La Quinta Inn & Suites Milwaukee Bayshore Area

Clean hotel. Not in the nicest area, but they do their best. Wish the jacuzzi tub was more in the living/​bedroom area than the bathroom, or at least had a TV visible from its location. Good pricing.

There is only one word to describe this place and it is heinous. It wasn’t just the rooms, it was the service. The safety (They don’t check ID when issuing new keys!). The only person that deserves props here is the maintenance guy. He was awesome, super helpful, super friendly, and wanted people to have a good stay.
My bridesmaids booked this place for us for my bachelorette party weekend. It was reasonably priced, but I totally understand why.
The parking lot is TINY and parking spaces are TINY.
When I first arrived with only one girlfriend, we were greeted by a ‘snippy’ front desk agent. We were given a room and told about the ‘breakfast’ and the pool rules. We were also told no getting drunk and having room parties.
We are a little old for that. I felt profiled because I was young. Not to say that older people can’t get wasted at a hotel, but there were just two of us and it was really unnecessary to say.
After we were assigned a room, my girlfriend and I went there and on first glance it was fine, but we started looking around and noticed that things were dirty, cushions were really stained, the room had only full-​sized beds (for two adults, this is small), and the lock on the first room was really messed up and at one point it wouldn’t lock and we had to call maintenance.
After inspecting the room, we went back to the front desk to ask if we could check out another room. They gave us keys to it and sent us to the other room. In this room there were less stains, a working lock, and a shower rod that was hanging off the wall and almost completely detached. One wrong pull on the curtain and it would come crashing down on someone. It was one of those heavier curved bars. This tells me either A) housekeeping is negligent in cleaning so that they wouldn’t notice (though we noticed right away) or B) they are negligent in reporting things that could hurt guests
We said no and went back to the original room. The other three ladies arrived and we all agreed to stay in that room.
The next day, as we were getting ready to go out I picked up the hair dryer, turned it on, and threw it across the room because it sounded like shards of glass were going to come flying out of it. It was a terrifying sound, actually. We called maintenance, again. The issue was that a piece of plastic broke off inside of the dryer and was being thrown around.
Later in the day, our keys were deactivated as they accidentally checked us out after one night, even though we had a reservation for two. My cousin and I went to the front desk to ask for our cards to be re-​keyed.
Us — «Our key cards aren’t working»
Front desk agent — «What room?»
Us — «room X»
FDA — «OK, here you go» *rekeys*
Us — «Don’t you want to see ID?»
FDA — «No, that’s not necessary.»
Us — «OK…that’s scary»
Can you believe they don’t check ID when issuing key cards? MIND BLOWN. Fortunately, our things weren’t missing and we weren’t going to steal anyone else’ things, but how INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS.
I don’t recommend this hotel at all unless you are absolutely desperate. It does make me wonder what the La Quinta down the street is like though (Is it the same? Nicer?), since there are two properties within a few blocks of each other.

Update: hot water is back on.
Breakfast was decent and slept ok. Housekeeping did an amazing job and morning staff was nice. Updated to three stars.
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So I’m in the process of a stay and am so unenthused that I needed to start my review now.
It’s kind of a fake front at the lobby which has been renovated and has new furniture. The room is spacious and all the furniture is fine. Fancy flat screen TV in each room, pull out couch bed. Décor is good.
Bathroom is like tiny tiny. I’m a small lady but even I am claustrophobic here. And it wouldn’t be awful but there is no hot water… Which I wish I would have known before using their equally dissapointing workout room. I had to try three machines before I found one that worked and it barely even did that. Very outdated and not super clean.
The walls are thin in the hallway and I can hear the rowdiness of the other rooms which are incredibly loud for some reason. I’m thinking this will carry over to the evening/​trying to sleep but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Front desk staff wasn’t exactly friendly… Kind of seemed like we were a harassment by checking in. Welcoming is not the word I would use.
Internet is good and free so that’s a plus. Not a lot of parking but right next to Kopps so… Custard is good? The location is great even if you don’t like custard as the mall is down the street, lots of eating options nearby with ink easy walking or driving distance.
I may just be a hotel snob from all my Marriott/​Hilton stays but for $ 120+ a room is really hope for hot water, friendly staff, and noise reduction. I’ll update after I sleep and check out breakfast and see how they handle the hot water situation.

Pros: Large hotel, request for first floor granted, hot breakfast, pets allowed at no additional charge. Close to the highway and Lake Michigan.
Cons: No (literally none) grass for pets to exercise/​use the bathroom. You need a wristband to use the pool. Ice machine on first floor was broken. Limited parking.
Bottom line: Stay here if your pet can use the bathroom on rocks.

Disappointing.
Failed to recognize me as an Elite member of their rewards club.
Recently renovated. Lobby is great.
Hallways have never been vacuumed from the looks of them. And same dirt was on carpet for my entire multi day stay.
Need to walk past laundry carts and cart with dirty shower curtains in the hallway.
Inside of elevator was filthy.
This is an expensive La Quinta but you are getting a poor value for the price you are paying.
Go to one of the other LQs in the area.

The suite is nice — it gives you the extra room that makes life more comfortable when on the road. My only complaint was that the breakfast was a bit skimpy. Most of the competitors in this bracket — i.e. Fairfield Inn, Hampton Inn, etc. — have expanded their breakfast options in recent years. This La Quinta was pretty much the basics. I did see a couple of waffle irons. The cereal choices need to be upgraded. And offering scrambled eggs would be a nice touch and keeping up with the Hamptons et al. Otherwise — it’s a nice hotel right next to a terrific hamburger /​ice cream store — Kopps. You can walk there and back and your ice cream won’t even melt.

The rooms are very nice here! Very spacious and clean. My bed was actually comfortable, which made my night.
I am staying here for two nights for work. The one downfall that I’m experiencing is the slow internet connection. I really couldn’t get some work done because connection was so slow. Also, they didn’t have any bananas at their continental breakfast. I’m used to eating one for breakfast with my coffee so this is was a bummer. Speaking of coffee, it’s good! Overall, hotel is clean with big rooms and it’s within walking distance to the mall, restaurants and Walgreens.

This is my first time staying at a LaQuinta. Checking in was very slow, painfully slow. I was coming in for a work conference and arrived a little after 7pm. The front desk was busy and there was only 1 person. She was not the friendliness, but got me checked in without issues. I asked about the restaurant and dining options and it seemed like a huge chore for her to answer. I’m okay with that I guess. I was just as tired as she was.
On my walk to my room I noticed the hotel was a little dated so that give me some concern. The hallways were also scuffed up and could use a cleaning.
I was pleasantly surprised to see my room was massive… well I’m staying alone so that could have done it too. I have two double beds in one room, a seating area, a little kitchen area with a microwave and refrigerator, and a little desk and chair. The rooms are all very clean, and the bed is comfy.
The only weird thing about the room is the bathroom is tiny. It seems they could have taken space from the big living room to make it a comfortable size bathroom. I feel like I’m going to hit the toilet with the door when I shut it. The last thing I don’t like is that the TV turns on to a volume of 50 every time. I’m sure my neighbors all around me know every time I turn on my television.
Oh there’s a cold breakfast in the morning. Not too shabby.

The staff here is AMAZING. They do their job with a sometimes very difficult crowd. There are policies here that keep the guests safety and security in mind. It may seem a little different but they have a beautiful product and keep it that way. Make friends and enjoy your stay!

Like one of the other reviewers, I consider myself an LQ «junkie». I frequently stay at LaQuinta’s when I’m out of town at dogs shows and even when I’m not competing, we ALWAYS travel with our dogs and LQ is the only chain where every franchise is dog-​friendly.
There are LQ’s and there are LQ’s. And this certainly ranks with the best (comparable to the LQ’s in Valdosta GA… and Flagstaff AZ.). The front desk staff is superb. The 1-​bedroom suite is probably the most spacious I’ve ever had with a foyer area. Location is excellent… very close to the upscale Bay Shore shopping center.
One small «minus»…the hotel is on a busy street and while there is a sidewalk, there really isn’t a good, spacious dog-​walking area. Still, if you’re in the Milwaukee area and are looking for a centrally-​located, dog-​friendly accomodation, you can’t go wrong here.

Hotel is great nice, clean and everything is pretty new. The reason why I am not giving this location 4 or 5 stars is because of their Internet speeds and how they limit the bandwidth. I chose this hotel because of the location. I travel for work and I need a good Internet connection to downloaded needed files. They advertised high speed Internet access which is a joke. They limit the speed to .75 Mbps download and .25 Mbps upload I ran the test 4 times on speakeasy and it’s obvious they limit the bandwidth. Other then the slow Internet speed and the fact that I had to leave my hotel to find a better connection I think this hotel is great.

I’m a La Quinta groupie. So much so that I’m enrolled in their rewards program AND I have a La Quinta credit card. Why do I love this hotel chain? Because they are pet-​friendly but their properties are actually nice (check out the location in downtown Chicago). Just show up with your dog and they’re treated like a regular person. No pet deposit or fee. You dog owners can appreciate that, right?
The boyfriend and I discovered this location because there is a Kopp’s Frozen Custard NEXT DOOR. Yes, that’s really why we wanted to stay here. Other nearby points of interest are: Growing Power (a cool, nonprofit, urban farm), iPic ($ 11 for a VIP movie experience), Trader Joe’s (for all your snacking needs), and the list goes on.
This property is newly renovated and everything looks brand spankin’ new. Our room was huge and had not one but TWO television sets. Everything is nice and clean just how I like it. And the beds are comfortable. Really, what else can you ask for?

This my second stay here. Very nice hotel. The room are all very well done with flat panel TVs that actually have clear hd content. The staff is excellent and I stayed for $ 99. Could be best stay in Milwaukee.