420 AND SMOKING FRIENDLY!!! This is the place to be if you are into that. My hall reeked of ********* often. When I came in at night, the smell went from the front door all the way to the back where my room was. I didn't sleep well from 3am-7am because the smell of the cleaner in the room had become increasingly unbearable. I was gagging, my nose was running, felt nauseous. I was hoping for a night away and to enjoy the solitude of a quiet, pleasant room and good rest. I had to leave by 8am because I couldn't take it anymore. At the front desk, I politely asked about the cleaner, and I said I didn't understand why it was ok with them for it to smell like **** in the hotel. She rudely said, "I'm sorry if you don't like it, but many people do. We can't go room to room to figure out where it is coming from". So it's a non-smoking hotel inside, but they won't enforce it. Guests are welcome to smoke cigarettes and ********* outside the entrance, the representative said. "But you can't smoke ********* in a public place", I said. She said that since it was legal and private property, it was allowed. When I was trying to understand the situation better, she became increasingly defensive and talked over me. I couldn't even have a conversation about it, so I asked just to check out. I believe a private business can make their own decision on this. So, an amenity of La Quinta is being smoker friendly, with a special smoking post outside the front door, I guess. I imagine the heavy scented chemical cleaner is to cover up the smoke smell. It took a few hours after leaving to recover from feeling sick. I paid $175 for this sucky experience. I've stayed at 2 other hotels nearby and didn't have these issues.
