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Alexandria, with its central location in Louisiana, and its position on Interstate Highway I-49, offers visitors a large number of hotels, motels and other accommodations.
Many visitors to the city ask "What is the best hotel in Alexandria?" And "where are most of the hotels in Alexandria located?"
Many hotels are concentrated along MacArthur Drive, and the Air Base Road exit on I-49 north of Alexandria and near Alexandria International Airport. Several other hotel properties are located around the Alexandria Mall ... see the Alexandria hotel map below on this page for details.
Several new projects in Alexandria and Pineville have added hundreds of additional hotel rooms, increasing room inventory by a significant number.
In downtown Alexandria, the iconic Hotel Bentley is now reopened, and the Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown (formerly the Alexander Fulton Hotel) has undergone renovations and is open.
Recently opened properties include TownePlace Suites (91 rooms), located in the Alexandria Mall’s parking area, and Home2 Suites (89 rooms), which is just off the mall property. Across South MacArthur Drive in the old McKesson Building’s parking area, is the 96-room Fairfield Inn and Suites.
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The Hotel Bentley, built in 1908 on Third Street in Alexandria, has long been the flagship hotel in Central Louisiana, offering luxury and amenities for tourists and business travelers. The class hotel is now reopened after extensive renovation.
The Hotel Bentley is located at 200 Desoto Street, adjacent to the Randolph Riverfront Center and the Alexandria City Hall.
The famous Mirror Room in the Bentley reopened in 2015, and guest rooms became available in May of 2016. For information and reservations, visit the website of the Hotel Bentley
Alexandria offers a variety of B&B venues, such as the following:
The Alexandria-Pineville area offers a number of RV parks and resorts, such as the following:
Alexandria, as a popular convention destination, calls upon the hotel industry in the area to house many out-of-town visitors. The Alexandria Randolph Riverfront Center in downtown Alexandria on the Red River offers all the amenities of big city convention centers combined with the convenience of being centrally located within Louisiana.
It features over 35,000 feet of usable convention and meeting space. Nearby is the Holiday Inn Alexandria Downtown and the Hotel Bentley.
For additional information, link to the website of the Alexandria Riverfront Center.
If you are flying into Central Louisiana, read more about Alexandria International Airport (AEX).
And be sure to check out Alexandria Louisiana Weather section for important details about current weather, and weather forecasts.