The La Quinta in Durham is a great hotel. It's about 5-10 minutes from the Duke campus and, maybe, 15-20 mins. from UNC-CH. It's a beautiful building from the lobby to the rooms, which aren't huge but are bigger than you'd expect. As is the bathroom, which gives you plenty of room to move around. There isn't much of a view from most rooms but there is a gorgeous courtyard in the middle of the building.
It's best to have access to a car if you stay here because it's not in the middle of a whole lot. The only real restaurant in walking distance is a Red Lobster. BUT just 2 or 3 minutes up the road, there are a bunch of choices. And, in the other direction, there's a nice mall.
The room and bathroom were virtually spotless, as was the rest of the hotel, and this is a nice place to use as your home base when visting the Durham area.









