text: At La Quinta, no matter where it is located, I have always had a consistently good experience. The rooms are nothing special, but they usually check off our major needs list when we are on a road trip:\n\nDoes it have a clean bed? Check.\nDoes it have a hot shower? Check.\nIs it affordable? Check.\nIs it going to be located in the city/town we are stopping in? Check.\nCan they accomodate last minute reservations? Check.\nDo they allow slightly overweight, gas-y, lazy, flat-faced, wrinkly guests? Check.\n\nSo, I got myself a rewards card and now, no matter where we travel we stay here. Honestly, I was pretty bummed we had to stay here on our trip through Vegas, though. We had our dog with us so it severly limited the places we could stay in and afford on our trip. (By the way, that slightly overweight, gas-y, lazy, flat-faced, wrinkly guest I was speaking of earlier was my English Bulldog, not my husband. I just want to clarify so I don't get in trouble later!) I was surprised to find that there were a few hotels on the strip that did allow dogs. I have never seen them on the strip or in any hotel/casino, so I just assumed they weren't. But, I was shocked to see that it is considered an upgrade to stay in a dog-friendly room and therefore the price practically doubled per night! \n\nBut no fear, the La Quinta saved the day! They even offered a free shuttle that takes you to Harrah's on the strip so you don't have to keep taking a cab back and forth. It will also pick you up from Harrah's at the end of the night if you just call and wait for it outside by the taxi call. This made having to stay here all the more enjoyable and tolerable. I mean, who seriously wants to stay in some ho-hum hotel off the strip when you are in Vegas?! Not this girl!