Dog-friendly, affordable lodging in El Paso
I travel with my dog while doing dog park assessments for DogParksUSA (http://www.DogParksUSA.org), and we stay in hotels together during these trips. I have spent the past two nights in the La Quinta at 9125 Gateway West in El Paso. All of the La Quintas, with the exception of three, permit dogs without any pet deposit.
Dog owners are typically placed on the ground floor here, as was I during this stay. They are typically placed in the back section that overlooks the dumpster (ugh). There is no dog walk area; one might try walking one's dog along the gravel under the bushes in the back, but my dog was totally not interested in doing business there. I ended up having to walk her quite aways to get to someplace that had something resembling grass. Many of the sidewalks around this La Quinta have broken glass all over them, making walking barefooted dogs a hazard. 
There are about 8 La Quintas in El Paso, all of which seem to be off of I-40, as is this one. Gateway is the frontage road that runs along both sides of I-40. This location was located next to some non-chain restaurants, including Andale (didn't try it; says "Great Food, Great Fun") and Chih-ua Tacos y Cortes (didn't try it, either), and Oriental Imports Food & Gifts (didn't try this one either). Of interest, and a tad creepy, is the location immediately behind the hotel of the Foxy All-Nude (opens at 12Noon and closes at 4AM) and conveniently located next door SOSEXXY Lingerie-Dancewear-Costumes. However, about a block away is a local supermarket chain called Big 8, the national Dollar General chain, a Wing Stop, and across the street from there is a shopping center with a chinese buffet, a Dollar Tree, a Best Buy, a CompUSA, a Taco Bell, and a used clothing shop (classier than the usual thrift shop -- I bought some nice, affordable stuff there) called Platos' Closet (part of a chain of 300 stores).
Now for the room -- it was nicely equipped with a very comfortable king bed, dresser with 36 or 42 inch HDTV (and all HDTV channels, including tons of sports and Showtime channels) a mini fridge and a microwave. There is an ironing board and iron in the closet, a coffeemaker and a hair dryer in the bathroom. The fridge did not work too well (the freezer seemed like it was defrosting -- I kept finding water dripping into the fridge department, yet soda in the fridge department was partially frozen) and the microwave was a very low end model -- my issue was with the two baby roaches that came out from under the microwave (which is bolted to the top of the fridge). Since it is locked down so hotel guests won't steal a cheap microwave that they could buy at any kMart for $39, I imagine housekeeping cannot clean under there like they should, making it a desirable home for undesirable critters. Hmm. Other than that unwelcome guest thing, I didn't mind the room. But the room location was a problem. It was located right behind the laundry facility for housekeeping. The washers start running around 9AM and the dryers continue tumbling until around early evening. I could feel the vibrations through the wall of my room during the spin cycles of the washers and the tumble cycles of the dryers. Fortunately, I did not need to sleep late or take a nap in the afternoon. If you don't want to be next to the laundry room, you will not want to be booked into these room numbers: 115 - 118, and 215 - 218., The hotel has two floors and no elevators, so those who have mobility issues or a lot of stuff to bring into their room will not want to be on the second floor. There is a small swimming pool in the front of the hotel with a scenic view of I-40 -- and a mountain or two far off. There is free wi-fi for guests. There is a free continental breakfast in the lobby for guests.
If I were to travel to El Paso again with my dog, I would not stay here. I probably would not stay here by myself, either, because, while I did not witness any unsavory activity from the Foxy All-Nude, I just don't like to be close to places like that. There are plenty of other La Quintas in El Paso to stay at.
I've included tons of pictures of everything I spoke about in this review for your viewing pleasure.