LaQuinta's shouldnt count as a program
 

I'm sitting in a LaQuinta now, looking at their program. It seems you can get a free night with 11,000 points. 20 nights @$60 would get you a free night, so would 15 nights at $80 would get you a free night. That doesnt seem to be much of a program.

Well... rewards do start at 6,000 points... so its about half as hard to earn a night as you thought... :p

But it does depend on property location...

The last quarter of 2008 they were offering either 1,000 or 2,000 bonus points with bookings. When you factor those in, it could be a good program for you. I have over 12,000 points and have only done 7 nights total with them, most on a road trip to Washington state.

If you booked your stays at La Quinta on Hotels.com, your 20 nights at $60 per night would earn you two free nights virtually anywhere, worth up to $400 per night. So instead of a single $80 value room through LQ.com, you would get up to a $800 value.

Hotels.com reward program is under appreciated.