Not completely terrible but not okay either (helpful, friendly staff a big plus)...The biggest problem we encountered while staying at the Albany La Quinta was the traffic noise, it was really awful and was so not worth the reduced rate we paid. The cost in lost sleep and jangled nerves was way too high. To make matters worse the room smelled so bad we had to have the window open, so there was no escaping the noise. There was a road rage incident about 11:30 with horns blaring and screaming of profanities...not fun. The staff was extremely competent, helpful and friendly but the hotel was booked so it was not possible to change rooms. We had reservations for 2 more nights and they said they could move us to the parking lot side away from the highway but we were ready to be done with this hotel and canceled our reservations for the next 2 nights. The hotel otherwise was ok, good breakfast and the staff were great. We always try to stay at La Quinta's when we travel and have had many good stays at other locations so this was pretty disappointing. If you do stay here just try to get a room in the front of the building, the parking lot side, unless you are a really heavy sleeper or like the sound of a busy highway.