La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Tampa North I-75

It’s located about 20 miles from Tampa downtown and the breakfast bar very poor even for continental level, however front disk staff are lovely and very comfortable beds. I must mention also the pool which we were very excited to use was out of order during the stay of 6 nights

Great hotel nice location near good food places and very close to the airport

So you’ve just travelled diagonally across the country for the entire day, finally check into your hotel and are looking forward to some rest. You won’t get that here. First, you are directed to a room with paint peeling off the ceiling that reeked so badly of mildew that you worry the place might be a health hazard. So you try to call the front desk, only to realize the phone doesn’t work. Cell phone it is. You’re taken to an alternative room, which at least doesn’t smell like mildew. But like the rest of the place, it is filthy and so badly in need of repair that you worry the place might close down any minute. Nevermind though, you need a hot shower and rest. You notice the half used toilet paper roll just sitting on the counter (what bathroom doesn’t have a toilet paper holder?). The brown ring of gunk around the shower mat. You steady yourself. Just a hot shower and a good night’s sleep, and you’ll deal with it in the morning. But oh no! No hot water for you. The best this mildewy shower can do for you is a lukewarm trickle. You shiver as you take your lukewarm shower trying to ignore the brown water that’s sloshing out from under the shower mat. You scrub yourself as “clean” as you can get in a place like this and long for sleep. Theres no “do not disturb” sign to hang on the door. The toilet doesn’t flush properly and the water runs forever, so you bust out your handyman skills to turn it off. Maybe they should be paying you instead of the other way around? But what do you know, the bedside lamps only work with the toggle switch NEXT TO THE FRONT DOOR. As you paw your way through the darkness to try and get to your bed, a loud argument ensues in the hallway and a dog starts yapping incessantly. You blearily reach for your earplugs and pray for rest. If this sounds like a good time to you, by all means stay at this hotel.