Clean hotel right off freeway. Good breakfast. Paid $89/room, with no additional costs for our two perfect Westies. Only bad was the paper-thin walls, traffic noise, and noisy people--never bothered by any noise from dogs at 4 a.m.! Worst part--the drive from Los Angeles on the 5 (and back) even during the week. If you don't mind driving 30 miles an hour on the freeway, be sure to come down to Carlsbad.

I see that someone who paid $75/night gave this place 5 stars, and I would too at that price. $129 for a weekday in July was the lowest price we found, and it is not a great value at that price.

The only really negative thing I have to say is that the rooms are small and basic -- smaller than we expected from the pictures and for the price. The hotel is also right next to a freeway, but to tell the truth we did not notice any sound at night. Our room was at the farthest end from the freeway, though, so take that into consideration.

Everything else about the place was just fine. Our room had a microwave and a fridge. It also had a bathtub, which is important to us. The A/C worked well and was quiet. The bed was comfortable and a plus for me was that the pillow seemed to be a feather pillow rather than a foam one. There was a 27-inch TV.

The room rate includes a good, typical self-service hotel breakfast, with everything you'd expect, but no meats or hot egg dishes. On a weekday this is available until 9:30.

We didn't use the pool, but assuming that there is only one, it is quite small. Don't expect to be able to swim for exercise. The fitness room has three machines in it.

Their ad says "pets allowed," so I checked that box, but we didn't bring any pets so I don't know about any complications or costs of that.

All in all, I probably would not stay here again for the price ($145 after taxes), but I wouldn't hesitate at a base price under $100.

I took a quick (2 night stay) family vacation to Carlsbad to visit Legoland and had an overall great experience at the hotel. We took advantage of the heated pool and spa along with the fresh towels at the pool side. The rooms looked very welcoming & well cleaned. Not many rooms do you find a working fridge (very quite), micorwave & coffee maker. Plus the wireless internet access was easy to connect up to and very good speeds. The bathrooms were very clean with good water pressure. I stayed with my Wife and 2 kids (age 1 & 4). We even had a crib in the room with 2 queen beds (very comfortable). The breakfast in the morning was great with juice, waffles (make your own), eggs, bagels, cereal and more. If I was in the area and needed a place to stay, I would choose this one. And, none of the rooms I found to be facing the freeway (excellent design).

La Quinta was a great place for us to stay in Carlsbad. We met friends and enjoyed the ease of getting around the area from the location. As others have said- very clean rooms and outdoor areas, friendly service, smooth checkin, convenient breakfast room, and wifi included. I will be glad to stay again.