---
name: "Hotel Monroe"
subtitle: "First fully gluten-free hotel in the United States"
date: 2026-05-09
link: https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-first-gluten-free-hotel-in-the-u-s-opens-in-louisiana
linkText: "afar.com"
source: "AFAR"
topics:
  - travel
tags: [hotel, louisiana, dietary, accessibility]
description: "Downtown Monroe, Louisiana on the Ouachita River — every restaurant, café, and shop on-property is certified zero-tolerance gluten-free."
---

Hotel Monroe's pitch is one a celiac traveler will recognize as load-bearing: every restaurant, café, and shop on the property is certified zero-tolerance gluten-free, the only US hotel with that designation. Sits on the Ouachita River in downtown Monroe, Louisiana, about 100 miles east of Shreveport.