Located with easy access to Interstate 55 and U. S. Highway 190, the Comfort Inn hotel is less than an hour from New Orleans and Baton Rouge. This hotel features indoor pool and hot tub and exercise room. Additional amenities include free local calls and a free weekday newspaper. All guest rooms include refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and cable television. Specialty rooms also have whirlpool bathtubs. Executive office suites are available. Free Morning Breakfast features eggs, meat, yogurt, fresh fruit, cereal and more, including a choice of hot waffle flavors. This hotel provides business travelers with conveniences like free high-speed Internet access in all rooms. Business services are available at the front desk. Our large meeting room accommodates up to 75 people for most events and business functions. The downtown district of Hammond is full of authentic Cajun restaurants, hometown eateries and shopping venues. This hotel is just minutes from Southeastern Louisiana University, home of the Southeastern Lions. Guests of this hotel can enjoy shopping in the nearby town of Ponchatoula, known as America's Antique City. Visitors will find plenty to do at Kliebert's Turtle & Alligator Tours, the annual Amite Oyster Festival at the Florida Parishes Arena, Zemurray Gardens and the Swamp Walk, a primitive boardwalk into the heart of the Joyce Wildlife Management Area swamp.