The historical La Quinta Resort is a beautiful property. The oldest buildings are named, dating back to the early days of the resort. I am bestowing the name "Villa Sin Mantenimiento" to this property based on our experience.
We read all the reviews for this property for the past two years and it was exactly as the reviews describe it.
There are tiny ants in the master bathroom. They crawled on the counter for our entire stay. Both of the master bath faucets and the kitchen sink leak from the handles when the water is turned on. While we're in the master bath, the lights haven't been dusted in a year or two and there are multiple handles missing from the cabinets.
The dishwasher in the kitchen blows soap suds all over the floor, which has resulted in permanent staining of the tile around the dishwasher and there have been water leaks from the unit above resulting in stains and cracked paint on the kitchen walls. The plantation shutters around the window are past the point of repair or replacement.
The private patio was clean. The cushions on the outdoor chairs were worn beyond the point of acceptable use, with holes in both side. The public patio had leaves and was unkept for the entire duration of our stay.
None of these items were a surprise or disappointment, as they were all disclosed in previous reviews.
What was a bit of a disappointment was the air conditioning could only be set to 73 degrees and was on a program that raised the temperature in the middle of the night. Woke up sweating to death and had to reset it every night. Keep the door from the master to the rest of the suite open for better airflow. My spouse said the bed was not great on her back, but I didn't have any issues. Weirdly, the bed is mounted to the wall using a french cleat that is loose.
The kitchen is well stocked with very serviceable cookware, dishes, and appliances that are appropriate. A nice adder is the dish towels, dish soap, garbage bags, etc...
After reading our experience, it's possible to come away with the impression that we did not enjoy our stay. Nothing could be further from the truth... We knew what to expect (minus the air conditioning) before we arrived and therefore no surprises.
We paid a fraction of the cost to stay at a hotel Spa Villa. Got the same property experience minus the spa, tennis, and main pool. Wouldn't pay full high season resort price for this unit, but definitely a value at a discount.