Will NOT stay again! Gross & dirty & smelly
I stayed the nite of Feb 12th as I had an early flight the next morning. Since I had stayed at LaQuinta Inns before, I felt it was a safe bet plus they have a Rewards program. Thank goodness I had stayed at others before this one because if it was reversed, I would not stay at a LaQuinta hotel ever again! As soon as I walked in the small lobby area, I could smell a strong odor of a laundry dryer - not a bad smell - just not something you would think to smell in a hotel lobby. Soon found out the laundry facilities were just down the hall - felt bad for those staying in the ground floor rooms. We were assigned a room on the 4th floor. As we made our way with our bags down the hall from the lobby, it felt really creepy like maybe this place used to be a psych ward or a hospital where people went to die. They painted the walls a very dreary pale yellow which was not "bright" at all and then with seeing the laundry facilities there and all these locked doors, it just gave me the creeps. Got to the 4th floor and as we walked in our room, it absolutely reeked of mildew and stale smoke. I gagged! Went back to the lobby where they said most rooms on the 4th floor were smoking rooms. I didn't know you could still have that but why not ask? totally gross. He gave us a room on the 2nd floor which smelt old & funny but not strong. The bathroom was clean but I told my son not to take his socks off until he was ready for bed! The towels in the bathroom absolutely reeked of smoke and this was a non-smoking room! We decided to wait until we got home to shower. The heater & fan in the room was noisy and it was either on high or low as the auto didin't work. Breakfast was continental like toast & muffins - nothing spectacular but it is included as well as free wi-fi and they allow pets. The pictures DO NOT depict the decor of this hotel AT ALL. The lighting in the rooms were terrible with yellow shades for the lamps (maybe they used to be white?) with the reflection off the pale yellow walls - I couldn't put my make-up on other than in the bathroom. Pillows were old and 'crunchy'. Gross all around really and thats why I wanted to do this review. The pictures on the website are from the property management and are NOT a true reflection of what this hotel looks likes. I will not stay here again but I do love other LaQuinta hotels. This hotel will give LaQuinta a bad name.