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| - C and I have stayed at many La Quinta hotels during our travels and in our experience they vary from excellent to poor. This hotel was perfectly acceptable, HOWEVER, they allow pets and that is not acceptable to us. (Not sure if all La Quintas allow them).
A dog was barking loudly when we were trying to fall asleep, so we called the front desk. The clerk said that she would track down and speak with the owner of the dog. The dog calmed down and we fell asleep, only to be awakened by a call from the clerk (!). Grr. The clerk, a nice woman, apologized again and reported that the owner apparently left the dog in the room and went out. She said that she was unable to reach him. Fortunately, we didn't hear the dog again.
This policy of allowing dogs is flawed. The next night we stayed at another La Quinta and spoke with the clerk first. She said that they (the people at the front desk) have no idea if someone has brought in a pet or not. If the people tell them, the try to located them on the lower two floors, but that's not a firm rule.
La Quinta should have a firm policy on animals, requiring owners to register them and to disallow leaving unattended dogs in their room. Also, they should only allow dogs on one floor, so people can ask for a quiet room assignment. Meanwhile, we are now staying at Hampton inn hotels instead and always ask if they allow dogs. So far we have stayed at a 6 or 7 Hampton Inns across GA and FL and none accept animals.
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