I booked this "hotel" from a discount website, and it was described as being a small, clean hotel near Garden of the Gods with a pool. We were going down to the Springs for a wedding, so I thought it would be perfect for a night, especially because there was a sale and the room was under $50.
When we arrived, we discovered it was a motel, not a hotel. That was a big deal because we have a baby, so it wasn't like we could just take the monitor into a public area of the hotel like we planned when he was napping. Also, it was off of a busy street in a run-down-looking area. Also, this meant the pool was outside, and it was closed for the season.
The lady who checked us in kept coughing all over my son and me. I was grossed out. We went to our room, which she described as being "near the elevator." There were only two floors, but we decided to take the elevator up with our luggage. In spite of the 75 degree weather, the elevator was about 32 degrees. The doors shut and did nothing for about a minute, and then it soundly squeaked to the second floor, where the doors refused to open for another minute. I thought our family was going to freeze to death.
At our door, we could not get our punch-hole key to work. A toothless man had to come help us. As it turns out, once you put your key all the way in, you have to start to turn the knob, and then you have to shove your key in further. Then, you can turn the knob the rest of the way and thrust your body weight into the door, and it might open for you.
The room was OK. It stunk like that gross, powdery, perfumy stuff they sprinkle on carpets in cheap motels. I worried about my son crawling on it and inhaling it. The drawers were very light weight and slammed shut, and my son slammed his fingers in them twice.
During the day, when it was hot, we left the window open and could hear people yelling and cars driving by. At night, when it was cold, we turned on the heater, and it smelled like burned hair.
In the morning, we went down for the free breakfast. The sick lady was still there, being rude to people, and coughing on us as we walked by. Breakfast was some packaged muffins (they were OK), some fruit (good), some packaged oatmeal, and some frozen waffles. The coffee was good, but when my husband went to get some apple juice, all that poured out were gnats.
No, I would not recommend this hotel to a friend. This motel isn't even good for travelers who just want the cheapest place to lay their heads because then they can go to the Motel 8 for cheaper. This place is good for no one.
- La Quinta Colorado Springs
- Colorado Springs La Quinta
