We've been there twice for around $25 to $28 via Priceline. The first time was tolerable, although there is nothing to eat around it but a bar/grill and a McDonalds. Also, the rooms open directly to the outside rather than being in an interior hallway. For a cheap rate, I could deal with it.
But the second time, we were put in a non-smoking room that was between two smoking rooms, including one that was connected to ours by an adjoining door! We had unpacked before we realized that the smoking rooms seemed to vent directly into our bathroom area (which could not be closed off). The bathroom towels literally reeked of smoke...it was disgusting. Smoke triggers my allergies, and I woke up breathing through my mouth with a totally plugged-up nose. If we hadn't unpacked, I would have asked for a different room.
In the morning, there was supposed to be a continental breakfast, but the only sign of it was workers carrying the food out to their cars (I couldn't figure that one out). There was a man standing at the desk who had apparently been there for quite a long time. I got in line behind him, and ten minutes later a desk clerk appeared. She apologized, saying she had been feeding her kids. I was SO glad to get out of there!
And don't bother with the McDonald's...we waited 20 minutes for our order to be taken (the woman in front of us, who was waiting for her food, was freaking out because they kept giving her the wrong order). I should have learned my lesson from her experience, but I didn't check, and I discovered that my order was wrong when we got back to the hotel (hubby wisely had bought his food at the 7-11 next door to Mickey D's).
You might want to bid on a three-star hotel via Priceline. That way, you know you won't get the LaQuinta, and you can probably get something for under $30. I just got the Marriott for March for $29. We stayed there last week, and even though they stuck us in a smoking room, it was totally smell-free compared to the "non-smoking" one in the LaQuinta.
Barb
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I'm sooo glad we switched. I hope we will be okay at the Quality Inn.
