La Quinta Inn & Suites USF

Ridiculously unhelpful staff. On our way, we called to see if the pool was heated and if they had a jacuzzi. Both Lauren and Theresa said that they do not… Well I will help you all out: they have a jacuzzi and the pool is heated.

After a terrible experience at pinellas park location we moved to this location for the remainder of our stay. This specific property has the most relaxing peaceful setting. The rooms are super cared for and extremely clean. The rooms are spacious. The beds are comfortable. The General Manager was such a sweetheart. You can tell she takes good care of this property. The staff is friendly. Just all around a way better experience. We are super happy with this specific property they deserve kudos for making our stay one of the best. They accept all forms of payment. Pet friendly. To me this hotel is top notch on my list.

I booked this hotel because of its proximity to Busch Gardens for a quick weekend trip. Upon arriving, I noticed that my room did not have a microwave and fridge. I called my friend, who was also in the same hotel and had booked through another online website, and she told me her room had both amenities. I inquired with the front desk and was informed I was in an «Expedia Room» and this was the room I selected online. Not a big deal and I went about my evening.
Later that night, I attempted to climb into bed and fell toward the middle of the mattress. Around midnight, I tried to get into the other bed which was even worse than the one I was originally in. I am a petite woman; I cannot imagine how anyone larger than me could comfortably sleep on those mattresses. The mattresses in that room were beyond dilapidated and were completely unusable. On top of that, my «Expedia Room» was next to the elevator so we heard the loud whirring of the elevator hydraulics all night long.
Being that I had two small children who were sleeping, I waited until the morning to request a room change. I was informed by the manager on duty that they would only be able to accommodate my request between 10−11am as they were completely booked for the upcoming night. I informed her that this was unacceptable as I was planning a trip to a theme park for the day and would not be in the room during that time. The manager then advised me that she would not be able to accommodate me then and I would have to remain in my room. I responded that I would be contacting La Quinta and Expedia directly and I would not be staying another night in that room. It was only at this time that they offered me a new room (which was an ADA accessible room). The ADA room still had an old, hard used washcloth hanging on top of the shower curtain rod. The new room was much more acceptable than my original «Expedia Room» but you could hear everything in the other rooms — from kids playing to conversations to TVs and music playing. In addition, people were throwing their trash (pizza boxes, take out containers, caprisun packages) out of their rooms into the hallway and no one came around and cleaned it up.
While I appreciated them switching my room, it did not come easy and customer service is obviously not the first concern of this particular La Quinta. It is in poor taste for a hotel to openly state that special rooms (with CLEAR differences in quality) are given to customers who book through those 3^rd party websites and ultimately penalize them for using them to make reservations.

Do NOT stay here! My family checked into this location and after getting settled and pulled back the bedspread there was blood ALLLL over the white sheets. I grabbed my 6 yr old off the bed so fast. I called the front desk and explained. A man showed up and never even asked or suggested we move rooms. Instead he showed up with new sheets and said he’s talk to housekeeping. What!!!
Since most places were sold out we made it though the night totally disgusted and I refuse to ever set foot into a La Quinta Inn ever again, let alone this one. Worst experience ever!!!
Doesn’t even deserve a star. Likewise it’s old and rundown inside. Stay away.

Stayed one night in a one bed room with the king size. Room was spacious, bed was clean and bathroom functional and clean as well. I had quick and easy check-​in and check-​out experience.

Well, it’s not disgusting, but the price is on the accurate to high side. Hasn’t been kept up at all. This place hasn’t seen a coat of paint since the early 90’s. Attention owners: put a little money into this place. Staff is courteous, but I want to dip my body in alcohol and I ain’t the squeamish type.

I will never stay here again. I was here for over a week and it was like there was a new problem everyday. I kept finding insects in my room but I would never have the window open. The housekeeping would go days without cleaning my room despite the fact that I was out by 10 am and I would take the do not disturb off the door. If I wasn’t out by nine a. m, my room would not be cleaned. The shower would never drain properly and it was disgusting. I was constantly being awakened by guests in the rooms next to me, the walls are extremely thin. Bottom line, a very poor place to have a prolonged stay.

Reasonably priced, clean room and really comfy bed. Continental breakfast is lackluster, but serves its purpose. Only drawback was the noise — there needs to be better weatherproofing/​insulation at the bottom of the doors to mask the noise from the hallway (our neighbors were not quiet or polite about the hours they kept). I would absolutely stay here again.

Stayed here two nights while my house was being tented. Best part is that they let you bring pets. The beds were comfortable, the room was comfortable and good sized. Having breakfast provided helped to keep our costs down. It’s standard breakfast fare, but that was fine.
Would stay here or another La Quinta again.

I stayed 3 nights. Beds were comfy. Lobby nice. Didnt use pool but it looked nice! Needs candy vending imo. Only drawbacks were scratchy washcloths and I wasnt sure how clean the tub was. Id return.

Doesn’t feel worth what I paid to stay here. The bed, sheets and pillows were wonderful, despite ours having stains on them.
Complimentary breakfast is the same as pretty much any other low end hotel– waffle maker, toast, bagels, boiled eggs, apples, oranges, yogurt, cereal, oatmeal, muffins and orange juice, water and coffee.
The noise was awful! The people in the room next to us had no idea how to shut their door and had to slam it a few times to get it closed. If the sound of traffic lulls you to sleep in the mornings, this place is perfect! if not, a dog down the hall howling and barking at 6am should do the trick or the sounds of toilets flushing all around you.
People were up and down the halls screaming last night and someone was in the parking lot outside our window having a party.
Someone else reviewed on the thermostat and I have found the same true in my room, it says 69 but feels like 80. I sweate my ass off all night sleeping under just the sheets!
This MOTEL is fine if you want to rest your head for the night and is SUPER close to Busch Gardens. I do have to say that the staff here was wonderful when we checked in and check in process didn’t take but a minute and when I asked to go ahead and book it for another night (before ai knew how awful it was going to be) she didn’t hesitate to help and take care of it.
Honestly the Wyndam is right next door and for two dollars more a night, you can get a much better deal!
Also, do NOT order from any of the places brochures you find on te floor begin the door of your room! They are all AWFUL!!! The number for Papa Johns pizza is on the key card, order from there!

We booked this hotel by an undisclosed purchase on
. The rate was $ 55 a night for 3 nights. Make sure you have the correct La Quinta since there are two right near Busch Gardens. The other one is not very nice. This La Quinta was running about $ 80 a night. It was in the process of renovation. Our room was redone. The only part that was not very nice was the bathroom. It was not as clean as it could have been, and the there were cracked tiles and the tub was beat up. The pool was heated and all of the surroundings were just painted. Breakfast was Ok. It was waffles, bagels, cereal, fruit, yogurt etc. The hotel was 1.5 miles from the entrance to Busch Gardens. I drove and dropped off my family at the park and then would return to the hotel, park and would walk back. The walk was 20 minutes. Overall it was worth $ 80. I thought is was a great deal for $ 55. Great location for Busch Gardens.

This place is cheap, but that’s about it.
The walls are thin, the rooms are acceptably clean (but barely), and the sheets are scratchy.
The continental breakfast consists of cereal, toast and a waffle maker.
My room was maintained a constant 74 degrees despite the thermostat clearly staying it was 69.
Finally, the low costs attracts things like church and youth groups, an undesirable quality in my book. I stayed 4 nights and there were two or three groups during that time. Nothing like chaperones banging on your door at 6AM because they forgot where their block of rooms ended… then, because children are inherently incapable of being responsible for themselves, the chaps. required them to stand out in the hallway until everyone was ready. Holy noise.
But I put up with all of that for walking distance to USF and dirt cheap-​ness. The Embassy Suites (official USF hotel) was twice as much per night.