Lake Charles - Louisiana - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

Conveniently situated on I-10 between Houston and New Orleans, you won't have any difficulty finding your way to Lake Charles, Louisiana, for your next vacation. The sandy beaches along the Calcasieu River are only 30 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico. With a population of about 70,000 people, this city has a lot to offer its visitors.

Stay at a bed and breakfast, such as Sylvia's Country Inn, with its beautiful waterfront scenery. Walter's Attic Bed and Breakfast and The Reid-Toerner House are two places well-known as honeymoon retreats or for romantic getaways. There are also many hotels in this city as well as RV campgrounds and tenting sites. For dining, every visitor to Lake Charles has to experience the excellent seafood specialties that the restaurants offer. Taste the Cajun food or dine on steak at any of the locations, but if you want to be entertained while you dine, then Sylvia's Royale Café offers the best in fine dining.

Tourists of all ages will enjoy a visit to the Creole Nature Trail National Scenic Byway, a 180 - mile drive through the natural habitat of alligators and many other kinds of wildlife. The lights of the oil refineries at night as they light up the sky are an awesome sight and the two story dance hall at Thibodeaux's Hall provides entertainment several times a month.

Test your luck at the slot machines and tables, when you dance into one of the casinos. You may even have chosen one of the hotels containing a casino as your lodgings choice, making it very accessible. Visit the mass grave of the victims of Hurricane Audrey, which slammed this area in 1957 and the Imperial Calcasieu Museum has many artefact's that will tell you the story of Lake Charles.