Showing posts with label Hotel Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hotel Reviews. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Hotel Review of La Quinta Inn & Suites- Macon, Georgia

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La Quinta Inn & Suites 3944 River Pl Dr Macon, GA 31210 478-475-0206

We’ve stayed at a lot of hotels over the years. For the past two, we’ve been partial to the La Quinta chain. Partly because we normally travel with our beloved pound puppy, partly because we don’t like to pay a lot of money for lodging when we travel, but mainly because La Quinta has one of the best rewards programs in the industry. If you aren’t familiar with their rewards program, allow me to assure you that the points we earn add up to free nights rather quickly.

Naturally when we’re seeking a hotel for the evening, 9.5 times out of 10, I’ll look for rooms at a La Quinta hotel and our recent trek through Macon, Georgia was no different. 

Walking into the lobby, I knew this hotel was different. The open lobby serves as a breakfast area in what is a huge atrium style room overlooking the beautiful outdoor pool. We also discovered a business center, fitness room and comfortable well decorated rooms.     

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Even though we checked in at nearly 3 in the morning, I was still excited to see our welcome gift waiting for us- an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie and bottled water.

Another perk? This hotel has the friendliest hotel staff I’ve encountered! Gotta love great service!

Next time we travel through Macon, we’ll definitely reserve a room at this La Quinta. 

What do you look for when selecting a hotel?

Thursday, December 30, 2010

La Quinta Inn and Suites- Bowling Green, KY

With well over 100 nights spent on the road in the past two years, I guess you could say for our family, La Quinta is our home away from home.  Since our faithful travel companion, Vincent, our four legged pet travels everywhere we go, it’s important that we find hotels that will not only welcome us, but our dog as well.   La Quinta does just that and normally, at no additional charge.

Also important, is affordability. Though we love to see new things, as a family living on one income with three growing teenagers, it’s important to us that we spend a minimal amount of our travel budget on lodging so we can save our money on the fun stuff.  La Quinta fits the bill here, too. I don’t recall ever spending more than $70 a night for a room with this chain.

There are a few other amenities that I look for, such as free wireless internet and a complimentary breakfast and La Quinta has that covered too.  With those requirements in mind it probably doesn’t surprise you to know that I always search out a La Quinta when we are traveling, which is what I did when the kids and I took our spring road trip, and we couldn’t have been happier.  I’d selected the La Quinta Inn &  Suites in Bowling Green, Kentucky as a midway stopping point between Alabama and Ohio, and the kids loved it so much that they couldn’t wait to visit again with my husband- which is exactly what we did on our trip to Ohio last week.

La Quinta Inn & Suites in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of the nicest La Quinta’s we have stayed at. It is fairly new, visible from I-65, comfortable with modern decor and clean, spacious, quiet rooms. What more can a tired traveler ask for? How about a heated, indoor pool for the kids, a large executive desk with ample workspace for mom, and a flat panel TV and recliner for dad?

As a La Quinta Returns participant that has reached Elite status (meaning: we’ve spent many, many nights at various La Quinta hotels) we were able to stay at this amazing property for a grand total of $17.02 after redeeming 6,000 Reward points.

We stayed in an incredible room with two queen size beds, a sleeper sofa and microwave and refrigerator. 

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Large comfy beds with extra pillows and white, alternative down comforters

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                                               The desk with plenty of space to work 

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The granite bathroom with laminate wood look floors

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There was plenty of room for everyone to spread out and enjoy our stay

Whether traveling for business or a leisure trip with the family, if  you’re passing through Bowling Green, I’d highly suggest checking the rates at this La Quinta Inn & Suites. 

***I was in no way compensated for my review of my family’s recent stay at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Bowling Green and am not affiliated with La Quinta in any way. I simply offer this review as a satisfied customer.  

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