Breakfast is very good. Variety of food is awesome; you can find waffle, egg, bread, cheese, fruit and drinks options like tea, coffee, juice etc. The room has more than enough space for a family. Free parking is the feature that we were looking for and the hotel provides this.

Reaching to hotel from New York takes too much time because of the tunnel traffic. It is not related to hotel but you need to consider this. From Times Square, it takes 1.5 hours. We requested 2 rooms close to each other but they were on different floors.

The breakfast buffet had plenty of options to appease any person or allergies! From eggs to bagels, cereal, waffles, yogurt, fresh fruit, etc. There was a lot to choose from. We were here for 4 days. The main reason we booked a LaQuinta is because of their AMAZING pet policy!!! We have a Husky and a lab mix. We choose to travel with our dogs because one of them is blind and needs 4 different meds for health issues. It's so hard to find hotels with great pet policies, that don't charge an arm and a leg for a pet fee!! The one-bedroom suite with hid-a-bed was plenty big enough for our family of 3 and the 2 dogs. This specific location has a huge grass area on the property where we could run our dogs and play. The beds were firmer, pillows were nice and squishy. The pool was nice, but it's really awkward that it's shared with a swim school, so pay attention to the pool hours. The workout room was basic, but they did have a treadmill, elliptical, and some free weights. There was a Walmart right down the road, a shopping center right in front of the hotel, that we walked to several times, an Olive Garden, and a gas station. Everything to meet our needs, in a short walk. We drove into NYC from here. The drive into the city from here wasn't bad, but you will pay an ungodly amount for tolls and parking. There is also a bus stop right in front of the hotel, we just didn't want to risk getting lost navigating the public transportation system.

The shared pool with the swim club was awkward. There's some updating that this specific location could use. The carpet was very stained, and a few other minor things that could use updating in the rooms.

Breakfast was pretty good, staff was very professional and extremely friendly! Enjoyed the pool and the location was great especially because the bus stop to go to Manhattan was right outside the front door and only cost $4.50 one way and it run every 20 mins. Nice little plaza with department stores and restaurants 3 minute walk from hotel.

Rooms are dated but very clean, the lights on the wall are to close to the headboard and we kept knocking into them. Towels need to be replaced with new ones because they are gray and look dirty even though they smell clean the color was a turn off. Lobby furniture needs to be replace as it's dated and very worn. But overall I would stay again the place is clean and staff was great!

The best part of our stay was the receptionist! She was very sweet and kind. The hotel is in a great location, we checked in at 2 am after Paul McCartney concert. Super tired and she made the check in process fun and showed so much kindness. I wish I asked her name, but was half asleep 😴

Pedro on reception was excellent - he was very friendly, helpful and informative and completely different to some hotel staff (in other locations) I have encountered during previous visits to the NYC area. Location of hotel also very good - bus stop immediately outside with 25 min ride to central bus terminal one block from Times Square. We had requested a room facing NYC on a high floor and this was actioned so had a fabulous view of the whole NYC skyline

Everything was great

Clean, well maintained and good location to restaurants and shopping. Excellent that the bus stops in front of the hotel that goes directly into NY City and only for $4.25 one way. The room was large and a good value. Everything worked. Bathroom was clean and fairly large. A small bar area for coffee and a small refrigerator. I would stay there again and recommend it to others.

The hotel was very crowded. Only two elevators and one did not work. It took a long time to go up and down from 7th floor. The breakfast was not very appetizing and again the crowd played into it. Food ran out quickly, limited choices but expected for such a crowd and this was late October.

Great location, in a safe area. Maybe about 40 mins from JFK Airport. We booked because it was the only affordable hotel with a pool. The breakfast selection was excellent. Took me by surprise as I thought it'd just be bagels and muffins. There were waffles (that staff would make for you) eggs (boiled and scrambled), sausage, yogurts, fruits, cereal, etc. It was very nice. Our room was clean and quite spacious. We got the suite which had 2 queen beds and a sofa sleeper. The room Comfortably fit 5 of us. The beds were very comfortable. Housekeeping staff were amazing and cleaned our room everyday we were there. Free parking was a plus also!

The washer and dryers were broken unfortunately for us(we stayed 4 days and wanted to wash clothes before going home.) The ice machines were only on the 9th floor (we were on the 4th floor). Wasn't horrible getting on the elevator to go up to floor 9, just frustrating because there were signs for the ice machine on our floor only to walk there and see it had been removed , walked back to our room to call and ask , and there was no phone in our room so I called on my cell phone. Longer process than it had to be.

Booked la quinta for my son 5th birthday and let me tell you that from the front desk to the whole facility was awesome Amy in the front desk IA an amazing 👏 employee she made me and my kids feel at home and made sure we didn't need anything always checked up on us..the breakfast is a normal American breakfast no complaints there the lady in the breakfast section was another amazing employee was very attentive with us you barely get that in a restaurant. The hotel room was clean spacious bed,sheets,pillows and house keeping was on point. I really enjoy my 3 days stay....only problem I had was that the night shift lady with the yellow hair was RUDE she shouldn't work in customer service she has a nasty attitude and was bothered if you ask questions and when asked for a blanket she said nope no only one blanket per room which I found absurd since we were 5 but Amy the next day made sure we was comfortable Should hire more people like her!besides that I really don't get all the bad ratings hotel might be old but is well kept. Will definitely will be returning...

Night shift lady with yellow hair she very rude.

Went to American Dream for the weekend of New Years. And this place was 8 minutes from the mall. Also our room had a great view of NYC that we were able to see fireworks at midnight on NYE. And the beds were actually very comfortable!

only 1 elevator was working and took very long to get on it, also house keeping never brought clean towels, or took the garbage. Also the tub had some weird pad in it that made the tub feel so funky to stand on, and the bathroom had a lot of rust and black mold spots

it was clean, well maintained and friendly staff. The hotel is safe to stay and leave things like laptop in the room without worrying. A lot of families and their children stay in this hotel, it’s bubbling with activity, the pool is indoor and gym is open and not crowded.

the washrooms are a bit outdated, the water in the bathtub takes time to drain. Overall it was minor and I would still highly recommend anyone to stay here.