La Quinta Inn & Suites

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 20 Nov 2010 rated 5 out of 10.

At 1st glance the hotel looked nice, the lobby was very small an very outdated. The girl who gave me my key an room number was nice but wearing very baggy clothes, looked miserable, and very quiet. The elevator was a little shaky, and the room looked nice, once I got into bed (bed was a little stiff) I tried to go to sleep, I was woken up several times by cars on the road! I took a shower, the water was very warm and nice, water pressure was great.

Positives: It was by the highway.

Negatives: Next to main road, really loud, uninviting staff and

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 26 Oct 2010 rated 7 out of 10.

The room is what you expect it to be for the money, a budget room. Great place to stay if you are traveling with pets. Staff is friendly and rooms are clean.

Positives: Pet friendly.

Negatives: No fridge in the room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 20 Jul 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

Comfortable, clean rooms, friendly staff, close to gas stations and plenty of restaurants.

Positives: Friendly staff.

Negatives: Nothing.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 24 Apr 2010 rated 9 out of 10.

I<BR/>would recommend the hotel for anyone that needs a quick, friendly place to stay. The complimentary breakfast was good, the staff was fantastic.

Positives: Clean, staff was very friendly and very convenient to where we were going.

Negatives: The housekeeper set the alarm for midnight, so

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 29 Dec 2009 rated 9 out of 10.

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at this hotel. Everyone who worked for the hotel was friendly and more than helpful. The beds were very comfortable. The room was spacious and had many amenities I wasn't even expecting. The shower head made me feel as though I were at a spa. I was thrilled to find a coffeemaker in my room. The free breakfast was the best I've seen yet in terms of freshness and cleanliness. My whole experience was far better than I had anticipated it to be!

Positives: Excellent service from start to finish!

Negatives: Parking lot view, but this was to be expected.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 11 Jul 2009 rated 8 out of 10.

Was good for the price.

Positives: Rooms were clean and service people were friendly.

Negatives: The room was clean the the hallway had a smell that didn't give a good impression.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 18 Aug 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

While not "Downtown" the hotel is in an easy-to-reach location to the northeast of Tampa. The staff was very attentive and helpful, and the room was clean and well-arranged. It's not huge or ostentatious, but provides clean, comfortable lodging.

Positives: The staff was friendly, the room was comfortable.

Negatives: The front entrance could use a bit of spiffing up.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 06 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Would stay there again if ever going to a concert or just for a getaway.

Positives: It was close to highway and to the ford amphitheatre.

Negatives: Everything was fine, no complaints.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 24 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

Great place to stay. Rooms are clean and the staff is so helpful. Anything you need they can get it for you.

Positives: Bathroom had great setup with toilet and shower in bathroom with the sink outside.

Negatives: I am on central time so the 9 am breakfast call was 8 am for me and it was hard to get up for it.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 24 Jul 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Positives: The price was great and location was excellent.

Negatives: The elevator was not real clean.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 02 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Will stay again. Close to Ford Amphitheatre, which is where we go when we come to Tampa? Continental breakfast was sufficient.

Positives: Clean beds.

Negatives: Roach on wall when we came in for the night.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 10 May 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Friendly staff and clean facilities-although under remodeling right now. For the star-level, great place to stay.

Positives: Friendly staff; clean room.

Negatives: TV Remote did not work properly; Uncomfortable pillows/bedding.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 22 Mar 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

Better than expected hotel in a not untypical, just-off-the-Interstate area. Very pet friendly. We saw everything from Maltese to a Great Dane. Rooms quiet, even with all the dogs, spring break families. Clean. Solid staff, very friendly and accommodating. (Upgraded at no extra charge to king room, smoking for first night when standard room had not been cleaned - at 11:00 at night, and to king, non-smoking the next day.) Free wireless internet worked well when it did, a little intermittent. Good for business traveler with good desk, many outlets - one on lamp, four others built into desk. Comfortable, pillow-top bed - Five pillows on king. Granite top sink on one side as you enter room, toilet and shower with door on other side. Refrigerator-microwave. Large TV, limited channels - ESPN, CNN. FOX News, locals, Showtime. 15 minutes from Busch Gardens. Cereal, muffins, bagels, toast, yogurt, fruit salad, waffles, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, hot tea at breakfast. Plenty of chain restaurants nearby, including Bob Evans next door. (Try Jessie's about 2 miles east - pleasant local place. Shrimp, steak, drinks for 2 $40). All-in-all much better than we expected. We'd go back.

Positives: Exceedingly pet friendly.

Negatives: Located in the land of strip malls, industry.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 05 Jan 2008 rated 5 out of 10.

The beds were very comfortable and the staff was obliging, making changes when we pointed out deficiencies.

Positives: It was close to where I wanted to go!

Negatives: The room only had one bed instead of two and was a smoking room!

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 04 Jan 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

The staff was very helpful and the breakfast provided was good. The room was comfortable, but it would have been much better without the smell of old smoke.

Positives: The hotel was located close to the interstate and had many restaurant choices.

Negatives: The smoky smell of the room was not appealing.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 01 Jan 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

Somewhat loud hotel. Easy to hear next room.

Positives: Easy to find if coming from n.; just off super highway.

Negatives: WLAN ok for browsing; CV PN did not work.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 02 Mar 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

The hotel is conveniently located at the center of Brandon. There is complimentary breakfast. Rooms are well prepared. Hotel also has industrial facilities and factories nearby.

Positives: The room was well prepared, convenient location.

Negatives: Dirty carpets, dusty smell, damaged walls in bathroom, ac unit need upgrade and probably new air filter.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 21 Feb 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

The beds were very comfortable, the bathroom was clean and the carpet was clean. I was surprised that after wiping up a small spill on the carpet, the cloth I used did not have a dirty mark on it. To me, this is a good sign that the hotel is clean.

Positives: It was clean and was kept up well.

Negatives: There was not a refrigerator or microwave in the room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 20 Feb 2007 rated 6 out of 10.

Very convenient to Tampa and Brandon area shopping and eating establishments. I would not consider this a good hotel for kids. There was a dog in one of the rooms above me as he barked often.

Positives: Convenience to where I needed to work and eating establishments.

Negatives: Just not as upscale as I had hoped for.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 19 Feb 2007 rated 6 out of 10.

Some good remodeling; bathrooms clean; need to clean rooms that have been used as smoking rooms. Nice breakfast. All employees that I came into contact with were great people. Wireless was free and helpful to the business traveler.

Positives: Wireless internet and breakfast. Hostess was great.

Negatives: I needed a non-smoking; unable to fulfill that.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 16 Feb 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

Good location. Nice looking facilities. Very noisy doors. Walls shock when neighboring rooms closed their doors. Very nerving.

Positives: Good location.

Negatives: Very noisy doors.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 26 Jan 2007 rated 4 out of 10.

This hotel recently converted to the la quintal brand. Everything about my stay made me think that the reason for the change is that the previous brand must have revoked its franchise. I cannot recommend this hotel.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Cleanliness.