La Quinta Inn Oshkosh, Oshkosh

We were a family gathering in four rooms. We knew ahead that there had been some bedbug problems in the past. Three rooms were fine, but one had a problem. My sister had two bites on her neck with blood evidence on the pillow case the next day. The sheets were quickly changed, room 125 was closed down for the weekend (and who knows how long), and my sister was moved to another room. Also, there is a computer in the lobby but no way to print boarding passes -- an incovenience for early morning flights. She was not refunded $ for the first night with the bedbugs, plus they wanted to charge her extra for the upgrade when moved, which she did not pay. On a positive note, the maids stripped the mattress pads along with the rest of the bedding. Most rooms were quiet, convenient, clean, and the complementary breakfast was just fine. Getting to it is tricky the first time, but it is located near a restaurant and roads leading to the EAA and downtown.

This hotel seemed very similar to the Hyatt we stayed at in Chicago, except the coffee in the room here at the La Quinta was fresher. The breakfast was INCREDIBLE. It's a continental breakfast with no waiter or waitress in sight, yet the food included hot and cold cereal, yogurt, waffles you could make in their automatic waffle maker, coffee, juices, fruits, muffins, bagels and cream cheese, toast, hard boiled eggs, and probably more, but I can't think of it all. There is some frugality at work here, which I admired; that's how you keep costs down. When we checked in, the lobby person had been working at cleaning (she left a mop and pail to take care of us). There is a note in rooms that you can contact the desk for anything you need and they will be happy to get it for you. The room did not have the sterilized glass with paper cover that was at the Hyatt, but I was sure that I could get one if I asked. The breakfast had margarine instead of butter, and non dairy creamer instead of half and half for the coffee. But the fruits were attractive and fresh and the service area for the food was immaculate and tended by a young woman we saw working there while we were eating. The cable tv service had a lot of channels; there was a computer available in the lobby so we could check our mail even though we didn't bring our laptop. The staff was very courteous and friendly. All in all, I was amazed. One thing that I thought I should add: this is a nice family-friendly hotel that welcomes pets. If you're elderly and sleep light you might notice that. And you might notice that the fan that circulates heat into the room turns on and off kind of noisy.

I have no complaints about my stay. It was clean, quiet and very convenient to where I needed to be. I will certainly go back and recomend it to others.