Overview
Located just off Interstate 25 and a 15-minute drive from Denver's city centre, La Quinta Inn Denver Cherry Creek is suitable for road travellers who require a pet friendly and economical hotel with a free breakfast, easy highway access and an outdoor pool.
This hotel has 130 air-conditioned guest rooms, each offering free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a coffeemaker, a hair dryer, a desk and an iron and ironing board. Rooms with a microwave and a mini-fridge are also available, as are family rooms and rooms with wheelchair accessibility.
Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, guest laundry facilities, a free breakfast and free parking. One pet is permitted per room free of charge.
Cherry Creek Shopping Center is roughly a 10-minute drive from the hotel, while the University of Denver and Infinity Stadium and Park can both be found 5 minutes away by car. Denver International Airport (DEN) is about a 35-minute drive away. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, 1 pet/room permitted free, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: September 1, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with praise going to the hotel's location, rates, breakfast and rooms.
Numerous patrons were pleased with the hotel's location. They found it close to restaurants, shopping, highway access, downtown Denver, the light rail station, the hospital, an IMAX movie theatre and the University of Denver.
The hotel's rates were praised by many reviewers. They were described as affordable, budget friendly, low and reasonable.
Several lodgers enjoyed the hotel's free breakfast, describing it as excellent and filling, with a clean breakfast area and friendly staff. One reviewer remarked, "The free breakfast was also very good. Lots of choices with hard boiled eggs, yogurt, waffles, many kinds of breads and muffins, juice, coffee and tea".
The hotel's accommodations were also praised by several guests. They described their rooms as clean, quiet, spacious and well maintained, with comfortable beds. It should be noted, however, that a few patrons had complaints about their lodgings (see below).
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were a few common complaints about noise transfer and the rooms.
A few reviewers complained of noise transfer during their stay. They reported loud guests in the hallways, traffic noise in highway-facing rooms and noisy in-room air-conditioning units.
Although several lodgers were pleased with their clean and spacious rooms, a few guests had complaints. They reported dated decor, poor Wi-Fi signals and cigarette odours in non-smoking rooms.
Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 3.8 out of 5 with an 86% recommendation rate from 357 reviews.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #58 of 144 Denver hotels with an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 from 125 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 7.8 out of 10 from 76 reviews.
The author called the hotel on September 1, 2013 to verify some information.
