Stop here. Book this motel. Do yourself a favor. Choose this one.
While on a recent road trip, I wasn't planning to stop for the night, but around 3:30AM, with the roads a sheet of ice, the sight of this motel up ahead provided an astonishing relief. Here I was in the middle of nowhere, wondering how I was going to calm my nerves and coax my rental car into ice skating the rest of the way to the interstate...and I just happened to be about a tenth of a mile away from a motel! Thank goodness, right? It gets better. I was only hoping for three things: a place to get safely off the road, a bed to sleep in while I waited for better weather, and a place to brush my teeth when I woke up. I was delighted beyond my expectations.
Pros
* Friendly staff. The manager, Pat, was accommodating, polite, and conversational. If she was bothered that I woke her up in the wee hours of the morning when I needed to rent a room, she certainly didn't show it. She made me feel welcome. She even took a minute to show me how to use the remotes for the heater and the TV.
* Safe neighborhood. I locked my car & my room but probably didn't need to lock either.
* Clean, comfortable bed. Firm mattress. Sheets were clean--and seemed brand new. Three regular-sized pillows. Warm blankets.
* Full bathroom. Want a shower? You got it. Bath? No problem. Water heated quickly and stayed hot. Plenty of towels and washcloths were provided in the bathroom and on the shelf next to it.
* The room had a bedside lamp, but unlike other hotels/motels, The Endless Mountains Motel uses overhead lights.
* Bonus points: small desk with an office chair, coffee spread (I think there was tea, too,) microwave, minifridge, TV with lots of channel choices, a small dish of candy on the bedside table, magazines and even a couple of novels available on the shelf next to the bathroom. If you like waking up to the morning sun, you can probably leave the blind open--unless you're extremely tall, the height of the window will protect your privacy. The room was decorated with a taste for nature--a painting or print of a deer; bedding decorated with bear, moose, pine trees and pine cones; a star on one wall. If I ever live in a studio apartment again, I hope I furnish it as well as this motel room.
* Low price. I paid under $60, but given the quality and my need for a place to wait out the weather, a higher price would still have seemed fair. (Edit: I had forgotten to mention this when I first posted.)
Things to be Aware Of
* The window has a curtain along the top, and yes, there is a blind behind the curtain! If you're looking to sleep in, you can shut out the light. If you like waking up to the morning sun, you can probably leave the blind open--unless you're extremely tall, the height of the window will protect your privacy.
Cons
* None.
Overall, I'm grateful to the lousy winter weather. If not for the ice and wind, I'd have missed the experience of staying at this lovely motel.
Edit: I would like to reposition the order of my photos but am not sure how. read more