We very recently moved from Chicago to Phoenix and booked the La Quinta for 1 night. Come to find out our belongings won't be delivered to our new apartment until Monday morning. One forgettable night at the La Quinta turns into 4 memorable nights. I selected this hotel because it's near our new apartment, free wi-fi and you could check in a pet at no additional cost.
When I checked in there was a woman in front of me who paid cash. I thought that was strange, but cash is king. We are walking to our room and I notice dried up blood droplets. Gross! We go into our room which is pretty dated. The fridge once had a pad lock on it and is dirty on the outside and not too much better on the inside. Someone left food in the microwave: blueberry muffin, Bimbo bread and a Cup-O-Noodle. It was a long day on the road so we go to bed fairly early. The best part about this hotel is the bed. It was surprisingly comfortable.
The morning of day two I stop by the front desk to inform them that we will be staying 3 more nights. There was a man ahead of me who just paid for his room in cash. Cash is king, but there is A LOT going on at this hotel that I want no parts of.
The evening of day two we decide to chill by the pool. We notice a guy asleep in one of the lounge chairs, fully clothed. It was about 90 degrees. The front desk girl comes from the back side of the pool walking behind a woman who is clearly stoned out of her mind. She starts yelling for "Rusty! Rusty! (the guy asleep in the chair) we gotta go!" Apparently, Rusty and his girl were not guests of the hotel. Later that day the front desk girl, Liz who was as sweet as she wanted to be apologized for everything. It wasn't her fault, but I appreciate her taking care of the situation.
In the wee hours of the morning we are awakened by someone knocking on our neighbors door. When they finally answered the door, the person on the other ends realizes they were knocking on the wrong door and proceed to knock on other door further down.
This hotel is fine for 1 night. Had I known we would need a hotel for 4 nights I would have chosen another hotel.