breakfast was a wide variety and the coffee was very good. The rooms are very clean. It is convenient to the interstate sand restaurants and shopping.

The minute we walked into the room, it smelled wet and damp. My husband said a little like mildew…read more One of the trash cans in the room had the previous guests trash. It was an empty toy container. Not a big deal but shows lack of attention to detail. My son slept on the pullout sleeper which was like sleeping on straight coils. The noise of him turning kept us up too. Pros: bed was super comfy, super nice staff, and great breakfast.

I'd say EXCELLENT guest service, but I received BEYOND excellent service and I wasn't even an…read moreguest! My uber dropped me off at the wrong hotel. Corey is an amazing human being and absolutely refused to let me wheel my wheelchair across the street to the proper hotel! He is the epitome of a customer service professional! Little did he know, due to my health conditions, he saved my life in doing so. I am forever grateful and will be staying with them from now on when in town! Instead of being ridiculed and bullied by the general manager at my original hotel NOT Holiday Inn for being handicapped, I actually switched. Precious Peter was so gracious as to help me with my luggage and help get to my room. I didn't have to ask much less beg like at other places. The general manager made me feel like family! If I could give 100 stars I would! Empathy, excellence, kindness AND impeccable rooms!

While looking at hotels on 190 in Covington, Holiday Inn came in as the better priced of the nicer…read morehotels, so i chose here. The booking experience was easy, and they will automatically ask if you want to join their rewards program to get a better price. I was given the approximate cost of my stay and booked it up. You can check in online and give an approximate arrival time. I chose 6pm, but at 11am that day, i was notified my room was ready. I still didn't arrive until six, but that was nice to know had my arrival time changed. They need to replace the sign along the highway pointing you to the hotel as the one they have is faded, and the street sign is not too visible, but it's easy enough. There is a spacious parking lot with plenty of parking near the door. Check in was easy, i just showed my ID and was given my card. The front desk employee was really friendly and welcoming. My king room was large and roomy. It was your typical room - bed, tv, fridge, chair, desk, closet (no safe), Krueig set up, the basics. There is no in-room microwave, rather, there is one per floor by the elevators and vending area. I had to turn the fridge on, so be sure to check that if you anything that needs to be kept cold. The bathroom is super tight for space. I mean, uncomfortably so. I was travelling solo, so i only had my things, but to get to the shower, you had to walk all the way in to close the door to walk around the toilet to get in the shower. I think that was a poor design. The bed was comfortable with plenty of pillows. There was no road noise because you're about a block or so from the highway. While not the hotel's real fault, I was somehow placed among three rooms of young ladies attending a wedding who came back around midnight and were extremely loud with opening and closing the loud doors and yelling in the hallway. Not easy on the ears knowing I had a 4am wake up call for my race, but I didn't call to complain, and probably would have gone into the hallway to let them know had it gone on more than 15 minutes. I had to check out around 5:30am, and the restaurant looked like it was open, so that's nice. There was a note that the front desk person would return soon, but they have a key box, so i just dropped mine in there and headed out. The website says the pool is closed for maintenance with no expected reopen time, but I didn't try to go see if that was still accurate. Also, the price ended up being about $3 more than what my estimated price was, but no big deal, just be aware if you are expensing it for a trip. There are several restaurants and stores nearby, and downtown Covington is just a short drive away. Go a little further South, and you can explore the beautiful Mandeville lakefront area. The Northshore area truly is beautiful.

Chey was amazing! She was so pleasant and very helpful and…read moremade us feel so welcome! She made sure to tell us all about the breakfast and what was being served in the morning as well. She gave us detailed instructions on how to get to our room and made sure to also tell us about the vending machines on the premises. Loved all the info. Thank you for having such an amazing employee!

This motel should be paying people to stay here. Travelers that enjoy an extremely filthy toilet,…read moreuneven steps of very sketchy concrete, no working extinguishers and exit signs which have not lighted for year and years, filth beyond imagination in the corridors, tv that is decades old, door handles that are installed upside down so it is extremely difficult to enter, and an extraordinarily seedy population that is looking for drugs and action in the parking area, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!

Really nice room Crazy up charge for a pet…read moreHeated pool Front end staff great Be sure to visit Dons Seafood down the road

As Marriott Titanium, traveling over 125 nights a year at Marriott properties, I expected more…read more... The location is great, in a private and quiet area with little local traffic. The rooms are your basic Residence Inn rooms. The staff is where the shortage is! - either they need training or replacing, they dont fit the Marriott Brand level of care I expect. They are slow to respond, play dumb in understanding simple requests, and dont deliver that "Marriott Brand" experience.

front desk employees very nice. Lisa in the kitchen did a great job and was super friendly and…read morehelpful. room was clean-we had our dog with us. we definitely would stay there again!

Clean hotel, great service and did I say always clean?? Patrick is the perfect guy for customer…read moreservice. He was always professional, polite and ensured you were provided with all needed.