The Juliet Hotel, housed in the historic La Parisienne building, is located in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, nearby such attractions as Acadiana Center for the Arts and Girard Park. Each of the hotel's 20 rooms incorporates soft lighting, plush furniture and velvety curtains. In-room amenities include flat-screen televisions, free coffee and marbled bathrooms. Outside is a seasonal pool and a hot tub with a lion-head fountain. Also on-site is a small fitness center, a business center and a meeting space.
The Carriage House is home to 21 one- and two-bedroom suites and six long-stay condos. Each suite contains flat-screen televisions, contemporary decor, custom body spray showers, marble counter-tops, kitchen utilities and signature bath amenities. The hotel is also composed of a large seasonal pool with a swim-up tiki bar,13 tennis courts, a spa featuring a variety of treatments and a large, fully-equipped fitness center. Guests may eat at the hotel's City Club Grill & Bar, which serves grill and seafood fare.
Built in 1830, St. Martinville's bed and breakfast, Bienvenue House, is a large, whitewashed Victorian house. The inn is home to a variety of themed rooms, each with its own style. The Montgomery Room, for example, is largely pink and has a four-poster bed with deep purple bed curtains. The Josephine Room incorporates antique decorations from the French aristocracy, dating back as far as 1755. The hotel also serves Cajun-style fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Old Castillo Bed and Breakfast stands 10 miles from Lafayette, and was built in 1827; it appears on the National Register of Historic Homes. The bed and breakfast's grounds are also home to the "Evangeline Oak," a large oak tree written about in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie." The house is home to seven individually decorated guest rooms, each decorated with period antiques and four-poster beds. Each room also features a private balcony and free wireless Internet access.
