Our first hotel stay in 10+ years. . . .La Quinta inn Orem, Utah
February 19 Thu 21 2011
Our 2 night stay at La Quinta started on Saturday February 19th at around 4:00 pm we checked in to our room on the 4th floor. Oddly the first thing I thought when the door was opened was whats on the wall?! Black dots were all around fire sprinkler head. In addition to out-dated electronics the remote and phone was Nasty!! The crown molding was not dusted, cob webs enhanced the look and brought out the dirtiness of the walls. At this point I am wondering if we checked in to the cum and go motel.
Cute entryway and nice mirrors made it feel bigger. The View of Utah Lake was a nice surprise.
Now that the unpacking was done our goal was hot tub and pool. as we go to leave we notice how dirty the door handle was. We head down to pool..no sign in the hall way to direct us to the pool. As we get to the pool area we notice a party, as we get closer we realize the pool was part of the party. So after explaining to our oldest boy we head back to our room. We figured make some sandwiches, play games we brought and try again later.
After eating dinner and playing some games we sent our oldest down to see if the party was over, Unfortunately is wasn't. its 8:00 pm the pool closes at 10pm and at this point I didn't want to crush my son and tell him no to the pool. So, I told him later on I would let him go raid the vending machines. While he was at it he could see if party was still going on. So at this point he asks every 10 minutes. First time I told him to scope out vending machines and the party was still going on. Now our youngest and any chance of me getting into a hot tub fell asleep.
We were determined to get wet the first night! Now that our youngest went to sleep after pacing around for a half hour trying to figure out where to sleep he gave up, got in bed and fell asleep. After an hour or so of channel surfing once again our oldest went to go check the status of the party. When he got back he was elated and went strait to the bathroom with no lock on it and got into his swim trunks. Dad was not far behind him. A half hour later they return water logged and happy. Our goal for the day was accomplished!
Sunday February 20th
Waking up with the sun shining through I get up to pull down the blackout and regular shades and a mini bottle of hand lotion and a blue lighter falls to the floor...nether is ours! Excellent cleaning by the staff!!! Excited for breakfast I send our son down to get a doughnut and check it out for us ...Hes our go to guy and loves it! He comes back and says nothing down there. . but has a bagel for me thinking it was some kind of nasty doughnut. My husband goes down with him and says nothing down there...All I wanted was a muffin...I am the only one in our house that likes them so its a treat for me. Breakfast was one of the main reasons we picked La Quinta...Do you have to beat a rush from the party the night before?
Our second day was filled with family games and trips to the pool. Our first trip to the pool was the funnest! The pool was amazingly warm! Our youngest loved it, it was his first time ever. After we got back to the room our youngest crashed!! My husband and I tagged teamed taking our oldest to the pool while our youngest was in what I can only describe as a sleep induced coma after swimming for the first time. While going back and forth from the swimming pool guests seemed to be excited for the pool/hot tub and enjoying themselves.
Around 5pm our youngest woke up and we started getting ready to head back to the pool when we seen the start of a breathtaking sunset, after snapping some pictures we headed down. This was the best part of the trip for me!! After seeing the start of the sunset and going down to the hot tub I watched the rest and it was perfect!! All of the colors in the sky it was cold after snowing the night before and me in a hot tub!
The windows could have been cleaner along with the hot tub and pool tile. The lime and calcium build up was bad, it was all around the whole pool and hot tub! Paint is chipping and wet towels everywhere! After wearing the boys out at the pool we headed back up to the room and settled in for the night.
Monday February 21st
When we checked-in we asked for a late check-out. We knew we would want to visit the pool and hot tub one last time before we left. The pool Opens and Closes at 10. Late check out is at 12pm After getting everything ready for us to shower and leave after the pool we head down to the pool. Only to find out the hot tub was was being worked on. This was a major disappointment to me in addition to again no pastries of any sort at the bar. We were determined not to let this ruin the rest of the stay. After a short dip in the pool we got ready packed up and checked out.
Overall our stay at La Quinta was very disappointing.
We will NOT Return based on the cleanliness, lack of pastries, and pool.
I would NOT Recommend the LA Quinta in Orem to anyone! Based on the cleanliness of the room and pool alone I would be embarrassed in doing so.
** On A Star Review I would give them 2 Stars for the reasons listed above.
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