We stayed at 8 La Quintas across California, Arizona and New Mexico on our Xmas road trip and the La Quinta at 4929 West McDowell Rd, Phoenix was the biggest disappointment.
Room #115 was horrible. Do not accept this room. Go to another hotel if they lie and tell you it's the last room available.
First, it is right across from the elevator. We heard all the noise from drunk guests returning late at night then heard all the noisy early birds getting their buffet on at the crack. No one bothers to think that maybe I should be quiet because there are rooms here.
Second, an alarm was going off for hours starting at 630am. We finally tracked it down to the maintenance room that room 115 shares a wall. We called the front desk and someone did turn it off after 20 minutes.
Third, the room looked decent when we walked in but we soon realized it was just a pig with lipstick. See pics on the moldy shower, cracked mirror, burnt covers and peeling paint.
Lastly, the remote didn't work. You had to punch in each channel number because the channel arrows didn't work.
When the front desk asked during check-out if we had a pleasant stay, we said no and explained all the reasons we were disappointed. Her only response was "Oh, I apologize." That's it? Well I apologize for this review (not really).