Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Keith A. Cline, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 of La Quinta Holdings Inc.; |
| 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: April 27, 2018
| /s/ Keith A. Cline |
| Keith A. Cline |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |