La Quinta by Wyndham New Haven

Look, this is a difficult review to write. Having read a number of other reviews I was actually dreading checking in to this hotel- but it was too late to change. The good news is - it was no where near as bad as I was expecting. Pros- the Fri t deal is friendly. The gym, while small, has a cross over cable machine and free weights, a treadmill, medicine balls etc. I upgraded to 2 queen beds for a small fee - it was well worth it room was sizeable for two adults. Despite many comments - the room was serviced daily and restocked with fresh coffee, soap, shampoo, conditioners and fresh towels. I personally found the location good- it’s a 1.5km walk into the town center- but if you’re at least half fit no problem. It’s also handy location to the Union station and the Apizza restaurants of little Italy. Cons- the breakfast is pretty rudimentary- yoghurts, make your own waffles, bagels, sausages, hamburger patties and some cups of fruit. The coffee is bottomless and good enough. Regarding the comments on rough elements- hey this is America in the 2020s. No homeless around the hotel but there are some obvious long term residents- I found them to be harmless, not threatening at all. Yes some of them smell of weed- but there is a cannabis distribution shop nearby- and many found throughout new Haven. Weird in my opinion people would comment on this. Fairly close by to longwharf, IKEA… the amazing Armada brewery which I walked to several times (2.5km)… little Italy. 1.5km to New Haven green I would absolutely stay here again

Location was great. Directly across from the hotel is a strip of food trucks, Generally Spanish food. Easy to walk to and conveniently close to the downtown area where you have wider options.

The Television did not work in the room. The front desk sent up someone to help us and he immediately went to another room and brought another TV for us to view.

The hotel was nice for a one night stay on our road trip. It had plenty of parking and right next to IKEA.

Everything the breakfast was amazing the staff here are so friendly and caring. The rooms here are so clean and the beds are very comfortable.