![]() It nice to know that, with all the stuff going on in the world, some good things never change after all. Overall, we were highly encouraged by the responses we received from La Quinta GMs from all around the country, saying things like “We love our pets!” and “Of course we’re still pet friendly!” “No pet fee or weight limit here!” Having worked with La Quinta for so long, all of us at Petswelcome have come to appreciate how great they are with people and their animals and we congratulate Wyndham and La Quinta alike for keeping that spirit alive and well. ![]() That said, you can always check Petswelcome for accurate policies that will be continually updated in the coming weeks. Also, the weight limits might vary a bit more between properties. As far as pet policies go that’s fair, especially when you consider you’ll still be getting the great La Quinta service, affordability and ambience. The good news is that many La Quintas will continue with the current policy of no fee or weight limit and those that don’t will, on average, be charging a $20 a night fee with a maximum fee of $40 a week. From the feedback we’ve been getting, it seems that Wyndham has let each LQ property make a decision on their pet-friendly status and has offered some guidelines if they want to change their current policy. ![]() Overall, La Quinta is going to remain very pet friendly, with only a handful deciding not to accept pets. ![]() We are happy to report that isn’t happening. We wondered if the acquisition of such a great pet-friendly brand might seriously dilute their pet-friendliness. So what does the La Quinta acquisition mean for you and your pet? To find out, we contacted La Quinta pet-friendly properties to see what changes, if any, would be taking effect. La Quinta now joins Wyndham’s portfolio of nineteen other well-known brands, including Baymont Inns & Suites, Howard Johnsons, Mircrotel, Ramada, Travelodge, Wyndham Garden and Hawthorn Suites, among others, many of which also have pet-friendly properties. With the acquisition of La Quinta, Wyndham Hotels becomes the largest hotel chain in the world with regard to the number properties (9239) and the third largest with regard to the number of rooms. If you saw a La Quinta through your windshield, you could feel very confident that you and your pet would be welcome with open arms. This policy varied slightly with regard to weight limit but, in general, their pet policies were consistent from property to property. That’s because they generally had one pet policy that covered all their properties: No pet fee. With approximately 900 properties (all being pet friendly except where prohibited by local ordinances), they have been an easy choice for pet travelers. La Quinta has always been one of the pet-friendliest hotel chains out there. And though the La Quinta deal closed in the second quarter of 2018, many of the consequences of the sale are just beginning to take place, especially with regard to what it means for loyalty reward members (points are currently transferrable) and, most importantly for our purposes, people who travel with their pets. This acquisition follows a consolidation trend in the hospitality industry, including Marriott’s purchase of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 2016, the InterContinental Hotels Group acquisition of Kimpton Hotels, and AccorHotels buying the Swissotel, Raffles, and Fairmont brands. In January of 2018 Wyndham Worldwide Corporation acquired La Quinta Holdings, Inc. I believe it would be very important to make this room safe for any guest in the future before some one has and accident and rubber bath mats are not that expensive considering the cost of some one being injuried. overlooking the pool outside.I have stayed many times at this location and this is the first time I felt so unsafe and concerned for the safety of a room. This room was located on the first floor at the end of the hall, left side. we were able to help one person in our group before going to the front desk for towels to absorb all the water and aked for a rubber safe floor mat.the desk attendant gave us 3 regular terry floor mats for us to clean up the water.They did not have a rubber mat available.no one else in our group felt it was safe to use the shower and we certainly do not see how the arrangemet would be safe for someone who is handicapp!. The shower curtain was no help at all and there was no rubber mat or texture on the floor to prevent slipping or falling. However we discoverd later the danger of using the shower as there was only a small drain in the floor and one in the basin area with nothing to keep the water from flowing thru out the floor in both areas. We were given the last room avaible ( a handicapp room ), for our group of three ladies of good health.
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