Santa Fe can be an expensive place to stay but LaQuinta was a great value. The room was clean and comfortable. And it's always a plus when our dogs stay for free. It's in a good location, close to restaurants offering a wide variety of choices. We will definitely stay here again.

I stayed three nights at La Quinta, around New Year's. I brought two dogs. They charged different amounts for different nights, averaging around $70. The room was clean and had two beds, which took up a lot of the space. I had had to book at the last minute when the hotel I had booked through Expedia turned out to have a no pet policy. Advice: don't believe Expedia about pet policies! I stayed on the second floor, and there was an elevator. The room was quiet and comfortable, but there was no refrigerator or microwave, which made a three day stay more difficult. The breakfast was basic, but they have an arrangement with the "Flying Tortilla" next door for a 10% discount on meals, and that place is great! I would stay here again. The only down side is that it's very far down Cerrillos from Santa Fe.

We like La Quinta because they don't charge extra for dogs. Their rooms are clean and large--large enough that I, my husband, and our two dogs can maneuver around each other with a minimum of inconvenience. That said, we've stayed in better La Quintas.

No fees and large rooms aside, this is not a truly “dog-friendly” hotel. There is no good place to walk your dog, no good place to let them go to the bathroom. The hotel sits at the edge of a mall parking lot; the few non-paved places are either rocky or rife with thorns. We stayed here 2 nights. Each time we took our dogs out, they got thorns in their paws. Not fun for us, trying to pull out the thorns without hurting our fingers. Far less fun for our dogs.

The room, while basically fine, nonetheless gave off a mild “ick” vibe. I can’t put my finger on anything in particular to support this other than, despite the flat-screen TV, the place felt outdated, like a house that had been quickly and cheaply flipped prior to being put on the market. The mattress was mid-firm and comfortable enough (we like a very firm bed); the linens and the bathroom were clean; the towels were not exactly soft but soft enough; everything was bright enough. But the carpet was old looking, the shower curtain wasn’t curved, and the bathroom counter was chipped or discolored in places. Perhaps I should not use the Flagstaff (AZ) La Quinta as the baseline, but I do. The Flagstaff LQ has the feeling of a new (or at least updated) apartment complex that caters to its residents. Santa Fe’s LQ felt like it was mildly happy we were there, but could frankly do without us.

I can’t say anything one way or another about the breakfast. I have celiac disease; free waffles and muffins and cold cereals are no bargain when you can’t digest them.

This was not an awful hotel by any means. Room size and cleanliness alone put it far above many other pet-friendly places we’ve stayed. But--especially because of the thorns in our dogs’ paws--the Santa Fe LQ is just enough off-kilter that we will explore other options for our next visit. We may come back to La Quinta, or we may forgo rewards points and the lack of fees for something a little better on our dogs’ feet.