Let's start with the favorable things.

Location...half a block from the Empire State Building, subway is close, Manhattan Mall is a block away. Room on the 12th floor was roomy, in fairly good condition, and cleaner than expected after our first night! The price was very reasonable for New York! They also held our luggage when we checked out until we were ready to leave the city in the late afternoon. They booked a great airport service to JFK for us. We were here two nights with four people the first night and two people the second night. We reserved non-smoking rooms through the La Quinta website. Now, the not so great things! When I checked in I was quoted a higher price because I didn't have my AAA card with me...it was circling the block until we could find a place to pull over and unload!

When we arrived at our room on the fourth floor, it was TINY, a smoking room and icky. I went right back to the front desk to have the problem corrected. I was told the reservation didn't request a non-smoking room (even tho I had my confirmation specifying non-smoking) and that they had no non-smoking rooms available. We tried calling around to change hotels but everything was booked. We were stuck in this smelly, icky room! After spending $15 on room freshners and Febreeze, it still smelled terrible. We suffered through the night. We were up and out early to escape the smell. The second night they did give us a much better and bigger non-smoking double room. The elevators were very slow and sluggish.

The overall condition of this property is dingy, and unkempt. The breakfast room had dusty lint on the wall above the food and the ceiling was leaking in several places near the food. Wireless internet was suppose to be available but it was not. Valet parking for one night was $38! Yikes! When we did check out, they did give us our reserved price and a 10% discount on the first nights room. Not much but at least it was something. I'm thinking it might be worth the extra money to stay somewhere a little cleaner and nicer.

La Quintas are usually nice but this one....not so good.
I stayed at the La Quinta in Manhattan for a week in July 2006. I was there for business and expected a business type hotel. Their website stated they had Wifi but there wasn't. To check e-mails and upload reports I had to go down and plug my laptop into their switch down in the business center.
The room was small and the carpet and curtains very dirty and old. The bed was horrible and the AC did not work well which made for a very rough nights rest.
When you call the front desk at night nobody answers and when I called in the morning it took forever to get an answer.
In addition, the elevators were slow and constantly malfunctioning.
That being said, the location was great. The hotel is in the middle of everything and just a short walk from our company offices.
This hotel may be good for tourists but not for the business traveler.

Myself and my husband stayed here in late June 2005 as a trip of a lifetime before the birth of our first childin November
We checked out the reviews of lots of hotels and despite some bad reviews on here, decided to go with La Quinta as it was relatively cheap.
We were not disapointed with our choice at all.
The location is fantastic, subway at the end of the block, plenty of cabs going past and right near the empire state building.
The room was fine, nothing fancy but when you are getting a cheap rate what can you expect? I would say the rooms are on par with many that you would find in the UK.
We had a problem with the air con one day, I mentioned it to the front desk and when we returned from our day out it was fixed and working better than ever.
I wasnt massively obviously pregnant at this point so I dont believe I was getting any preferential treatment.
The free breakfast was OK, we only ate there a few times, preffering to sample all the other food delights new york has to offer.
All in all I would recommed this hotel if you are looking for a reasonable cost hotel in an excellent location.

PS I work in the hotel industry so am perhaps harder to please than most and I had no complaints!

I am coming to NYC in 2 weeks and am getting a rate of $139 a nite at the La Quinta!! But the problem is that many of the other people who have left reviews have complained of bait and switch where the hotel refuses to honour the quoted rate.

Anyone have any thoughts??

i have stayedd at other applecore hotels in the past and was quite happy with their service..