La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Chandler
A budget hotel off Chandler Blvd offering hot breakfasts and airport shuttles alongside spotty room cleanliness.
The verdict
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This no-frills highway hotel offers a low priced stay with friendly staff and a convenient location near Chandler Blvd. Guests appreciate the complimentary airport shuttle service and a hot breakfast featuring waffles and sausage links. However, maintenance and cleanliness are inconsistent, with multiple travelers encountering dirty rooms, broken shower heads, and the smell of dog pee and poop in hallways and rooms. 71
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What travelers noticed
- Guests agree the location is convenient right off the highway near Chandler Blvd, offering free off-street parking and easy walking distance to a Cracker Barrel. 7
- The staff is broadly praised as friendly, considerate, and helpful, supported by prompt shuttle drivers. 1
- Visitors appreciate the free hot breakfast with sausage links, fried eggs, and waffles, though it closes sharply at 9 AM. 7
The catch
- Room cleanliness and upkeep draw conflicting reports. drawn from the full read
- Some guests describe updated, comfortable rooms with comfy beds, while others complain of dirty towels on the floor, disgusting pillows, and broken shower heads. 1
Who it's for
- — Highway travelers needing quick access to Chandler Blvd
- — Guests wanting a free hot breakfast with waffles and eggs
- — Budget travelers looking for a low priced base
Skip it if
- — Guests sensitive to pet odors or dog smells
- — Travelers expecting reliably spotless rooms and bathrooms
- — Late risers wanting breakfast after 9 AM
How to book
Score breakdown
How the 82/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
85Food
89Location
90- “Excellent location - convenient to airport and destinations. and staff was super.” 7
- “There is free off-street parking which can be tight on a busy night. It is a convenient location right off the highway near Chandler Blvd. It is walking distance to a Cracker Barrel and a couple convenience store/gas station, and a short drive to most other retail, restaurants and sites.” 7
Room
86Service
87Bed & Sleep
85Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-12
Where it sits
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Stay value
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On par with what $ usually buys
Scores level with the modest median of 82, across 443 hotels in the same bracket. In Phoenix it sits level with the local median of 82.
- This hotel
- 82
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
Based on 443 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 48 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “Excellent location - convenient to airport and destinations. and staff was super.” 7
- “Location is good and accommodations are outstanding. I've been in Hospitality for 30 years and this is what I feel the industry should use as an example!!” 7
- “There is free off-street parking which can be tight on a busy night. It is a convenient location right off the highway near Chandler Blvd. It is walking distance to a Cracker Barrel and a couple convenience store/gas station, and a short drive to most other retail, restaurants and sites.” 7
- “I appreciated the personal care products in the tub/shower, and the grab bars.” 1
- “One of the rooms had hair on the wall of the shower and two used unfolded towels hanging on the back of the bathroom door. The towels had hair and dirt on them.” 1
- “Bathroom was a good size and not cramped.” 1
- “When my wife, who is handicapped with one leg for in the tub and turned the water on, found out the handheld shower head and the overhead shower head did not work.” 1
- “JaggedMedici • 8 taon ang nakalipas They're a good value. They're a good value. No extras, but they usually clean, and low priced and have good staff.” 4
- “The shuttle drivers are excellent, prompt and friendly.” 1
- “Will stay here again. Staffing is excellent and customer service is amazing!!” 7
- “It is walking distance to a Cracker Barrel and a couple convenience store/gas station, and a short drive to most other retail, restaurants and sites. We experienced a friendly quick check in.” 7
- “I found the accommodation to be adequate, clean with a considerate and accommodating staff.” 1
- “LaQuinta Yuma AZ. Incompetent staff. We were locked out of our room for over three hours at night.” 1
- “La Quinta Inns was perfect. They accommodated our needs, the rooms were clean, staff was friendly to us and our dogs.” 1
- “Motel/personel was great, but covered area @ pool was covered with dirt on floor & table dirty .” 1
- “Our stay was wonderful; the bed was very comfy, and the service was awesome!” 7
- “Great staff with a great environment, simply great.” 8
- “The service was TERRIBLE‼️ When I called the front desk for a clean blanket the man said apparently no one was maintenance, the Corton from the shower was DISGUSTING!” 1
- “Staff members were great. Room was dirty.” 1
- “The manager, with her superficial and stupid attitude, was unable to resolve the issue, continuing to joke and laugh.” 1
- “Windy B. was very professional and attentive in checking us in. Wecoming, warm and friendly spirit was well received, after a long drive.” 1
- “The front desk (Riz) was friendly and accommodating.” 1
- “I found the staff friendly and helpful with an intent to please.” 1
- “When I attempted to address these issues with the General Manager, Ashley May, and Assistant Manager, Angela V., I was met with total dismissiveness and rudeness.” 1
- “The staff is very kind and helpful” 7
- “Staff members were great. Room was dirty. Bins not empty and dirty towels left on the floor.” 1
- “When I asked for assistance first with the concierge this morning and then James, the manager, it was explained to me, as if I was a child, that the hot tub and breakfast are FREE amenities and they wouldn't offer restitution.” 1
- “I love La Quinta. Very good value and nice clean rooms. I stay with them as my default choice.” 4
- “In my experience they're usually better than your Super 8s and Days Inns without a much higher price.” 4
- “I never received either deposit back. Beware they'll do everything they can to keep your hard earned money.” 1
- “[na-delete] • 8 taon ang nakalipas It's an utterly generic no frills motel. It's an utterly generic no frills motel. I'd recommend staying in one if you're tired and they're the best combination of clean and cheap that you can find.” 4
- “JaggedMedici • 8 taon ang nakalipas They're a good value. They're a good value. No extras, but they usually clean, and low priced and have good staff.” 4
- “But Because they said the room smelled like smoke they charged me 250.00. We never smoked in that room. But because our clothes and our person smelled of smoke it is a 250.00 dollar charge.” 1
- “I've been in Hospitality for 30 years and this is what I feel the industry should use as an example!! We were headed to a concert at Wild Horse Pass Casino and this La Quinta offered a significantly lower room cost than staying at the casino which is nearby.” 7
- “We had a microwave, mini fridge with freezer section, coffee maker, iron & board and hair dryer. There was free reliable internet and a free accessible ice machine.” 7
- “I got a room that was clean, smelled nice, updated, and comfortable.” 1
- “One gripe - the closet door (I always unpack and hang things) is on a swing hinge and no way to prop it open so very inconvenient to get in and out of it to get things. Weird design. Aisa at front desk was awesome.” 7
- “I heard people arguing and doing drugs late into the night and the room itself was outdated and had some pretty gross carpet.” 4
- “The hotel is pet friendly. We had a spacious room with a 3-drawer bureau, desk with chair, 2 lounge chairs, double nightstands with a king bed.” 7
- “The smell from pee and poop of DOGS! Inside the room and the hallway!” 1
- “One gripe - the closet door (I always unpack and hang things) is on a swing hinge and no way to prop it open so very inconvenient to get in and out of it to get things. Weird design.” 7
- “Do not hesitate to stay here because you will not be disappointed the hot breakfast is wonderful.” 1
- “We had a self-contained bathroom with individual toiletries. There was an excellent free hot breakfast with sausage links, fried eggs, waffles and other continental items.” 7
- “The breakfast was closed. At 9 AM!! I couldn't believe it.” 1
- “I heard people arguing and doing drugs late into the night and the room itself was outdated and had some pretty gross carpet.” 4
- “What started as a stay plagued by maintenance issues (leaking sinks, noisy appliances) and a literal cockroach infestation (found in the tub and microwave) turned into a late-night nightmare.” 1
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Food rests on 2 sources — too thin to rely on.
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- 1La Quinta Inns Reviewstrustpilot.comReview site2026-09-09Current31 quotes used
“I appreciated the personal care products in the tub/shower, and the grab bars.”
Read originaltrustpilot.com - 2La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Chandlerhotelplanner.comReview site2026-06-20CurrentRead originalhotelplanner.com
- 4What's it like to stay in a La Quinta hotel, and would you ...reddit.comForum thread2018-09-01Ageing10 quotes used
“JaggedMedici • 8 taon ang nakalipas They're a good value. They're a good value. No extras, but they usually clean, and low priced and have good staff.”
Read originalreddit.com - 3La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Chandleryoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes onlyRead originalyoutube.com
- 5La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Chandlerexpedia-aarp.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalexpedia-aarp.com
- 6La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Chandlerwyndhamhotels.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalwyndhamhotels.com
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