Evangeline Downs Hotel, An Ascend Collection Hotel, Opelousas

Evangeline Downs Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection offers 117 air-conditioned rooms. Each room features an iPod docking station, a safe, a flat-screen television with premium channels, a pillow-top mattress, and a recliner. Rooms also include complimentary toiletries, a hair dryer, ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, coffee and tea facilities, a mini-bar, and a sitting area. Additional amenities include a cable TV, a refrigerator, and a desk. Some rooms are wheelchair accessible and offer adapted baths.

Guests can dine at Blackberrys, one of the hotel's onsite restaurants. The hotel has three restaurants and a coffee shop/café. A free deluxe continental breakfast and free coffee are provided to each guest.

Guests have access to Louisiana's Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, connected to the hotel. The casino features thoroughbred and quarter horse racing, gaming, and live entertainment. Quarter horse racing runs mid-September through December. Guests can unwind in the indoor heated pool and hot tub or use the exercise room. Additional recreational activities include a nightclub. There are opportunities to explore the area's activities, including golf lessons, golfing, and kayaking.

Evangeline Downs Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection, is in Opelousas, 5 minutes from Indian Hills Country Club. The hotel is close to Arlington Plantation, the Opelousas Historic District, Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas, Zydeco Music Exhibit, and Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center. The hotel is 40 km from Lafayette and 23.1 mi from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Landmarks nearby include the Event Center at Evangeline Downs (0.5 km), Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas (4 km), Louisiana Orphan Train Museum (4 km), Creole Heritage Folklife Center (3.5 km), South City Park (2.5 km), Saint Landry Catholic Church (2.5 km), and Opelousas Museum And Interpretive center (2.5 km).

The hotel offers complimentary wired and wireless internet access, free local calls, a 24-hour business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Additional amenities include gift shops/newsstands, a fireplace in the lobby, an onsite business center with a public computer and Internet access, and copy and fax service. There are 800 square feet of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. Other services include laundry and dry cleaning.