The Louis Hotel

We had never heard of Wilson, Arkansas or The Louis but were looking for someplace special for our anniversary and came across it. This place turned out to be one of our finest adventures and a wonderful hotel. Wilson has an unusual 150 year old history and today has reinvented itself as a world class destination. The Louis is small, with only 16 rooms and doesn’t have everything, no pool, etc but what it does, it does well. From the moment you drive up, you’re met with wonderful, friendly employees and every person and experience just makes you want to stay. Literally every employee we met was great, even the maintenance man working in the building in back as we did a morning walk. The lobby bar as you come in greets you with a complimentary drink and comfortable furniture as a place to relax. The employees are all knowledgeable about the town, restaurants and activities and easily answer your questions so you can make plans for your visit. The rooms are really nice and everything is first class. Comfortable beds with excellent linens. Large flat screen TVs with cable are in each room. Spacious bathrooms. The rooftop patio, accessible from your room is a great place to visit with friends. There is a self serve honor bar with a large table to gather at night or in the morning. The patio is full of expertly tended plants, flowers and plenty of seating under large umbrellas. They have complimentary afternoon snacks, an evening reception, a late night chocolate indulgence and a morning continental breakfast. The food is all freshly made by their two affiliated restaurants across the street. The hotel has only been open a year and they have plans to open a Spa and Museum for the owner’s British Automobile collection on the premises in the next year. They have fishing, MS River canoe trips and hunting outings through affiliated companies and the town hosts 3-4 festivals each year so check the schedule if you’re interested in any of these.