For $60 a night, this place meets expectations. It's one of only three hotels close to Valley of Fire. The other two are in Moapa and Overton.
Pros: It's close to Valley of Fire, inexpensive, next to a gas station, restaurant, and bar. Rooms were big, clean-ish (get to that later), and quiet. Everything worked. There was a mini fridge. It's run by employees at the 24/7 gas station so check-in is always available.
Cons: This place is cheap and out of the way. It's clean, but definitely beat up. You just know these rooms have seen some things. There does appear to be permanent/long term residents but we weren't bothered by it. The day and night staff seem to have a hard time communicating to each other.
This isn't my first rodeo with cheap hotels, so I tempered my expectations. When a place doesn't have a reservation system, ALWAYS have a back-up plan (even if that means sleeping in your car).
I called a week prior to make a reservation. Name, phone number, dates is all they asked. Needed a late check-in (1am) since flight would get us in late. No problem.
Of course our flight was delayed by 2.5 hours. I called ahead and was told no problem. The room would be waiting.
Arrived to the motel at 3:30am. Went to the gas station to check in. I was given a puzzled look by the employee and then told "we don't have any rooms". I explained that I called, she took out the reservation book and I pointed out the room number, dates, and my initials. Some employee didn't bother looking at the book and just gave my room away earlier in the night.
Of course I'm standing there thinking my wife and I will be sleeping in the car for the night. Then she asks another employee about a room without a key. They have physical keys and haven't been renting rooms that keys have been lost for. They gave us the room without a key. Not a huge deal, but it did require us to check-in with the employees each time we needed to get back into the room. We didn't leave any valuables in our room since there it's possible someone had the missing key.
We spent our entire days out, so not too inconvenient. Although each time I asked to be let into the room, I was given a look of bewilderment by employees until I explained the circumstances each time. They really don't have decent communication skills between shifts or each other.
Room was worn down, but fine. Again, this was $60. The door had clearly been kicked in at some point and repaired not too well. There was a small smudge of makeup on the sheet. The AC worked, water pressure was good, TV and fridge worked. The staff was pleasant and helpful outside of initially giving my room away. The daytime manager was very nice.
I'd stay again if in the area and needing a place to crash. read more