Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Wayne B. Goldberg, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 of La Quinta Holdings Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: March 12, 2015 | /s/ Wayne B. Goldberg | |||||
| Wayne B. Goldberg | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
