La Quinta Inn & Suites Hot Springs

Comfy bed, great TV, clean room and bathroom, fast and free Wi-​Fi, friendly and helpful desk staff. I prefer a thermostat controlled (as in degrees) air conditioner instead of Hi Cool /​Low Cool and the twisty knob where you have to guess if you will wake up in the middle of the night with it being 72 or 52 in the room. The stairwell smells very, very bad. There is a small, but nice fitness center as well as a small, but functional swimming pool. This is probably just about average compared to other La Quintas I have stayed in.

I don’t normally pay this much for a hotel, but it was slim pickings in Hot Springs over Labor Day weekend. I found that La Quinta had great reviews over on Trip Advisor, so I checked it out. What I needed was a clean hotel in a safe location that was pet friendly and had good wifi. This place fit the bill. I also want to mention that Hank, the receptionist, was very patient and pretty spot on in his restaurant recs. He checked us in quickly and even gave our dogs treats. The room was wonderful. It was a relief after all the less comfortable places we stayed at during our road trip. Free breakfast that I heard was pretty good (never got up early enough). My one complaint is that it is not closer to the main drag. This isn’t so bad, b/​c it forces you to explore outside the tourist area.