My family went to Yuma for a soccer game, and to visit the base that is there. I am not sure why else you would stay in Yuma, it is a small city...but if someone knows something I don't I am open ears...
Anyway , we stopped at La Fuente since it was right off the HWY 8 - What a delight, for the cost of a regular sized room at Best Western, we were able to get a suite, that had a kithchenette. It was nice, since we had kids with us, they had there own tv and sleeper sofa and my husband and I had a great private room seperated by door. I was impressed to say the least, the pool had 6 seperate cabanas and it was a great sized pool, and gas grills(4 of them!!). They service a full breakfast, plenty of ice machines(very important) that were close to each set of rooms.
Me and the kids are thinkin of going back just to get out of Phoenix.

I travel extensively and always check TripAdvisor reviews to help make my decision of where to stay. Until now it has not failed me. I recently stayed 4 nights at La Fuente while having dental work done in Al Godones, oddly being the best thing about my visit. Let me just start that the hotel surface appearance is a 3 star with nice lobby,breakfast room and pool with lush courtyard. However, under the surface the hotel is the true 1 star rating they have received NOT a three for the following reasons:
*Rude check-in clerk

*All plastic and styrofoam serve ware even in room. I never saw a glass or real utinsil on site (Travel Lodge ???)

*Construction noise started at 6;30 am. I asked the front desk clerk if there was a city ordinanace for construction noise around a hotel she said NO the hotel agreed to it. I said it would have been nice to advise guests prior or at check-in. She could have cared less.

*I requested and received room on upper floor in quiet area with my initial reservation. However, I was placed smack in the middle of a large group of young men partying from free happy hour, banging on doors and yelling from the outside. After a long hot day of dental treatments, No rest for me. I asked to be moved and was offered a room that was a dark hole. I told the clerk I would make arrangements to move the next day to another hotel. She then offered me a lower floor suite. Low and behold elephants were staying above me. I made many phone calls to move, but unlike La Fuente, the Marriotts and Hampton were sold out. I was stuck!

*Front desk staff was rude after I moved rooms and never offered an apology for the intrusive noise.

*The second room had NO cold water. So much for a cool shower to refresh from the heat. Their excuse 2 days in a row of my complaining was the 110 degree heat outside, even after I said it worked fine in the 1st room and my friend staying at Super 8 had cool water. Once again NO apology or resolution, just excuses.

*Happy Hour was a joke unless you like Budweiser, chablis and bottom of the barrell liquors. The food was out by 6pm possibly due to the group of men staying there. The breakfast was fine but the lady that kept it stocked, etc never smiled or greeted anyone except staff.

*I arranged for airport shuttle and they pulled a construction worker to drive the van. He happened to be the most pleasant employee I came across and even spoke good English.

POOR MANAGEMENT and needless to say I WILL NEVER STAY THERE AGAIN!

A great hotel with a complimentary happy hour each evening and the best pool we have seen, wonderfully sheltered from the outside world, and the whole experience was excellent.

Until recently, there were only a couple of hotels in Yuma, and LaFuente and Shiloh Inn were the selections when it came to an upgraded hotel. While there are many new hotels in the area, LaFuente continues to draw my business; the staff is personable, the property is well kept, and the breakfast and happy hour (included in the price of the room) can't be beat.

Summer in Yuma is brutal, however the poolside cabanas keep the sun at bay and the well-established central courtyard is nicely maintained. Recommend booking a first-floor suite with a living-room area, large bedroom, and easy access to your vehicle, pool, and main lobby area.

While it seems a reviewer had difficulty with the front staff, with each visit I've found them to be more than helpful. The other hotel guests are friendly and the gentleman that maintains the pool area takes pride in his work.

The only caution I would offer is to travelers that aren't enamored with multi-family groups with lots of children. Maybe it stems from my earlier years as a lifeguard; the multi-family multi-children soirees can take over the area. I wished I had a whistle to call "adult swim" to clear the pool for just five minutes of all floaty-devices and toys, if just not for a moment or two before the pool closed in the evening.

Take breakfast and coffee, sit poolside, before the Yuma heat sets it, and it's a peaceful way to start the day.

Easy access on/off I-8 and close to the mall, La Fuente is not another chain hotel, rather a classic hidden gem in Yuma.

I will return to LaFuente and recommend it to others.