La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Brooklyn Central — Hotel in New York

I had a very serviceable experience. The bed and bathroom were clean, the floors were okay (though I think there was a bit of soap scum on it, given the white powder that collected on my foot), and I was able to sleep. The windows wouldn't close all the way, and the outside sounds came through pretty clearly regardless of the windows' position.

The establishment offers a free complimentary breakfast, and as you might expect for that price, it's pretty rudimentary. Prepackaged oatmeal, Swiss Miss hot cocoa, yogurt cups, apple juice cartons, assorted packaged sweets and bagels, and coffee were the typical items on offer. Not much protein to be had here, or even carbs for that matter. It can barely even be called a breakfast. But considering its low, low price of free, it's better than nothing and certainly good bang for your buck.

However, there's a nice Texas Chicken place just across the street, priced reasonably at around $10 for 5 chicken tenders, along with a small vegetarian eatery (called Footsteps, if I recall correctly?) around the corner. So there's a couple good places to eat on a budget if you're really hungry.

Location is...okay. If you're in New York to go sightseeing, you're way too far away to walk anywhere you want to go, and you're always gonna cross a bridge to get there. Public transport is surprisingly close by, though, including both a train station and subway station, so if you can navigate that hot mess, you can still get around (though I frequently got lost). I strongly recommend downloading a dedicated app like Moovit to help you navigate. A typical Uber trip ran me about $55 to get anywhere, by comparison. So, not a terrible location. Could be worse.

So all in all, not a bad place to stay. Worth its price, I'd say. If you're keen to keep your hotel budget slim, you won't regret choosing this establishment,...

Rooms are atypical for NYC. Extremely small, but clean. 2 adults had 1 towel, called for more. No answer. No water in the hall fridge or lobby. Just soda. Smh. When we went to check out no one was at the front desk, several people were waiting to check out & there was no one there, nothing stating someone would be right back, so we left the key & left. Water from bathroom sink splashing everywhere, because it likely needed a new washer. Parking in the area is horrendous. I'm a native New Yorker so I know the deal but it was beyond disastrous. On top of that they need to have someone shoo away the panhandlers at the front door accosting your customers. Come on, son. Get it together. I don't recommend and I wouldn't stay there again. We were told to park at the gas station about 3 blocks down for $20, of course that was also not possible. Just don't do it to yourself. Adding an addendum; so I carelessly left my coat at this wack hotel not even 24 hours ago. I'm on hold with the front desk as o type this. I literally had to explain to the young woman who answered the phone at the front desk why isn't the coat in your lost and found if housekeeping is saying they didn't find the coat in our room? Then I have to explain to her again that as a paying customer can they just send someone to see if they find my coat. Never in my life have I had to go through so much just to find out if if something that I left there was there. Again don't do it...

Having pets, we stay at La Quinta Inns quite a bit since pets stay for free. This property in particular was pretty standard. There is free parking in the back which was a nice surprise. Only six spots, but we didn't have a problem getting one. (showed up at noon on a friday) Once we parked we never moved, but the lot was never full when we did walk by our car. The area isn't the greatest, but you walk a few blocks and the neighborhood changes drastically. There are a couple of good convenience stores nearby. Our room was on the first floor, the window overlooking atlantic avenue. Noise wasn't an issue.

There IS a lack of greenspace, but remember that you're in Brooklyn and not the suburbs. There are the typical trees planted along the sidewalks around the property but a lot of the grass hasn't filled in at all. Not a problem for us because our pets aren't particular. We didn't get to go, but there is a dog park a 15 minute walk away. (Brower Park) We ended up going to a couple of parks around the Brooklyn Museum which was about a 30 minute walk. Again, the distance wasn't an issue because our dogs needed long walks, but be prepared to walk a couple of blocks before bed to find a good patch of grass.

Overall, i would stay here again if we visit Brooklyn with our pets. No frills, friendly staff, free parking and...