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The Shades Motel

2.5 star property
Motel in Baton Rouge with free parking

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The Shades Motel offers a tranquil escape in Lobdell/Woodale where nature surrounds visitors. Travelers stay connected with WiFi while enjoying practical amenities like laundry facilities. The garden areas provide quiet spaces to unwind after exploring the area.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Living area | 24-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Fan
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Fan
Jetted bathtub
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Kitchenette

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Kitchenette | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Kitchenette

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Fan
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Fan
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Double Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Fan
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
8282 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA, 70815

What's nearby

  • Circle Bowl - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Independence Park - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Bon Carre Business Center - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Independence Botanical Gardens - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Independence Park Tennis Center - 4 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪RaceTrac - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪The Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - ‬19 min walk

About this property

The Shades Motel

Motel near Mall of Louisiana
The Shades Motel provides amenities like a garden and laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • A vending machine and a 24-hour front desk
Room features
All 72 rooms have comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Heating and fans
  • Grab bars near toilets and raised toilet seats
  • 24-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, refrigerators, and microwaves

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • No elevator
  • Raised toilet seat

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Phone

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Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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The Shades Motel Motel Baton Rouge

Frequently asked questions

Is The Shades Motel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Shades Motel?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:30 AM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Shades Motel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is The Shades Motel located?

Located in Lobdell/Woodale, this motel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Circle Bowl, Bon Carre Business Center, and Independence Park. Sharp Road Park and Monterrey Village Shopping Center are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Reviews

The Shades Motel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2

Cleanliness

6.6

Location

8.4

Staff & service

7.6

Eco-friendliness

8.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 57 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness
It was very clean & comfortable. My only complaint was that there were no electrical plugs in the bathroom, which was very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was quick and efficient with check in and when I called the desk for assistance. Room was very clean and fantastic looking
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Awesome Hotel

Great experience with a very clean and fantastic amenities, nice hotel and parking spaces.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

William Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was what I needed for the time I was here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Les

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very dates Motel. Was decently clean but needs an update
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Dianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean but the ac had a musty smell. Bathroom and floors were very clean. For an older hotel it was very nice. Quiet area parking was easy. Nice and quiet alsi
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place... you can stay there. Great name. Real cool. Very "corey hart". Staff was very friendly and the rooms were clean. It aint the ritz but, nice, spacious, with optional kitchenette rooms that have full stove and full size fridge.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You can tell they care about the property. Clean comfortable specious rms, and workers with pleasant personalities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lydia M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I never have a bad experience here
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Genuinely a nice place to stay, especially for the price point. Nothing major to complain about. People leave you alone. If you get a room with a kitchenette, they are super handy. Especially, to keep leftovers or to store groceries. The internet is decent. Overall a 8/10. There was a smell but I think that is from the cleaners they use or that previous tenants have smoked and that is hard to clean/get out of the walls.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Audrey

Disliked: Cleanliness
Saturday i ask the maid for some clean towels. She left the the female owner. Came back to the room and close the door no clean towels. Sunday check out was at eleven o'clock. 10:10 the female owner didn't knock open the door told me it was check out. I told her it wasn't eleven plus i was waiting on my car to come. And it was 10:16 a.m. and she took the key. Its wasn't nice at all. Plus i made my reservation it to paid when i made there Friday. They had already changed Friday on my card before i got there. Then i had two paid the second day before i got the key it was $97 and some changes but gave 100.00 and never got back the 2.80. Will never go back there again. Was going to make reservation for September while i was there but treatment no way.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kalise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
-
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Henry T

Liked: Staff & service
It was the last motel available in the B.R city area (so many graduations at one time!) so I took it. The alternative was to set up 15 miles E or W of BR. Downside was low economic area; and noisy people in the motel Saturday night,
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jak

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was the worymotel I have ever stayed in my entire life. I have never seen a motel without coat hangers and this was the case here. Never ever will stay in such a terrible place. You should have warned me. I find your system to be guilty more than the motel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jaleshia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love it
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty stained towels and the cover itch my skin very bad and the hot tub jets were dirty
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Arthur

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Accommodation and Comfort

There was no iron or ironing board to press my clothes so that’s the number one no no for me... Bed was not comfortable at all and the air unit was loud out of the ordinary.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst experience

This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had at a motel I stay in motels close to 300 days a year because I travel for work. The lights in the bathroom didn't work and as I was showering the shower curtain rod fell off and I had to catch it. I laid down to go to sleep and people started barbecuing and partying in the parking lot outside my door. I called the office five times from 10 to 3 in the morning trying to get help in quieting them down. The next morning when I spoke to the manager about the problem he called me a liar and told me none of that happened wow.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean hotel Service good But shady characters staying there
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place operated by Nice People

Nice place , operated by Nice People. Room was well decorated and even used the grill to cook some steaks. Definitely recommend staying here if in the area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Fort Polk, LA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic price for the rooms you get. Make sure you get one with the kitchen. Surprisingly one of the best motels we've stayed at.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Average Stay

The hotel is clean. Bathroom is new. Furniture and bedding are old. Overall an average hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Thompson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this place! Very quiet & safe! I use to live here a few years ago! Always clean, the sheets smell so good, & it’s close to a lot of places!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2020
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