Very clean with comfy beds. Can get 2 kings or 2 queens. Not a lot of places have kings. All rooms have fridge and micro and 2 sinks. Built in the 60s,this motel has large rooms and cinder block walls making it very quiet. read more

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What more is to be said. Great place, great vibe. Jody's next door for breakfast, and Jalisco just down the street for fantastic Mexican food. Stay at the Prairie Inn, it's a bargain for what you see, and it's like going back in time. read more

I wanted to give the Prairie Inn 5 stars but after looking over my scale had to subtract one. The room included breakfast. It was a selection of cereals, yogurt, packaged pastries and granola bars and coffee. No decaf so I had to go elsewhere. I decided to establish a scale for rating hotels and motels. I apply the same scale for "luxury" hotels as well as economy motels as I stay in all types depending on where I am traveling and the purpose. After cleanliness there is no particular order. 1. Cleanliness. YES 2. Comfort of bed. VERY 3. Comfort of pillows. Are there both firm and soft available. BOTH WERE AVAILABLE 4. How new is the room decor and fixtures. WELL WORN 5. Quality of room. This includes size, temperature, smell, lighting. IT WAS NICE AND WARM. We had to turn down the heater during the night. 6. Quality of bathroom. This includes size, lighting, ventilation. GOOD SIZED 7. Bathroom amenities. These include magnifying mirror, presentation, quantity and quality of toiletries. Softness of tissue and towels. WEAK. THE SHOWER DID NOT PRODUCE MORE THAN A DRIBBLE. THe soap dispenser in the vanity area was empty. 8. Friendliness of staff. VERY 9. Noise. Road noise, adjacent room noise, air conditioner noise. Average, not too loud. 10. Price. Was it worth the price I paid all things considered? This includes proximity to conferences and activities. OUTSTANDING $62. read more

Prairie Inn - Hotels Near Me - Evanston, Wyoming

The Prairie Inn is filthy and disgusting. The owners are rude. The staff is incompetent and the building is infested with bedbugs. They also refused to refund the rest of the money. This place should be shut down. I would recommend staying anywhere else in Evanston...disgusting read more

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This hotel would be great, except they have no AC in the rooms and the rooms are like ovens. They have fans, but the fans don't help. I'm posting this review specifically to warn people because their website says they have access, but they don't. Without ac, I'd skip this one. read more

This was a nice surprise. Very clean room and a great value. We liked the retro style and the front desk people were very friendly. Rooms were big. We would stay here again. read more

Evanston WY was a planned stop on our way across I80. Prairie Inn absolutely met our needs for a safe, clean and affordable overnight. I totally loved the vintage motel vibe and everything was in good working order. Water pressure was great and the shower temperature was perfect. We hit the road early before the continental breakfast, so cannot speak to that. Definitely would stay again. read more

At first we were happy with the lady at the front counter, unfortunately we never saw her again. Will NEVER stay here again. The customer service by the owner is atrocious. We were treated rudely the entire stay and would have left if we weren't trapped due to weather. The cleaning staff were great as well but i refuse to give my money to someone that treats their guests this way. read more

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Horrible place. It stinks in the rooms. Floors are gross won't walk bare foot in there. Stains all over the foot benches. Asked to have it clean and never did. Had to go find someone to get clean towels as they were sitting in another room eating lunch. No management around. Go somewhere else. read more

Wow I just don't know where to start, I guess all start with clean very very clean!! This place is just wonderful, we were on a road trip and on our way home to California from Idaho. I went to Yelp looking for a place to stay and I found this place. I liked the reviews and I liked the price. We were driving and not going to arrive till after midnight the lady was very nice she said "I will put the key under the mat just let yourself in:)" I got the 2 Queen beds, little hard for 2 of us to sleep in one Queen bed. It was $90 with tax and fees. I just love how they refurbished it to how it was many moons ago. I love this kind of place. The bed was comfortable the sheets were nice as I said before it was very clean and the Room was huge. Highly recommend this place And My husband loved the sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast I had coffee and a muffin. read more

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Headed down towards Nevada we decided to stop in Evanston and stumbled on this place, it was a really nice stay, the rooms are clean and the access super easy with parking right outside, and a very competitive price point! We would definitely stay here again! read more

If I could rate this place a zero I would. They have no heat in the rooms currently and wouldn't disclose that they didn't have heat before I purchased a room. When I went to the front desk and asked about it they said they had a space heater that I could use. I went back down to my room and plugged it in and it also isn't working. I took it back to the desk and asked for a refund on my room and the manager/owner refused to refund me. What's really funny is that his staff also have said bad things about working here and that they don't respect the current owner stating that they could run the place better than he does. On a previous stay we were in a room that the bathroom sink leaked and the faucet repeatedly wouldn't turn off. When we told them they came to look but just told us he'll fix it when we leave. The shower/bathtub also wasn't working correctly when you pull the spigot to use the shower head water would still gush out of the faucet and the shower pressure was terrible. Please save your money and never stay and this god awful establishment because you'll leave very displeased! read more

New project has me working in Evanston 3xs a year, a week at a time. This is my third trip and pleased to find this little gem of a quaint, family owned, retro motel. Yes, its older, yes its furnishings are dated, but come on, for this price you shouldnt expect a Marriot. CJ checked me in and was very pleasant. At a third less than price of your name brand hotels to boot. I only need a place to lay my head, finish up my daily paper work and no need to pay $100 a night to do it. Two doors to the room, one to parking lot ( you can park right outside your door) and the other that leads into the hallway. The rooms are HUGE!. Lets start with the plus side of things. Yes, huge room, very good water pressure with plenty of hot water with a great shower head. Two sinks, one in a vanity area. I microwave and fridge. Bed was comfy, pillows adequate. Nice flat screen television, heater worked well on chilly nights. There are lots of working folks that stay here but the place was SO quiet, almost eerily so, but had a fan in the room to drown out the silence to help me sleep. Laundry was brightly lit, and the iron/board is in the laundry room. The breakfast area is small, and they provide packaged boiled eggs, individual box cereals, Costco type pastries, yogurt, fresh fruit, juice and coffee. Now the down side. No bath soap bars, they used those wall mounted liquid dispensers. Not sure what the room temperature will be like in the summer as I am not sure if they have air conditioner, but I suspect not since each room is provided with a portable fan. East side of motel sits up against a small hillish mountain so there wasnt much day light, and the room is quite dark anyways. Except for the window above the outside door, which has no cover on it so the flourescent light just outside it shines in terribly at night. And no coffee maker. All of this is managable. The internet...........I mean the lack thereof was HORRIBE though. I'd finally get connected and it would continually drop, ALL THE TIME! Luckily I had a work tablet that had Verizon so I could hot spot my phone wi-fi through it, but such a pain. Also, although NOT their fault, if you dont have Verizon in this end of town you are out of luck when it comes to using your phone for calling anybody. I spend over 200 nights a year in hotels/motels. This is a small town, and I've stayed at a couple of others in the past year. But, because of the price point, the friendliness and courtesy of the owners/manager this is going to be my 'go to' place from now on. Yes, I get points for my loyalty status at other hotels in the area, but for the price and what you get here those points cant match the lower costs of Prairie Inn. I'll be making this my hoe base during the three weeks a year that I will be in Evanston.Show less read more

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Some other reviewers catagorized the place as quirky or Retro, but I call it old & run-down. I was there during Nov. when it was in the teens & the heat WASN'T working!! The manager CJ was very put out & rude that I asked for a different room & then to fix the heater. He wanted to tell me all his problems , so I counseled him to just say he was sorry & fix the damned heater. A terrible experience!!! read more

Gorgeous retro retreat after a long day of driving. Quiet. No stairs. Ample parking. Friendly staff. Beautiful wood beam ceiling, HUGE room, and very clean. read more

Poorly run establishment. Bare bones accomodations. Stayed 2 nights. Air-conditioning did not work although the cinder block walls kept the room from getting too hot. Several light fixtures did not work, and the ones that did were 40 watt bulbs, providing very poor interior lights. Most frustrating was the inability to connect to the motel internet. I could not even get phone service from my T-Mobile cell phone! When I complained of the service the elderly male clerk responded in a rude manner and basically told me to take it or leave it. This is a $45 a night motel charging $85 a night. After one uncomfortable night I left it. read more

If you want to save money while you're traveling through Evanston then this is a good hotel for you. The price is low as this building is old. The rooms are big, mostly cleaned and the staff was friendly. However the shower works poorly and the continental breakfast was horrible! The cereal was have crushed but no big I tossed crumbs in garbage. When I poured the milk in it rolled out of the carton in chunks. Gross! The bagel was hard and stale and snapped in half when I opened it. I didn't bother going back down there to get something else and I left without eating. read more

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Five stars for price to quality ratio. 4 stars in overall motel standards regardless of price. Interior hall way and outside door, so you can pull right up and unload right into the room, but still head up to the main desk without inconvenience. Very cool ceiling oddly enough, exposed wood in the room. Made it more like a cabin. Vintage fireplace in lobby covers the whole wall. Good, strong WIFI. Keys not cards. Room was a good sized one for the price. Emphasis on Clean for what I expect from a 50$ room at a motel. Mini fridge and microwave not extra. Could have pets too, I think it was $10 extra. Military discount. Negatives, you would pass it up for curb appeal, the sign is old, the wagon out front is more off putting then attractive. Slap some modern pin up junk on it and you would have a destination stop. Cowboy pin up. Location is a solid 5, just off the 80, yet not too close, good restaurant right next door, and a cheap luvs truck stop/gas station across the street (correct side to quickly re enter highway too). Walmart is in town too, and was a good one. Great stopping point on the 80 to rest after or before the crazy grades. And I've been every where. read more

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Had a great stay here. Large, cozy, clean room with parking right outside the door. Front desk was friendly and helpful. Breakfast area and breakfast were great. And, the price was unbeatable. Definitely will be back next time I'm in Evanston. read more

Prairie Inn - Hotels Near Me - Evanston, Wyoming

The pet rooms still smell very much like smoke, but only a $10 charge to have them. This place is so cool it is almost creepy. I felt like I was zapped back a few decades with the decor, but all in great shape. This place is SUPER clean which is so rare next to a highway. Also cheap. Breakfast is pretty limited, but they did have biscuits and gravy. read more

This is a total gem of a motel! Clean, spacious, great bones and so much 1960s charm!! We have stayed twice now on our trip - once on the way and once on the way home! Did I mention inexpensive?!? I so wish that every town had a Prairie Inn! read more

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Found this old fashioned gem on Booking.com. The place is old, but has been remodeled. There's nothing fancy here but it was clean and spacious. The best bargain for our $$. Pets welcome too! The continental breakfast included was very minimal, but had something for each of our 5 family members--enough to get us going for the day. Wifi worked better than fancy hotels I've stayed at! Would definitely stay here again when driving through. read more

Cute little place, but I travel for a living so here are my pros & cons. Pros: -Quiet location despite being so close to I-80 -Microwave and refrigerator in room -Room smelled fresh and clean (their nonsmoking room had no trace of smoke) -Bathroom well maintained (fresh caulk, etc.) -Beautiful mid-century wood beam ceiling and fun vintage bathroom furnishings Cons: -I found multiple hairs from previous guests (of both the long and short varieties) on the sheets. Could be because someone is packing their washing machine too tightly, but all the hair was on the fitted sheet, leaving me to suspect a partial linen change when the bed was made -Noise travels through walls, so I could hear my neighbors talking and listening to music -Strange soap dispenser in shower. I got their last room, supposedly, so I didn't complain about the sheets, but if they had been hair-free, I'd have given this place 4-1/2 to 5 stars. Hopefully the situation will be remedied in the future because it really does seem like a nice family-run business of the sort I like to patronize and want to see succeed. read more

Nice place. Had a good night's sleep. Breakfast buffet was pitiful. Even so, I'd stay here again (and go out for breakfast). read more

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I've stayed in hotels all over the world, for all kinds of prices, and can say this is my favorite one I've ever been in. This beautiful old building looks like it fell out of the 1950s, but every single thing, every light fixture, piece of furniture, stitch of carpet, tile in the ceiling, everything looks like it was made and installed yesterday. All beautifully midcentury modern, unique and full of personality, and all looking as close to brand new as I can tell. It doesn't look like a place built in the 50's, it looks like a place built last year by a famous architect and interior designer who made it LOOK like it was built in the 50s. It's remarkable in so many ways. It is absolutely unbelievable how clean and well kept this hotel is. I'll say it now, I have never, EVER, stayed in a cleaner place. Gigantic suite sized rooms, gigantic hallways you could drive a truck down the center of with room to spare, gigantic doors, a big beautiful laundry room, gigantic parking availability. Block walls make your room absolutely silent. Thre could probably be a running Harley Davidson in the next room and you'd have no idea in your room. As if that wasn't all enough reason to stay there, it's also the most affordable place in town, with friendly and highly competent staff. Stay here. Trust me. read more

Well maintained, extremely clean, great staff. I highly recommend this place, excellent value and it was a pleasant surprise. read more

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We stayed here for two nights and it was a very comfortable visit. This older style motel is solid and well maintained. Cement block walls made the rooms quieter than your typical hotel. The toilet flushing was surprisingly the loudest I have ever heard. There is no hair dryer in the room and coffee isn't available until 7 am. The room temperature wasn't adjustable but they were kind enough to get us a space heater to warm it up immediately. The room and motel are very clean. Maids are really friendly and attentive. For the price this motel is a really great value. We would definitely stay here again. read more

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HUGE rooms and clean. Pet friendly. Quiet. American style restaurant next door and Bear River State Park is just down the road. Definitely would stop here again. read more

We enjoyed our stay. A blast from the past. Very large and clean rooms and even breakfast. I highly recommend them over the chain hotels in the area. read more

LOVE these retro places... the room is super huge with large bathroom area. Convenient to two restaurants, gas station and the freeway.

I didn't have high expectations for a $45 motel but it had good reviews and I was low on cash and tired. I walked in and was confronted with the nicest lady! She talked to me a lot about where I was headed and the best route to take, where I could get bear spray and where to eat. She was wonderful! The Lobby was cute, 70s chic and very clean. I drove my car and parked it right outside my room which was important to me since I had loads of camping gear in it. The room has a door that leads to the outside where you park and one to the inside hotel hall kso you can get ice, breakfast or whatever without getting cold. I walked in and the room was GIGANTIC. It was seriously the size of my studio apartment. Very clean and cozy with wood paneling in a tasteful way. Retro furnishings but a flatscreen tv, fridge and microwave. Bathroom was clean. The water pressure was so intense. I would whole heartedly recommend this to anyone passing through. I did get a donut and coffee from the continental breakfast but I usually try to eat at a local diner for that so I'm not an expert but I wouldn't count on it for your morning sustenance. Five stars in my book! Note. The bed was super comfy. read more

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You should under no circumstances stay at this motel. I have never experienced such abysmal "customer service"--not to mention treatment in general--in my life. It. Was. Insane. The two people staffing the Prairie Inn were incredibly rude and belligerent to me and my husband, and were actually pretty frightening. They even treated us to yelling and cursing! WOW. Here are the gory details: Our experience with this property started when my husband called as a courtesy to let them know we would be arriving around midnight. He was rudely told that they lock the doors at 11 p.m., our arrival time was "unacceptable," and "We can't hang around and wait for you to arrive." When my husband asked where we were supposed to stay if not there, the rude woman said, "There are lots of other places to stay" and hung up on him! We were gobsmacked by this interaction. We have stayed at the Prairie Inn several times in past years and the customer service was always stellar, and we had never had a problem with previous very late check ins. So on the way out of town the next day, we stopped by the property to see if the owner or manager was around, or if the person we talked to the previous night was actually one and the same. If not, we wanted to make sure he/she knew how the employee treated us on the phone. The gentleman at the desk told us the manager wasn't there, and when we explained we came by to provide feedback and to express our unhappiness at how we were treated, he wasn't at all interested in hearing it. What he did instead was attempt to lecture us about their previously (prior to the night before) unstated policy of no check-in after 11 p.m., and the difference between a roadside motel and a chain hotel (um, duh). He did not of listen to and/or acknowledge our customer service concerns at all, and chose instead to try to justify, justify, justify their behavior. At one point he actually told us he couldn't believe we bothered to stop by, and to "Get a life and move on." Unbelievably, the interaction, which was (obviously) already unpleasant and pretty hot, actually escalated from there, when the woman we talked to the night before came out of the office to join the "conversation." At that point my husband was so frustrated that he called her a rude, but pretty tame name (starting with "a"). Was it the wrong thing to do? Absolutely. Not our finest moment, for sure. But THEN the two folks from the Prairie Inn took it up several notches and began calling us the foulest names you can imagine--things I don't think I can even allude to on this public forum and certainly have never been called by anyone in my entire life. Again, it. Was. Insane. In the end, our experience with the Prairie Inn was almost funny, because the motel "hosts" were so over the top in their reaction to our feedback, with the yelling and name calling and foul language. But mostly it was just appalling. At least we got out of it with a super crazy story to tell all of our friends about our Thanksgiving trip. The upshot: stay far, far away from the Prairie Inn. read more

for 54 dollars a night with tax this place is NOT as bad as others make out. We booked on short notice via smart phone Priceline App and ten minutes later, checked in late. The front desk folks were super nice and the WiFi was FREE. The motel is your typical Motel 6 ala 1960's setup but in comparison to the airport Motel 6 in Salt Lake City, this place is like staying at the Mark Hopkins in SF. Granted, its near a main drag that leads to I-80 but everythingh else in that area is as well and will cost you 40-50 dollars more. Plus, you just don't get that 'yaba dabba do!' quality from those 'newer=fangled' Holiday Inn Express types of places. So what, no flat screen TV and No vibrating quarter beds (anymore) but the original feel of the place is in tact and the price to value to nostatgia ratios exremely high. I didn't particularly like the fact that my sheets smelled like they were too bleached..I hate that bleachy sheet smell...but the Sands Casino in Reno was just as bad and offered NO continental breakfast. The light above the door that faced the parking lot was not covered and the outer lights too bright, shining into the room all night, but hey, I didn't need to turn anything on to find the bathroom, at least. The TV worked, the phone operational and in good form, it even had the mandatory Holy Bible (while the people that ran the motel were from India and probably NOT of the Christian faith-leaving the Bibles in the room showed a great respect for American Tradition and is very commendable). Lastly, the carpets still had the faint emanations of cigarette smoke, from back in the days when it was a smoking room (or motel) or the fact that someone just chose to smoke in the room (even though upon check in it was IMPRESSED UPON US THIS IS A NON SMOKING ROOM), Being an ex smoker, it bugged me alot, but I haven't any idea how the motel owners could control this and if guests do nothing to inform them upon check out, they won't know that it needs to be cleaned with Carpet Fresh. I know I didn't say anything when I left, so who am I to complain now, but nonetheless, the smell was annoying. Overall, if you haven't scruples about parking lot noise, or noises coming from the hall that faces the inner part of the motel (It wasn't incessant, but I did hear children coughing in the hall, or other room and cars starting up, out in the P-lot, while I was watching TV) and wear ear plugs when you sleep (a habit of mine from my Iraq deployment days) you won't have any issue with this place. I slept soundly and NEVER felt my safety was in jeapordy, in any way shape or form. For heavens sake, this is Evanston Wyoming! You couldn't get more rural (least populated state in the entire union) and more friendly (girl at the fireworks store on the hill wouldn't stop telling us about her family life). I loved the nostalgic effect of this place, and felt the free Continental breakfast and free wifi added a bonus feature that a Motel 6 of the same price just couldn't touch. No, you won't get a free flat screen TV in the lobby, or a heated indoor pool like the he Holiday Inn Express is just across the street, but you also will save about a 110 dollars on a two nighst stay and THAT is a LOT of illegal (in every other state BUT Wyoming) fireworks, my friends!. Otherwise, if you just want a decent sleep, a TV that works and a great, free breakfast, on short notice, you can't beat this place. I have stayed in dumps in California, where I live, that cost twice as much per night. read more

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The room was spacious and clean. Beds were comfortable and it was fairly quiet. The only reason I can't give it all 5 stars is because when I went to get "breakfast" at 8am, there was hardly anything left. Cold cereal was about it! There was some gravy for biscuits and gravy but no biscuits. read more

When I booked this hotel and I saw the price i thought it was going to be one of those roach motels in the middle of nowhere Wyoming. Man was I wrong . This hotel is one of the best in Evanston great price sooo clean and the rooms are huge. If am ever back here I will definitely staying here. read more

We thought it would be a dive hotel , but looks can be deceiving this motel is such a good deal ! The rooms are huge it's got a 1970s ski lodge feel & very homey , the rooms are very clean , the staff is amazing they go above and beyond to make sure your stay is great ! The beds and pillows smelled clean & very comfortable ... I would definitely recommend this motel to anyone over a 120$ a night hotel any day . read more

Exceptional value; would recommend! Am usually skeptical of staying at non-chains on a trip, but saw the good reviews and figured would give it a go. Glad we did! HUGE rooms. Biggest (non-suites) I've been in. The staff was very friendly, a welcome relief after a long day of driving. Free wifi, great continental breakfast, and a big room for ~$60? Sign me up every time! read more

Older facilities marvelously kept up. Scrupulously clean and everything works fine. Helpful and friendly staff. Spacious rooms. A perfect time capsule that combines nostalgia and old fashioned value with modern functionality. If you stay anywhere else you're missing out. read more

This is literally the cleanest hotel I've ever been in and it became a point to find something dirty and even the light bulbs were clean. It's a lot of title older and the furnishings are dated, but clean and the room. Was huge. Two queen beds and so much room to spare. I'm rarely impressed by hotels outside of Vegas, but this place was great. Staying the again on my way out if town just because.... read more

Thats really a clean and nice motel. One of our best on the roadtrip during the southwest.