La Quinta Inn & Suites Tampa Central

United States , Tampa - FL
TAMPA, 3826 W Waters Avenue
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100 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2026

Stephen

Very comfortable. Park right in front.

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2026

Chalena

The room was clean, bed comfortable. Good for pre cruise stay.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2026

Andre

The room could've been a lot cleaner. Lot's of dust on surfaces, sewer smell coming from the bathtub, peeling lacquer on furniture. Signs of recent renovation done poorly.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

David

Very run down motel. Kind staff but the place is substandard.

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2026

Sarah

Everything was fine. Definitely matches the price you pay.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2026

Scott

The good: The staff was friendly and accommodating. The pool was mediocre but we expected that from the photos. We arrived several hours before check-in and as we were just staying to catch an early morning flight the next day, didn’t have other plans. They let us use the pool and stored our luggage until check-in.

The bad: It is close to the airport and the planes landing are very loud. There is also lots of noise from the road and other rooms. Could have been timing (Spring Break) but other residents had people in and out all night partying and we had several knocks on both the door and window throughout the night. They did not have additional pillows, the mattress felt worn in and past its lifespan, and luggage storage is in an unsecured snack/toiletry store off the reception area. We nicked named it the “La Can’t Sleep.” Consider this a motel when comparing accommodations. Overall in my top 3 worst nights stay at a hotel.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Marialice

The breakfast is literally contemporary one…no hope for more. The staff amazing, very knowledgeable and friendly also helpful to customers needs! I can come back!

Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Mar 2026

George

Room was clean but furniture needs update. Left standing at airport shuttle bus drove past twice without stopping. Waited over 1 and half hours, ended up paying for a taxi. Out side room was a ice machine the noise was terrible through the night. Very noisy from main road trafic. Breakfast very poor very overcrowded. Some cereal bread and pastries. No coffee or tea after breakfast which is cleared very promptly at 9am.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2026

Gloria

Better breakfast than a horrible LaQuinta in Albuquerque and the accommodations were very nice. But the 'call us for airport pickup' is lacking. We waited nearly an hour for your 'service' and other hotels had come by 3-4 times while we waited. Will choose another place next time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2026

Mary

Decent breakfast. A little noisy at night.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

JANE

The airport shuttle was prompt. Breakfast was good. Great price for a night stay prior to a cruise.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Connie

Professional and friendly staff, the bedroom was clean, parking was no problem.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2026

Dylan

Average

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

DEONA W

The AC was very cold.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

Judith

There was no rubber safety bath mat for tub and my friend almost fell. Highly recommend they be available. A little mmore selection of breakfast items might be a suggestion

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2026

Donald

Simple breakfast faire .. cereal, bagels etc .
The room was in fair condition. The ceiling paint was peeling as well as the bathroom. No exhaust fans .

Situated right in the middle of McDonalds and Wendy’s . The parking lots open on both sides so it was a busy place all night. Very close to the airport. Planes coming in at all hours so not a place where you get much sleep

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Sandra

All wonderful

Friends

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2026

Tanisha

No fridge or microwave. Have to go to lobby to use microwave. You can hear people outside pulling luggage and every time the close a door in next room or the door coming in and out. The doors are heavy and hard to close. The doors make alot of noise. Nice worker has a bob and a little older. I didn’t get her name. There is a Wendy’s next door and Dennys next door as well. That was a plus.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2026

Tanisha

Room 157 shower water pressure so high the whole bathroom is wet when done. Rust in tub…shower head dirty. Room is humid heat works when it wants to have to keep turning it up. I called 3 times for shuttle bus. The rep said he would come at 9pm it’s every hour on a hour. Called back left message called again 9:40 different worker said shuttle is not coming. He don’t come after 9. Get to hotel shuttle bus is there. Next morning talk to a rep nothing was done, but shuttle was supposed to come out at 9pm that’s the last pick up is what I was told.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Maria

Amables

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Mar 2026

Stephanie

Property very run down, however staff was excellent(very helpful and friendly). Breakfast included was nothing like picks showed, we didn’t even bother with it

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Yohanna

La experiencia fue muy buena

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Desiree

Really loved the place. Very clean and well organised. Staff are very helpful and friendly. Will highly recommend

Self

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Martinez

The property was in a poor condition and unsafe. Homeless people were everywhere and soliciting people for drugs and money. The noise from morning to night with people drinking alcohol in the parking lot. Cleaners were moving their noisy carts early as 6:30 am from rooms to rooms and making tremendous noise. It was the worst and horrible experience that we have EVER encountered!!! Steered AWAY from this property PLEASE! Unsafe and disgusting!

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

victoria

It is a filthy hotel in a bad part of miami. I did not feel safe there. There was mold in the room and the ceiling was wet and looked like it was about to fall apart. I would not recommend staying here.

Self

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

Anne

Very loud generator/motor noise nonstop next door…. 50’ from room door
3 pool chairs only

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

Sharneice

Rooms was terrible those pictures is not how the look it was mold in the bathroom it was dirty towels hanging up the bed cover was dirty spelled like mildew when turn the air. You literally have to slam the door to your room housekeeping don’t knock they just come right in. I’m not suffering breathing problems.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

Omar

Good and reliable 👌

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2026

Magda

Well its a hotel that people come with luggage and its not easy to walk with luggage it need to be smooth and the thresholds need to be wherl friendly

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2026

Beth

Everything here was ok. Just a stop for one night. Wouldn't want to stay longer than that.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2026

Helen L

The room needs a lil upgrading for the price, no microwave or refrigerator?

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

Denise

Perfect

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

Denise

An older place but kept up very polite staff with all the craziness trying to get to the ports!

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2026

Kelly

There are no timrs listed on their site for free shuttle and free breakfast, you find out when you arive. If our flight wasn't pished off 2hrs, we'd have to Uber it and breakfast wasnt available until later in the morning.
The rooms are VERY old and outdated.
Staff very nice!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Carri

Nancy at the front desk was so kind and sweet. She answered all of my questions while dealing with other customers. I wish they had more chairs at the pool.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

No that clean. But ok.

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

Penny

Staff were very kind during a stressful time of flight cancelations.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

KathyAnn

Very nice

Self

2/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

James

Breakfast room too small for a hotel E this big .Airport shuttle stopped at 10:00 JJad a $60. unexped cab tipical aMiami Not coming again

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2026

Travis

24x7 shuttle bus is not true. We called at 9:30pm and someone at the front desk told us no shuttle bus after 9pm. We used Uber instead. Online shows fitness room but once call, we were told no fitness room. Other than that, the staff and breakfast were good.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2026

Jeff

Electrical outlets were all lose an some didn’t work. Pool needed cleaning. Staff was friendly. It was okay for one night but probably wouldn’t stay any more

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Amdjedkhan

Good

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

William

Dirt on headboard that we were unable to decipher.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Kathyrn

Plenty of restaurants within walking distance. Room was very clean and the staff was amazing!

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2026

Elvis

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2026

Ayodelle

Slow internet

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2026

consuelo mendez

wat a beautiful structure in dis hotel, the rooms need t.l.c., smells strong of cleaning product, ther was other peoples hair on the towels & toilet yucky

2/10

Poor

19 Mar 2026

Lanese

Its a motel not a hotel very dirty old broken beds flat old pillows my toilet had old dried up urine on it had to call house keeping to clean the room soon as a arrived. And the mold smell had me coughing the whole time. Then when you call to speak to someone about these problems to see if youll be accommodated they tell you to call Travelocity because you booked through them but they are really the ones taking your money off the card so it is them who you need to speak with. The supervisor was rude telling me it was wierd that after i stayed im complaining and nothing was documented like i was lying and told me i would not receive a refund of no sort! I paid for a room with two beds only really had 1 because the other 1 was broke had my back hurting so bad when i woke up and they only serve bread and cold eggs and cereal for breakfast o and coffee and juice. I stayed at la quinta in other states and i never experienced this! It ruined my trip and they expected me to call the front desk to keep complaining all day. Everytime i called i was told to call Travelocity or wait for a supervisor (that was never available) so the 3 days passed and now i have time so here we are! This is a trashy MOTEL if thats what you are use to be my guest but i will never stay here with my baby again im surprised we didnt have bedbugs!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Dilenia

Love everything is was my salvation after 2 ugly night in other places

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Maggie

Overnight stay for a layover flight and I had no complaints! Check in was quick and the room was clean and exactly what I needed. Breakfast options were great too!

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Mar 2026

Robert

Customer service doesn't care about customer. They had my 25 yr old son sleeping in the floor. it was booked for 3 people and saidthey gave us a suite with only 1 king size bed, really? And there was no hot water in the shower.

Family

4/10

Poor

18 Mar 2026

Patricia

The rooms were not very clean. In fact, they had a very moldy smell and was not cleaned very well. This property is more on line with a motel and the description was not accurate at all. I would never choose to stay at this property again. Well the staff was friendly, where you sleep is of utmost importance and this place failed. Breakfast was continental bread and cereal. Expedia, should do a better job with making sure property and description match. Needless to say, i was extremely disappointed

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Carly

Clean, very large for our family of 4!

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

Rosaura

Property is clean but dated. Air conditioning worked poorly, set at 60 degrees but room was 79 at best. Breakfast should be stated as continental as eggs were just boiled. No hot breakfast. The website should also state that the charge is $50 extra if you want early check in, but not guaranteed.

Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2026

Patricia

Room was just ok.
Very overpriced for the area and conditions.
Eating area was a joke with tattered chairs throughout.
Food options wasn’t much more than bagels, toast, cereal and hard boiled eggs.
Would not stay here again.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Mar 2026

Francisco

We've stayed at other La Quinta Inns, but this one didn't meet our expectations. The rooms with king-size beds are comfortable, but they aren't updated or remodeled. The building as a whole needs updating with renovations. The lobby and breakfast areas are very small when the hotel is full, which is what happened to us. The breakfast, compared to other La Quinta Inns, doesn't have much variety. However, the staff was very friendly and professional. Another plus is that there are restaurants within walking distance. Unfortunately, it wasn't our best experience. We stayed two nights: first when we arrived in Miami, and then one more night when we returned from a cruise. The price wasn't the cheapest, but it was reasonable for its location.

Family

4/10

Poor

17 Mar 2026

Angel

Only 4 pool loungers no chairs for outside tables. Very bad area

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Ariel

Pretty good

Pet

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2026

Tamala

Rooms were clean and staff were friendly and helpful but the property itself is very outdated and could use a refresh

Friends

4/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Carlos

The building looks run down. Old rooms with rust coming from the tub plumbing. At first, I was given a smokers room.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2026

Michelle

Check in was very chaotic. Only one worker and a lot of guests. She was amazing but it was obvious that she was overwhelmed. Property is definitely outdated. Shuttle to airport is at the top of every hour only so plan accordingly. Room had a musky smell to it.

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Joseph

Airport shuttle. Little noise. Security on site. Gas station one block either direction.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Ada L

There were cockroaches in the bathroom, the bathtub was corroded, and if I had had a cut on the piano, I could have bathed there because of the corrosion and the risk of infection. There wasn't dust everywhere. It's clear the door was forced open before, which makes it seem unsafe. The elevators are also in pretty bad shape. It looks like they haven't been maintained.

Family

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Chitrang

The hotel, room, location, service is very bad. The Shuttle service they provide has max 10 people and its first come first serve and it’s every hour. Basically its the worst hotel we have stayed in.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Lenin

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Eli

For sure I will go back to this place

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

The

Bad services. Dirty and smells

Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Lynn

Linen clean, facilities run down, breakfast poor quality, location too far from anywhere, no bus service, waited an hour for airport shuttle….

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

John

Score that you have for this facility a little high.. Mold on the ceilings, front area to handle guests for breakfast was impossible. You would have to eat outside. or check overnight you get what you paid for.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2026

Eguono

Clean and staff were professional

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Jerome

Airport shuttle was great .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Gamaliel

Internet was fast. Room could have been cleaner. Check out receptionist was courteous

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2026

Dillard

The toilet was stopped up when I asked for a different room the attendant said he would have it fixed. Finally convinced him to get us another room. This was our 2nd stay the first was excellent but this trip caused me to cancel the rest of my reservation.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

Edith

Clean room, staff very friendly and helpful. Shuttle to/from airport great. Many restaurants nearby within walking distance. Need to take a private shuttle or Lyft/uber to cruise port.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Lawrence

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Mar 2026

Ethel

I booked this hotel because of its proximity to Miami International Airport, but the experience was very disappointing. I was told there was an airport shuttle, waited at the airport for quite some time, and eventually had to call the hotel only to be told there was no shuttle and that I should take an Uber.

When I arrived, my room was located in the very back of the property and required walking outside through a dark area, which did not feel safe. In the morning, there was a roach running around in the bathroom , and one of the chairs in the room was extremely dirty. With two chairs in the room, it would have made more sense to remove the filthy one.

The breakfast had very limited options and was underwhelming. My stay was only about 10 hours, and even that felt too long. Overall, the property felt grimy and poorly maintained. I would not stay here again and hope management addresses these issues for future guests.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

jimeshia

I love there was a shuttle provided. Front desk fish was not friendly

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2026

Gamaliel

Floor needed sweeping, staff not very courteous, WiFi reliable

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2026

Ruben

My room had roaches.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Anarvys

Room needs mini fridge.

4/10

Poor

12 Mar 2026

Reham

No shuttle after 10 pm I tried to reach no one answered

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Dan

The staff was absolutely amazing and helpful. The property is easy to access and the rooms were clean. It is so close to the airport with some spots to eat near by.

Friends

2/10

Poor

11 Mar 2026

Edgar

Clean room although rust everywhere and a 20 year old tv. The check in staff was wonderful, but after saying that they would charge a $50 hold for incidentals, got a $100 deposit hold. The biggest issue was that there was no water in the shower and when I presented the issue was met with “sorry” and that was it. Let’s just say for being a “standardized” hotel it was giving more of “don’t care , it is what it is” vibes.

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

alesia

Very helpful staff, Airport Shuttle every hour

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

Crystal

I was disappointed because they listed the breakfast as a buffet. It was a continental breakfast with hard boiled eggs. I did not mind, but felt it was not an accurate description. We ended up going out to eat instead since I can't eat grains (muffins/bread/bagels/pancakes), or sugar (yougert, juices, fruit, etc...). Quite a disappointment.

Also- my room was right next to the laundry for the hotel and they do laundry at night. Therefore the dryers were bouncing sheets/towels all night by my headboard of my bed. Sleep was next to impossible.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2026

Kash-Shawna

Customers service could be better. Smelled like marijuana walking to my hotel

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2026

Heather

Was very worn and needed some serious updating. Ran down would be a better way of putting it. Breakfast area way to small for number of guests. Also a very loud area of Miami especially on the weekend. Loud cars racing around that echos bad. Needless to say on a Friday night did not get much sleep. Laundry facilities are aweful too. Lost 7.00 on a washing machine. Would not stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2026

Sirena

Internet was good airport shuttle was great the customer service was awesome small problem that they was brought to they attention and can be fixed is there was roaches .. beside that the stay was clean and awesome

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Brian

Breakfast was good, room was very clean. Used a shuttle to the cruise port.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Kandrice

The room was clean and the staff was friendly, the breakfast was nice. The only thing missing is a refrigerator in the room f

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

Neelkamal

Room was not clean - there were little bugs crawling all over the desk. I had my down Lysol wipes to take care of it. Forbes of room were dusty and dirty. Just felt unfresh and not clean.

Airport shuttle only runs stating at 6am, so if you have a morning flight you are out of luck. Breakfast starts late at 7am, so again if you have a morning flight you are out of luck.

Convenient to have a McDonald’s at walking distance .

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

Mark

This property is absolutely horrible! It's old, smells, laid out poorly and the staff could care less about who walks in the door. Ownership of this hotel hasn't spent a nickel to improve it in the last 30 years.

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

James

You don't have was pretty good

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Myriam

The room was clean and comfortable. The pool was not as clean as it should have been. The breakfast was good but could be improved

Family

4/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

Muia Kelly

The internet was bad. We didn’t use the laundry.

Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Mar 2026

Michael

The floor was swept but filthy, our white socks turned black just walking on our room floor briefly. The ice machine was out of order. The air conditioner was extremely loud.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

MANOJ

Thank you

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Margaret

The carpet was quite dirty. The room furniture was all rusty. Air quality not good.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Adianez

Cleaning can be better.

Business

4/10

Poor

06 Mar 2026

Shahine

Room was not properly cleaned and two steps from the bathroom to the bed had my feet filthy. They were all too happy not to offer any services and made you feel like a bother when assisting you. Not worth it for anything more than a quick stay if no other choices were available.

Family_with_children