Blue Moon Saloon and Guesthouse

More of a covered patio bar than a bar, if that makes sense. I was initially confused about the setup. Good music, drinks, atmosphere, and comfortable seating unless the floor is packed! The couples dancing are fun to watch. Ask for a Jameson hot toddy. I’d be in attendance more often if the cover wasn’t $ 10 for every event, but I’ve heard business wasn’t what it used to be. Thanks for being one venue that attracts folk music to the area!

Awesome Zydeco roadhouse bar/​hostel!
This is the epicenter for the zydeco and Cajun music scene in Lafayette. This place has an awesome stage area inside that allows for a great place to catch a band. There’s a small dance floor, and an intimate setting for seeing the bands play. The whole place is lit with neon beer signs.
They serve a wide variety of local beers, including craft beers and the regular cheap stuff. The bartenders were helpful in recommending local beers to suit my palate.
There was a cover on the night that we went, which was steep, but we got to see a Grammy winning band, which was pretty sweet.
There are a variety of places to hang out, from the wide, sweeping porch of the hostel, to the stage are, and a large patio area. Two bars make getting the drinks easy.
The place is surprisingly clean for how busy it gets. The restrooms all share a sink, so we all can see when you don’t wash your hands! If you take in too much of the Lafayette hospitality, they can rent you a room here in the hostel.
I don’t think this place is ADA compliant, with lots of steps to get around.

We we’re passing through on a Wednesday. Cajun jam night. Lots of dancing — great music — and fun dancing. We met people from Scotland to Minnesota to Australia– all on the out door porch of this bar/​hangout

This review is only for the Guesthouse. The place was far from clean, after one night there I had flea bites (yikes!), the towels smell bad and the bed was uncomfortable. On the positive side, the common areas in the first floor (kitchen, living room) were welcoming and good to hang out and make friends.

Very cool honky tonk bar, and hostel apparently. We stopped by on a Friday for some live music and were not disappointed. Great crowd and there’s a covered patio in the back if you need a break. The bartenders are characters and add to the very chill vibe. Great local hang out.

First things first: to clarify, the Blue Moon Saloon is ALSO a hostel. So don’t be surprised when you drive through a neighborhood to what looks like a house!
We arrived earlier in the evening so we did not have a chance to hear the live music, but I liked the atmosphere immediately. It has an artsy, down-​to-​earth vibe and I could see it being a great place to chill at night. No beers on tap, but there is a decent selection of bottled beers and the bartender was cool and helpful when we wanted to try some local beers.
The Blue Moon Saloon is what I imagined Lafayette, LA to be — folksy, unassuming, and fun.

Really nice Cosy place to stay. Clean rooms and facilities. The bar next door it not load at nights but definitely worth a visit. Been there on Thursday and there is a music jsm. Everybody is allowed to join. Really A+++

Visited during Festival International. Place was packed. Had the best night of my life! Crowd was laid back and the music was great! I was a little tipsy and ended up bumping a guy and spilling both of our drinks everywhere. In Nashville if this had happened, he probably would have cussed me out. Here, he was super understanding, and actually paid to replace both drinks.
I highly recommend this place, and will return very soon.

A great place to stay if you love honkytonks, hanging out with musicians and drinking & dancing. They offer hostel type lodging. We stayed in the birds nest room which was charming and the bed was comfy enough. Very interesting and friendly people stay and work there.

Excellent atmosphere and a great place to listen to your favorite local band. Drinks are reasonably priced and once you break the seal you may have a wait for the restroom because there’s only two restrooms with only one toilet each.

Fun music venue with a pretty decent beer selection. I did not stay here, but spent a few hours dancing some Zydeco to Jeffery Broussard. Love it!

I didn’t stay at the Guesthouse but the place seemed nice overall and the only concern would be music until early in the morning which I presume might make it difficult to sleep. The music however is very fun — Wednesdays are jam night (although it was moved to Tuesday during the week of Thanksgiving) and the music seems to start around 9:00 despite the advertisements stating 8:00. They also have music on Fridays & Saturdays — just be aware that the music and bar are outdoors (but covered) so when it’s cold either get there early to camp out under a space heater or wear warm clothes.
The bar has just about anything you would want and while drinks are definitely pricey the music is free so it roughly evens out. I definitely expect to be back on my next visit to Lafayette, Blue Moon is a cool little local joint with a great vibe.

Coolest place i’ve been in a bit… I wouldn’t book a room however the saloon was awesome! Great music, great crowd, cool atmosphere… A must see location when in town…

I love this place. I’ve stayed here twice, both times for three nights. The owner, Will, is super nice. The music is always amazing. The little house this place lives in is adorable, creaky, rustic, and a short walk from downtown.
My favorite part I think is the huge porch, with rocking chairs – sitting there in the evenings, talking with other travelers and backpackers, jamming, sharing stories – it’s pure heaven.
If you want to get away, and you have a good couple days to spare, and you like talking to quirky strangers, musicians, traveling types, you should go here.
The bunk beds are only 20 bucks or something like that – they have private rooms too. And a kitchen – you can buy beer & supplies, store them in the fridge, and basically have an amazing weekend … all for 50 — 100 bucks!

This is an amazingly cool multi-​tasking — or hybrid, if you will — business that can’t decide if it’s first and foremost a hostel/​guest house, music venue, or bar. Okay, I take that back. They probably know exactly what they are; I’m the one who can’t decide if it’s a hostel with a music venue, or if it’s a music venue where you can sleep if you want.
Either way, it’s a really, really, reallllllly cool place, and if you’re in Lafayette definitely go check out a show. I’ve seen some amazing music there, like a rockabilly band from Austin (it seems that most of the artists I’ve seen have been from out of town) and even though I just barely missed it, I know Dick Dale played there at one point. How cool is that?
In fact, if you’re not already in or planning to be in Lafayette, why not use Blue Moon as an excuse to go. You have somewhere to stay! The prices range from like $ 18 – 20 a night to… oh, I don’t know, maybe $ 100 or less, and the accommodations range from a bunk with a dozen other loudly snoring (bring earplugs!) strangers, to your very own room, which I imagine is nice, but I’ve never seen it, so don’t quote me on that.
You can cook in the gigantic kitchen, and you get a free drink at the bar with your stay. There’s a huge porch that people hang out and jam on, and overall this place just has a super chill, hipster without trying too hard (and probably therefore not actually hipster, but you know what I mean) vibe. It’s also possible to rent out the entire place (pricing is for overnight accommodations, not the bar/​stage/​venue half) for something like $ 2,500. I know this because at one point I was trying to plan an epic road trip (via train!) from here to Lafayette with a bunch of NOLA tech people. Didn’t actually happen, but would still be amazing.
Want to have a fabulous and affordable mini-​vacation, right here in our own state? Take the train to Lafayete ($ 18 each way) and stay in the Blue Moon Saloon and Guesthouse ($ 18 – 80 a night). You’ll love it. I promise. (If you don’t, clearly you have questionable taste. Just sayin’.)

I ended up here purely by accident as I was doing some work in the area and all the hotel rooms had been booked by repair crews right after a storm. My room reservation had been cancelled because of the need for repairs and this was the only location I could find a place to stay. I ended up in one of the the «hostel» rooms of shared bunk beds which would have been ok on a fun trip but the lack of private space was a bit challenging for work. The rooms were also very noisy (as the bands play late into the night) BUT being a person that can have fun I just rolled with the punches and stayed up to listen to the band, party, and drank enough to pass out despite the noise. This is a great place to stay for fun times and I have returned on several pleasure trips rather than work trip to enjoy myself here and this is certainly a great place for that (not so great if you have to wake up early for work though!). I stayed in some of the private rooms and those were pretty cool but still noisy so expect to stay up having fun til the bands are done. Really great music and great people having a good time!

I only went here once, but it was so much fun! Such a refreshing experience that definitely sticks out in my memories of the South.
I’d never experienced nightlife like this. Cajun/​Zydeco/​Two step, whatever-​you-​call-​it dancing is so freaking fun I was laughing and smiling all night!
And the Blue Moon is the perfect venue for a Zydeco band. So rustic, twangy and awesomely fantastic!
I was terrible at dancing all Zydeco like everyone was, but it didn’t matter I joined right in on the dance floor and giggled as I attempted to keep up step with my dance partners.
I didn’t stay here, but I went to the concert by myself (and met up with someone I had never met), and by the end of the night I felt like everyone was my friend. Such awesome people who make you feel at home.
If you are looking for that «Cajun» music experience, looking for a whole new way to dance and looking to have the best night of your life then go to the Blue Moon.

Fun vibe, cute rooms, the atmosphere outside can get fairly rowdy (though, well-​controlled.)
Many places probably couldn’t get away with such a mishmash of elements, upscale hostel-​y in the common areas, but the private rooms are quiet enough when there’s no live music outside. Chances are you could hit up any chain motel along the road if you we looking for quiet, anyway. My only complaint would be that the surrounding area seems to close fairly early at night, and on Sundays. May have just been the eateries I was looking for, though.
Cheap rooms, drinks, free entertainment, an excellent repeat stop whenever i’m in the vicinity!

On the scale of One through Five on the Funky Meter, the Blue Moon comes in a solid funky 5.
Fun place.

Blue Moon was the ultimate host. She made us comfortable, despite having over 20 loud, excited grad students crammed into the house… She helped us get to know Louisiana and the trajedy of the Rita and Katrina… She showed us what Zydeco is and how to dance to it…
…basically she showed us a great time and welcomed us to Louisiana. If you’re ever visiting people at LSU or wanting a true southern experience, get a room at Blue Moon or a drink at the bar and meet the locals that are always there.