Name: Budget Inn Alexandria
Address: 546 Macarthur Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana, United States of America, Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Price range: $46–$56 per night
Rating: 7.4

What guests think

Reviews of Budget Inn Alexandria describe a mixed budget stay: some travelers praise friendly staff, pet-friendly policies, and low prices, while others report issues that affected comfort and peace of mind, especially room condition and the surrounding environment.

Recurring negatives include stained linens, smoke odors, roaches or bedbugs, broken fixtures, poor hot water or AC, and disruptive noise. Some guests note ongoing renovations, a few mentions of a clean pool, easy self parking, and convenient access to nearby food and shops. Expect a very basic, low-cost stay where safety and cleanliness may be concerns.

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Facilities

Pet friendly with easy self parking. Pool feedback is mixed—some say it is clean, others report closures or issues—and while renovations are underway, several note debris or glass around the parking areas.

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Maudwanda

Aug 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property is very well maintained and managed. The are doing some upgrades. I recommend staying here.

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peyton

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking was fine but there’s glass and trash all in the parking lot

10

Haley

Jan 5, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Easy self parking, very pet friendly. Outstanding management team. Property on the rise for sure.

10

Haley

Jan 5, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Self parking, Very pet friendly, One of the most amazing management teams

10

Cynthia

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean pool

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Jaime

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 20 nights

The water was brown the pool was out of order and the pipe under the sink was broken and no one ever came to fix it.

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Cynthia

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool is clean and staff is amazing

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Bartley

Jul 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

If your looking for drugs or a prostitute this is the place to go. There was a used condom floating in the pool along with a syringe. This is not a place to take your family. The building is run down with trash piled up everywhere. When dealing with the staff, you cant understand them and they hid behind lock doors. Nothing good can be said about this motel. We left and found another place to stay

10

Michael

Jul 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nicely renovated. I stay here at least once a month when traveling for my job

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Haley

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking area was fine, the back parking lot has a good bit of grass for pets to use. The staff is very pet friendly.

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Cleanliness

Many reviews cite poor cleanliness, including stained linens, smoke odors, pests (roaches and occasional bedbugs), and mold, with housekeeping inconsistencies. A smaller number report clean rooms.

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Brooke

Dec 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was very dirty and stunk. Towels and sheets were stained. We booked a non smoking room and our room still smelled like cigarette smoke and did not have a smoke detector so I’m sure previous tenants had smoked in it. We had to go to the store and get candles and that still did not mask the smell.

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Jameil

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty blankets, linen, and pillows. Extremely cheap so maybe it should have been expected.

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john

Nov 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was so bad. The walls were thin, there were roaches in my shower, rust on the hangers, the shower knob was not attached. I had to Jerry rig it just to use it. A couple in a screaming fight woke me up at 630am right outside my door. People looked like they were living at the hotel. There were Halloween decorations and pumpkins in the window.

2

Tracey

Jan 5, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room dirty

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Tracey

Jan 9, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms do not even get cleaned properly.

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Kenta

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Did not stay due to bugs and pest control issues

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RANDALL

Aug 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty floors,bathroom mold,no handrails in bathroom, no safety latch on door, dirty linens left in room,

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Emralee

Sep 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They have roach they’re rude not friendly and they have bed bugs get mad when you tell them the truth

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Tracey

Jan 9, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Owner is usually rude, rooms are always dirty.

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Jamey

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room looked like it was straight from the ghetto. Patches all over the walls the shower faucet was broke off so couldnt use it. The shower had ceiling tiles screwed on the wall instead of anything water resistant. Mold all over the ceiling and fridge looked like it had been run over! Also the hotel just didnt seem safe at all especially with kids! If your traveling with your family definitely chose anywhere else. Most the people here are living there so very trashy!

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Rooms

Rooms are dated and basic, with recurring maintenance issues such as broken fixtures, weak or no hot water, AC or TV problems, and faulty outlets. Noise from neighboring guests is mentioned, though a few renovated rooms are better.

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Jordy

Apr 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

My TV didn't work, I asked for a partial refund. I still haven't heard anything back yet.

6

Anthony

Jan 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not up to date

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Matthew

Oct 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was nice, the room was fairly clean. The bed could have used a better spread, the one on it was thin as a table cloth. The room I was in had a major lighting issue. Either all lights are on or they're all off. If you wanted to just use the bathroom light, too bad, they all come on. No lamp in the room, just those bright ass lights that are all or none.

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john

Nov 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was so bad. The walls were thin, there were roaches in my shower, rust on the hangers, the shower knob was not attached. I had to Jerry rig it just to use it. A couple in a screaming fight woke me up at 630am right outside my door. People looked like they were living at the hotel. There were Halloween decorations and pumpkins in the window.

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Charles

May 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are very small.

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Julius

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is an older property. It is okay for the price but not what I was really expecting. It is pretty noisy and the room is very dated.

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Elaine

Oct 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Last minute choice. The room was clean, in a beat up sort of way. Non-smoking room but lot of people smoke nearby. No hot water for a shower.

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Winnie

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was okay, holes in bedspread and the room was an old room. Last time I stayed here, I was in one of the newly built/renovated section of this Budget Inn. Overall, my stay here was nice.

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Ginger

Aug 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

AC didn’t run high at all or cold, refrigerator did not work, microwave did not work… oops my bad, they might have but we couldn’t find out since none of the OUTLETS worked (yes we did check the GFCI bathroom one, reset and checked again). Horrible place don’t bother.

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Patricia

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Bed and that area were fine. Appliances worked. Accessible shower bad water pressure even after staff tried to fix. Bathroom had some organic dirt on areas on the walls and floor corners pretty dirty. Good price but...

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Service

Service is inconsistent: numerous guests praise friendly, helpful staff and management, while others report rude interactions, shifting deposits or fees, and unhelpful responses. Check-in problems and denied room changes appear in several reviews.

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Gregory

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

BEWARE! I arrived to check in to a non smoking room that was booked specifically as non smoking and the receptionist tried to upcharge me ninety five for a non smoking room, then tried to reduce that upcharge to fifty when I refused to hand over an extra ninety five for what was already reserved and paid for beforehand. According to the receptionist there was no manager available to speak with as the hotel is owned by someone who resides outside of the USA. Property grounds were not maintained, lots of people loitering around and asking for money in the parking lot. I wound up leaving and driving 8 hours back home that evening vice staying. I stay in hotels across the USA 156 to 208 nights a year and that was by far the worst in over two years I've been to and may very well be the worst all together...

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melissa

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The new staff they have are super friendly and always willing to do what they can to make your stay more pleasant.

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Eli

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alex is the best some customer service people are not so friendly but ask for Alex and your stay will be a lot easier and peaceful. Thank you Alex we love you

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Kenneth

Oct 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First room i was given smelled like cigarettes and mold. Asked politely to be given another room (i got there right at check in time and told him i could wait for another cleaner room if available). I was told that if i wanted another room it would be $20 extra. I told him no and asked politely again to change room. After 10 minutes he complained and gave me a different room that wasnt bad. The property is very sketchy, but i expected that. The room i finally settled into was an average bad motel room, but the experience of being yelled at for asking for a room that didnt smell like cigarettes was below expectations even for a bad motel.

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Thomas

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was terrible. I did not even get to check in. They said i owed for havi g a dòg and i did not even get to check in. I lost all that money and did not get to stay there

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JOHN

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff is one of the friendliest staffs in town. The gentleman in charge is friendly and has gone out of his way to help me with any concerns or issues that I may have had.

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Mary

Jan 10, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

They man at the front desk was rude he always gave us room 141 and the barely lock the cover on the bed is so nasty alot of holes and stains the refrigerator wasn't clean he didn't care about people upstairs making noise all the way up til 9am he tried to get is to pay him $100 in cash for deposit cause i was always booking the room online on min he charger 50 n then next day 55 he only ask certain people for a deposit i notice that

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Michaela

Oct 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I told them my tv was not working and they said they would send someone to fix. Never happened and when I told front desk guy he just shrugged his shoulders and said I don’t know what to tell you. Very rude!!! The other guest were shouting and fighting and when I told another gentleman that I would not give him a ride anywhere I was screamed at and called names. I use to be a manager at a hotel and if I could put no stars I would do that. This is the worst hotel experience I have ever had and I would not recommend it to anyone. Pay a little extra and get a better place. If you are going to end up paying that anyways, go somewhere where the service is friendly and you get your money’s worth.

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Zoeann

Jan 3, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room had no heat, brought a electric heater that stopped after a hour, we asked for another room and was denied. The staff was rude and ugly. I will not let anyone else go through what i did. I stayed there two nights. Will never go back.

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Robert

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The front worker in the morning is very disrespectful, rude, and gas an attitude problem. He doesn't know how to speak to people in respectful manner.

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Location

Multiple guests describe an unsafe-feeling area with loitering, drug activity, and late-night noise, and some were advised not to walk the neighborhood. On the plus side, it is convenient to nearby food and shops.

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Alisa

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A Lot of homeless people walking the neighboring areas

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Shelley

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Im confused as to who has been writing the reviews for this motel. We were concerned to pull up in the parking lot and find people just loitering around. I don't want to sound judgemental but it essentially looked like a crack hotel. It offers low cost weekly and monthly rental. The manager was very friendly and advised us to let him know any time if we had any concerns. We made it to the room and within 15 minutes had some guy knocking on the door, only to say "Sorry. My friend rented this room last". It was a bit strange. The room was semi clean, but was still grotty with dirt and hair pins around the floor in the corners. We did manage to get a decent night sleep with no interruptions though. End of the day, you get what you pay for, and it was cheap. Police told us not to walk in the area as there are a lot of homeless and drug affected people around here.

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Penny

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff is wonderful but the surroundings are very if'fy

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Tim

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Put it this way , when ivwalked into the lobby , their was a lady complaining about someone pulling a gun on her , hooker hanging our on the balcony's

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Larry

Feb 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy parking and plenty of places to eat

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LaWanda

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There were roaches everywhere The pictures did not match the property at all there were people smoking crack on the stairs this doubles as a apartment complex for destitute people obviously

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Annie

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

When we first pulled up before we even could park right past the office some guy asked us if we were looking to get some drugs and before that day's end we had 3 more people come up to us asking us the same thing. I had my 16 year old child with us. Then no one ever came by the room to see if we needed towels or toilet paper the whole time we were there. Then we had to leave 2 days early due to a family emergency and they wouldn't reimburse us for the other days we weren't going to be there. Then our tub started leaking down stairs.

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James

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I used to stay here years ago when it was Motel 6. It has really gone down since then. There were homeless people and drug addicts all around. I do not recommend this place.

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Penny

Jan 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was convenient

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John

Oct 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There was a needle in the parking lot

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Month	Average price
January	$42
February	$40
March	$45
April	$46
May	$46
June	$47
July	$46
August	$47
September	$41
October	$39
November	$39
December	$37

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $47	17 $47	18 $52	19 $52
20 $47	21 $46	22 $46	23 $47	24 $47	25 $52	26 $52
27 $47	28 $46	29 $46	30 $47

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $49	2 $54	3 $54
4 $49	5 $49	6 $49	7 $49	8 $49	9 $49	10 $49
11 $49	12 $49	13 $49	14 $49	15 $49	16 $50	17 $50
18 $50	19 $49	20 $52	21 $50	22 $49	23 $55	24 $56
25 $50	26 $49	27 $49	28 $49	29 $49	30 $55	31 $56

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Comfort Double Or Twin Room, 2 Bedrooms, Smoking

Deluxe Studio, 2 Double Beds

Comfort Double Or Twin Room, 2 Bedrooms

Comfort Single Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

Comfort Single Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Studio, 1 King Bed

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