This was the absolute worst hotel I have stayed in!!! The beds had stains on them! There was hair in the tubs and on the shower walls!!! And to top that all off........The water was cold!!!! I wouldn't recommend this site to my worst enemy!

I was in Gulf Shores for a one-day conference, so I thought I could manage one night here despite the bad reviews. This was an unfortunate oversight on my part.

1. No driveway - you literally have to drive over the sand and rocks to get in the parking lot.

2. RUDE service - I asked for dinner recommendations and was told "I'm not from around here." I asked for directions and was told "Don't even go there, 'cause I ain't from here."

3. Not so clean - I had to wash the coffee grounds from the previous occupant out of the coffeepot. The room had not been vaccuumed, either.

4. Noise - Pretty bad. Thin walls + lots of kids = loud night.

5. Wake-up call for 5 AM never arrived, and the back-up alarm that was available never went off, either.

6. Breakfast - I called down at 5:30 to ask what time breakfast started, and was told 6 AM. At 6, I arrived to a dark room with no breakfast. The desk agent leaned her head in from outside where she was on the phone, asking "you ready?" I asked if she had coffee, to which she replied she had decaf from the night before. I told her that would not work. She gave no apologies and said "Gimme fifteen minutes." At 6:15 I came back to coffee and still no breakfast. There was cereal and milk, with no spoons or bowls, as well as green bread with no plates, knives, or accompaniments.

7. Check-out - I was not asked if everything was OK or if I slept well. Instead, I got "Oooo, my stomach hurt."

Next time, I will book much further in advance to avoid this situation. I drove to a different beach town the next night and stayed at a Hampton Inn - spectacular compared to La Quinta!

Our stay started with our room being overbooked, so we got a standard room, that reaked of smoke (non-smoking hotel) at a $20.00 discounted incovienance rate, there were ants, silverfish, the bathroom was missing a lightbulb & globe, as well as the shower rod fell down if you touched it, there was toothpaste on the counter (NOT OURS), I was very impressed when we went down for breakfast and the staff was commenting on how they needed to make sure that the buffet was stocked at 10:25, because that is when the soccer team has their wake up. While those of us who got up at a normal hour had to wait for the milk to be taken from a back cooler and into the ice on the counter.
We asked to have our sheets changed & they were not.
We were not happy at all let alone a little bit.
After returning home, I have yet to hear from the company, after e-mailing in and spending $10.00 on long distant calls. For compensation for our horrible 3 night ( no other hotels in town, spring break, 4,500 deploying soldiers) stay.It has been a month now and still nothing, even after the owner has told me I should have recieved a call/e-mail/or letter from the manager. Clearly not so he should do something about it.

we were guests the week of March 10 to 18th 2006 and really enjoyed our stay very much. the staff was accomidating, breakfast was fresh and plentiful, and clean, served 7 to 9, hotel was family oriented but children were well displined and rooms and bath were clean!!! No smoking is allowed in building and is enforced. We are Seniors and would recommend it to any one, especially considering the rates.Enjoy your stay. Not a bad location either.