When I stay in Covington I normally stay at the Holiday Inn. There was a time when the food way very good and the restaurant was an eyesore. Now the restaurant is beautiful and the food leaves something to be desired. The selections are limited unless you enjoy sandwiches

I am a Priority Club member with Holiday Inn and that is why I chose this hotel. Upon check in I was given a welcome bag with cookies, chips, and a bottle of water in appreciation for my membership. There was also a restaurant (beautifully remodeled by the way) where I was able to enjoy dinner every night. The staff made me feel very comfortable, each one of them seemed to enjoy their jobs ( I travel quite frequently for business and this is not always the case). I was made to feel welcomed and none of my questions went on deaf ears. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

My family and I stayed a night in this hotel passing through Covington, LA on I-10 from which it is less than a mile. While it is convenient for getting off and back on the highway, the location is not too attractive nestled among shopping plazas and next to a gas station. A restaurant is built on to the front of the hotel and the front desk is tucked inside of a courtyard, so you don't get the feel that the staff knows what is going on in the parking lot.
Some of the rooms have outside doors, but ours faced into that courtyard which is warm and inviting. There is also an indoor/outdoor salt water pool which looked clean and well-kept (but that we did not use during our stay.) There is also a bar next to the pool.
The room was very clean and modestly furnished though on the small side. A microwave, refrigerator and coffee machine are included.
One thing we did not like was the lack of a continental breakfast. The staff instead pointed us towards the full-service restaurant which was sparsely decorated although it looked very new. The service was very slow for breakfast despite us being the only ones in the dining room at the time. They were also out of cottage cheese even though it said it was included with the fruit we ordered (but no price adjustment offered.) You would probably do better outside the hotel or storing something for the next day in that refrigerator and using that microwave in the room.

I'm having to travel to Covington on business every week since March 2008. This is the motel I choose on my first trip there. Here's a summary of what I think about this place:

I like:
Nice relaxing atmosphere in the lobby.
Parking is ample.
Conveniently located along Hwy 190

What I don't like:
Room was old and dirty (I had problems with water leaking into the toilet bowl and phone that does not work). The carpet was kind of dirty. Decided to stop by for their '$25' breakfast which was included in the reservation. It was very very disappointing. The service is EXTREMELY SLOW! The waitress are just slow in taking orders, slow in getting you your food and slow in getting you the check! I'm not too impressed with their burnt bacon either! A breakfast that was suppose to take 30 minutes ended up being 45 minutes to an hour! The room I had was kinda noisy and people were talking loud and slamming their room doors in the middle of the night!

I have never been back there so far. Maybe I was just unlucky to have a noisy and dirty room, but they definitely need to improve their service for breakfast! I don't think I will go back there again unless all the other hotels are fully booked! My 3 days 2 nights stay was a little below average for the $129 per night price I paid.


James