Louisiana hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book a hotel room in Louisiana:

1. Look for motels in Louisiana for your short-term stay.

2. Pick hotels in Louisiana for your long-term business needs.

3. Add Louisiana hotels near resorts to your itinerary for that working and getaway business trip.

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Find cheap hotels in Louisiana for short term stays

If you are going to Louisiana for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight, and then catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Drury Hotels offers high-speed Internet in every room and free parking. A conference room is available for your business meetings if you need one. Red Lion Hotels offers complimentary parking and hotel shuttle service for a fee. They have a business center and fitness facility on site.

Choose extended stay Louisiana motels for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay cheap motels in Louisiana are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: Crestwood Suites by Longhouse Hospitality offers kitchens in their suites and complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Embassy Suites Baton Rouge by Hilton provides coffee maker, mini refrigerator and microwaves in all of their suites.

Make your Louisiana hotels motels reservations near a resort for business and pleasure

If you have business in Louisiana try to get there for Mardi Gras for a party you will remember the rest of your life. At other times of the year visit casinos and jazz clubs. Do not forget to sample jambalaya and other Cajun favorites delectably prepared by the restaurants in Louisiana hotels.

I recommend: Bourbon Orleans Hotel provides balconies that look out over the famous French Quarter. The rooms boast a large workspace and high-speed Internet access. Tante Huppe Inn Bed and Breakfast offers complete suites with kitchens and TV's in the room. The amenities include continental breakfast and a pool for your enjoyment.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Book with one of the discount services on the Internet such as Hotels.com and save on your motel. Louisiana offers all major chains and these sites offer discounts up to 50% off the regular room rates.