La Quinta Inn & Suites

La Quinta Inn & Suites (commonly shortened to La Quinta) is an American hotel brand positioned in the midscale lodging segment. It was founded in 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, by Sam Barshop, who opened the first La Quinta Motor Inn with a focus on affordable, consistent roadside lodging for business and leisure travelers. The brand grew through the late 20th century into a national chain, expanding via franchising and corporate-owned properties across the United States. La Quinta became a publicly traded company (La Quinta Inns, Inc., later La Quinta Holdings Inc.) and, in the 2000s and 2010s, split its real estate assets from its brand and franchise operations. In 2018, Wyndham Worldwide acquired La Quinta's brand and franchise business, folding it into Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, which became a separate publicly traded company (NYSE: WH). The real estate portion was spun off separately as CorePoint Lodging. Today La Quinta Inn & Suites operates primarily in the United States, with additional properties in Canada, Mexico, and a handful of other international markets. The brand is known for its "Here for You" service positioning, complimentary breakfast, free parking at many locations, and pet-friendly policies. It competes in the midscale tier against brands such as Best Western, Comfort Inn (Choice Hotels), and Holiday Inn Express (IHG). As part of Wyndham, La Quinta benefits from the Wyndham Rewards loyalty program, shared distribution, and the parent company's franchise network. The brand remains one of the largest midscale hotel chains in North America by property count.

La Quinta was founded in 1968 by Sam Barshop in San Antonio, Texas. The first property, a La Quinta Motor Inn, was designed to serve travelers along the growing U.S. highway system with affordable, reliable accommodations. The name "La Quinta" (Spanish for "the country house" or "the fifth") reflected the founder's inspiration from a mission-style inn in Mexico. Through the 1970s and 1980s, La Quinta expanded across the United States, becoming a recognizable roadside chain. The company went public and continued to grow its portfolio of company-owned and franchised properties. In the 1990s and 2000s, La Quinta repositioned itself toward the midscale segment, adding suite products and complimentary breakfast to compete with brands like Holiday Inn Express and Comfort Inn. In 2007, the company was acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group and taken private. In 2014, La Quinta Holdings Inc. returned to the public markets via an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2018, Wyndham Worldwide acquired La Quinta's brand and franchise business for approximately $1.95 billion, and the real estate assets were spun off as CorePoint Lodging. The brand was integrated into Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, which itself became a standalone public company in 2018. Under Wyndham, La Quinta has continued to expand, with a focus on the U.S. midscale market and selective international growth in Canada, Mexico, and other markets. The brand has also been integrated into the Wyndham Rewards loyalty program, giving members more redemption options and cross-brand benefits.

• 2018

  Wyndham Worldwide acquires La Quinta's brand and franchise business; real estate spun off as CorePoint Lodging.

• 2018

  Wyndham Hotels & Resorts becomes a standalone publicly traded company (NYSE: WH).

• 2014

  La Quinta Holdings Inc. completes an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.

• 2007

  La Quinta is acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group and taken private.

• 1968

  Sam Barshop opens the first La Quinta Motor Inn in San Antonio, Texas.

Midscale, value-oriented, pet-friendly hotel brand for business and leisure travelers.

• La Quinta Inn & Suites rooms

  Standard midscale guest rooms with complimentary breakfast and pet-friendly policies.

• La Quinta suites

  Suite-style accommodations with separate living areas at select properties.

• 2026

  Family sues Fargo La Quinta hotel and pool company over child's water slide injury

  A South Dakota family filed a federal lawsuit against Double H One, LLC (doing business as La Quinta Inn & Suites in Fargo), La Quinta Franchising LLC, Wyndham Hotel & Resorts, Inc., and Derheim, Inc. (doing business as My Aquatic Services), alleging that a defective and improperly installed pool slide caused their five-year-old son to suffer a skull fracture and brain bleed in February 2025. The suit alleges negligence, failure to maintain a safe pool area, and failure to warn of hazards, and seeks damages exceeding $75,000. Derheim denied the allegations; La Quinta Franchising and Wyndham filed answers.

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• 2020

  Hotel brands sued over alleged human trafficking at Texas properties

  Human trafficking victims filed three federal lawsuits in December against hotel brands linked to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide Holdings and Choice Hotels, alleging trafficking at Texas hotels and failures to prevent it. The claims are allegations; the article does not report a court determination.

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1. 1Wyndham Hotels & Resorts — La Quintawyndhamhotels.com
2. 2La Quinta Inns & Suites — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
3. 3Family sues Fargo La Quinta hotel and pool company over child's water slide injuryvalleynewslive.com
4. 4Hotel brands sued over alleged human trafficking at Texas propertiesbisnow.com