re: The Holiday Inn Holidome

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Believe Houma had a Holidome

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That is true. It was across from Vandebilt. Trapp Cadillac/Chevrolet bought the property. They tore the hotel down to make more storage space and future expansion.

If I recall correctly, they lost their affiliation to Holiday Inn when another newer hotel on MLK was built to the newer Holiday Inn standards. In the last few years in operation, it was the Quality Hotel.

I can recall going to numerous Rotary Club, SCIA, Chamber, training sessions, regional conferences, and other meetings held in their conference room. Depending on the meeting, lunch was served by going fill up your plate at the poolside buffet.

I remember going eat one day there and eating at the buffet, when I looked at my statement I saw a charge for Lafite’s instead of the hotel. I almost thought that my card was stolen since there is a Lafite’s in the French Quarter.

Part of its downfall started when they lost their status with Holiday Inn and the Courtyard Marriott was built near the Civic Center. The who’s who of organizations, conferences, and training sessions moved their events to the Marriott and their banquet rooms.

Funny thing about that, Parish President Michel Claudet owned the Quality Hotel/Holidome. During his administration, the Marriott was built in 2010 as the official hotel for the Civic Center events. The Marriott bought the land from the parish adjacent to the civic center. The parish designated that space for a hotel.