Hi, We are Americans in Mexico and we went to Laredo on February 7, booked to stay 3 nights. We figured that we'd save some money by cooking/preparing our own food for at least 2 of the day's 3 meals. Yes, we did save money. We brought chicken from home, fresh veggies, salad greens. We bought a couple of things to nuke at the local HEB grocery (you can walk to it from hotel.) The place isn't fancy: no pool, no exercise room, (so walk to the grocery), no big lobby, no restaurant. It is clean and it is inexpensive compared to other 2-stars in Laredo. The other 2 stars don't let you cook in your room, which means 3 or 3 meals have to be eaten out.
The room has a full size frig, an electric cooktop, a 4-cup coffee maker and a microwave. Pots and pans, a skillet, utensils and plates, cups, glasses, etc for 2 people. Towels provided, but no detergent. A drinking glass from kitchen doubled as a tooth glass in the bathroom. No packets of 'goodies' in the bathroom.
The rooms are inside, on corridors. There is an elevator, with a luggage buggy to get your stuff upstairs.
Staying in Laredo is difficult because all the hotels are the same and they all charge an enormous fortune. We used to stay at L_Q_____, but it is very high priced for a rather paltry continental breakfast, the hotel itself anchored in an acre of asphalt. And it is not what we consider a 'continental breakfast.' 4 tables for 4, plus 2 tables for 2, in an incredibly noisy, tiny space that doubles as the lobby. They want you in and out in a hurry. Forget lingering. We also stayed (once was enough, please!) at the F____ G_____ Inn. I thought then, and still think, that it's one of the skankiest places I've ever seen, although the garden breakfast room was lovely with its chairs and tables and live plants and trees, under a palapa roof. And all the cheap rooms are upstairs. Two stories, no elevator, endless trips up and down and along the (outside) corridor. As a sidebar, why do motels brag about having a picture window when to have any privacy at all one must always draw the drapes? At least in the Extended stay, with our 3rd floor room, we could leave the drape open.
Now as to rate structure. I looked in several travel web sites, including Expedia, and I found no bargains anywhere. The chain's own website, extendedstay, is no more forthcoming. Be aware, there is a website that calls itself "extendedstaynetwork"; they are not the hotel chain's website and if you get to 'booking' you will see they charge you for the priviledge of using their site. They call it a 'tax.' It's not, it's a fee.
Extended Stay seems to be the only hotel chain that charges 2 dollars MORE per room for seniors. What we paid ($74.99 per night plus tax) was not what was printed on the piece of paper I found in the lobby the morning we checked out. The Queen rate, which is the room we had, is $69.99 per night. The Double/Double is $79.99 per night and the King is $74.99 per night. Perhaps the Extended Stay people really need to rethink their price structure, and rewrite their web site.
Will we stay at Extended Stay again? Most assuredly. It suits our needs perfectly, but when we return I will call the hotel directly and book and quote these prices to them (I still have the paper I found in the lobby.)
By the way, don't get sucked into Denny's. There is a very nice restaurant one street to the west, San Bernardo Avenue, that is larger, quieter, not nearly as crowded, has a good size smoking section (hey, it's still legal in Webb County, guys!), very good food (same as Denny's, no advertising campaigns) at less expensive prices and is open 24/7. San Bernardo is Business I35, so it has traffic in both directions, north and south. Unfortunately, I forget its name.
As American ex-pats in Mexico all we do is shop-till-we-drop in Laredo then head on home, so I can't begin to tell you what's available for the average tourist.

You just cannot beat the bang for the buck here. At $37 per night on the weekly rate, I can't think of a better deal. The place is very new and the rooms are immaculate. Convenient coin-op laundry. Be sure to call ahead though, word's getting out and they are often full.