I stayed here during a motorcycle trip through Idaho. I had originally booked at the Howard Johnson (Ponderay), however I never did find the Howard Johnson because it was so far away from the downtown core of Sandpoint and after a full day's ride the last thing I wanted to do was drive more out of town to stay next to a hotel by a Wal Mart. I saw the La Quinta Inn not far from main street. Upon arrival the woman at the counter was very friendly and gave me a good discount (despite not having AAA). The hotel is a bit unique in its layout but I found it easy to find my room and there was covered parking for the motorbike in a safe location. The room was very spacious, nice view out to the east. The bed and bedding was very comfortable (nice warm duvet, puffy pillows...what more could you ask for). A great restaurant and the downtown shops are literally right around the block. The hotel offers a nice free breakfast as well, but I do wish there wasn't so much styrofoam used (the throw away society is everywhere). Nevertheless, I recommend this place and will definitely stay again.

Just traveled to Sandpoint and stayed at La Quinta. The best thing about this hotel is it's location. You can walk to anything downtown. As other reviews stated the hotel is spread out over three different buildings. I didn't notice any excessive noise, however when we checked in the front desk offered ear plugs. So be forewarned about the noise. The bed was very comfortable. The room was clean, except the shower curtain was moldy, yuck! The breakfast had a good selection of food. Now for the most disappointing factor, the cost. We got a "special" wedding rate and it was $150 a night with tax. Expensive, in my opinion, for what was offered.

Rented two rooms and didn't realize how bad the kids room was until the second day. It smelled disgusting! The cleaning staff said that a previous occupant had stayed with dogs (wet I presume) and they have not been able to get the smell out. Then don't rent the rooms until you can! Front desk just shrugged their shoulders.

We stayed at this hotel for one night on our way to Yellowstone. This hotel is located in 3 separate buildings all about 1/2 -1 block away from each other. When we drove to our building(#3) the first thing we noticed was 10 to 12 men standing on the second floor landing drinking beer, smoking and talking loudly. The noise from the men was not too bad once we were in the room. The parking lot was very small and we were lucky to get a parking space. The toiletries were skimpy, with 2 soaps(one for the sink in the bathroom and one for the sink outside the bathroom, none for the shower) and one little bottle of shampoo. Our room was dark as it had a view of the corridor wall and nothing else. The worse thing was being woke up at midnight and again at 2am with loud talking on the landing. It didn't last too long, but long enough to wake everyone up.

On the positive side the room was clean and the beds were comfortable. Building 3 is the furthest from the lobby and across the street from the pool. Fortunately the weather was good so the walk down the block to breakfast and across the street to the pool wasn't too bad. The pool (in building 2) was really cold, but the whirlpool (in building 3) was nice. Breakfast was basic continental with waffles and biscuits and gravy being the hot offerings.
Overall I don't think the value was good for the price we paid and I would look to stay elsewhere in the future.