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| - I knew I was going to be less than impressed with this La Quinta location based on the other reviews I read, but I decided to give it a go anyway. It is in a medical building complex and it is right off of the 95 freeway so the ease of access is what was most attractive to me but the hotel is a hot mess. From the outside it looks alright, like a standard La Quinta but the inside is a whole other story.
Pros: Nice staff, although a bit MIA from the front desk area. I had to call back to the back after I had waited a good 5 minutes or so. I understand that it is slow and they are taking a little break, but I was not impressed. They need a bell up at the counter or something. That being said, the two guest agents I encountered were very friendly and personable. They gave me a room on the 5th floor, which I was hoping for since I don`t like being on a lower level and hearing all the noise of those above me.
Cons: Where do I begin? This building is dated. You cannot really tell from the front counter and breakfast area but then you start to make the journey to your room and it all unravels. The elevator floor was dirty, there were scratch marks on the elevator walls where people carved their names or proclamations of love(I never understood WHY people feel the need to do this). La Quinta needs to clean that crap up. I got off on the 5th floor and there was no ice machine up there or vending. You have to go back down to level 1(minor annoyance but I expect more from the brand). The windows looking outside from the hall are DIRTY! Like really dirty. Is it cloudy outside? Nope, the window is just extremely dirty. The room was dated with stained carpet, door frames in need of repair, more dirty windows. There were stains on the towels, and the bathtub was dirty. Ew. I always lay down towels or bring my flip flops to shower so whatever. There was also dried CHOCOLATE on the remote(I was seriously wondering if it was poop at first). Luckily I bring disinfectant wipes everywhere to give things a nice wipe down, but really? Gross.
The hotel is near a freeway, which I thought would be an issue but it was fine. There wasn't a lot of noise but I couldn`t sleep because the mattress was not comfortable. All in all, I would not stay here again. I have stayed at other La Quinta locations and this is by far the worse. Nice people, nice concept, poor execution. They need to give this entire hotel an update and a good cleaning. Oh, and better wifi. I would have better luck with speed if I put coins into a slot and waited for dial up.
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