Area 1 acre (0.40 ha) Architect George R. Mann NRHP Reference # 79001084 | Built 1907 (Opened 1908) Architectural style Renaissance | |
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Location 801 3rd St., Alexandria, Louisiana | ||
Bentley Hotel, usually known as the Hotel Bentley, is a classic Renaissance-stylel hotel located near City Hall in downtown Alexandria in central Louisiana. Built by the timber baron Joseph Bentley, it opened to the public in 1908. On November 15, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The hotel was once owned by the Pineville real estate developer Buddy Tudor, who worked for its historic preservation.
Former owner Robert G. "Bob" Dean, Jr., of Baton Rouge closed the hotel in December 2004 and placed it on the market, at one time asking $12 million. The current owner, Michael Jenkins, purchased the facility for $3.4 million on October 11, 2012; The Bentley had been listed for $6.5 million. Jenkins is planning to re-open the renovated hotel with a hundred available rooms. The newer part of the structure, the seven-story tower, will be turned into condominiums; the older section will remain a hotel. The restaurant and Mirror Room lounge will also be reopened.
Nearby in the riverfront district is the 7-story Alexander Fulton Hotel and Convention Center.