Exhibit 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF LA QUINTA INNS, INC. ("THE COMPANY") AS OF MARCH 3, 1994 The Company has four (4) active wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries which are: 1. La Quinta Financial Corporation, a Texas corporation; 2. La Quinta Realty Corp., a Texas corporation; 3. La Quinta Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and 4. LQI Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The following are unincorporated partnerships and joint ventures (general and limited partnerships) of the Company as of March 3, 1994. Percentage of Ownership of Entity the Company ------ ------------- La Quinta Development Partners, L.P. 40.0% LQ CIGNA I 1.0% LQ CIGNA II 1.0% La Quinta-Dallas Central Expressway, Ltd. 64.8% La Quinta-Austin Motor Hotel, Ltd. 66.7% La Quinta-Houston I.H. 10, Ltd. 50.0% La Quinta-San Antonio South Joint Venture 50.0% LQ Motor Inn Venture-Austin No. 530 50.0% La Quinta-Wichita, Kansas No. 532, Ltd. 50.0% LQ-West Bank Joint Venture-1982 60.0% LQ-Baton Rouge Joint Venture 80.0% San Antonio Main Avenue Motel, Ltd. 66.7% LQ-LNL Limited Partnership 100% LQM Operating Partners, L.P. 100% La Quinta Denver-Peoria Street, Ltd. 100% LQ-Big Apple Joint Venture 100% LQ-East Irvine Joint Venture 100% La Quinta Motor Inns Limited Partnership 100% The Company is the sole general partner or managing partner of all of the partnerships listed above.