This is the most beautiful area - my husband and I joke that it's our favorite rest area (heh - who…read morehas one of those?) Bathrooms are usually clean and the scenery is gorgeous!

Getting late one evening driving back from Portland and decided to give North Powder Motel a look…read more From the outside it looked like an old 50's roadside motel but what a surprise. Rooms were great, the owner is a little Korean lady that makes the stay special, and it is only a couple of minutes to walk either way to a convenience store or a restaurant at the truck stop. Much more personal and pleasant than the strictly commercial places in Baker or LaGrande. I suggest you step back in time for an evening.

Very nice place to eat!! The portion sizes are huge and the…read morefood is delicious!!! Everything is nice and clean and the employees are so friendly! You certainly won't leave here hungry!! Well worth the stop!!

Our only real complaint was the bed. Hard beyond extra firm. But, apparently not all the rooms…read morehave the same features. We had a "pet" room that had the original green-tiled bathroom (see picture). The place looks like it was built in the 50s, and there is some deferred maintenance, but it's the least-priced motel in La Grande. My wife and I were born in the 50s, so we remember road trips to places like this, fondly. If you are coming from the West, it is the first motel you'll see. The Rodeway across the street is closed for remodeling. All the features you expect are there: flat screen TV (with more free cable channels than I've ever seen in a motel/hotel room), refrigerator with freezer, microwave, coffee maker, heater, air conditioner, and closet space with real hangers. No hair dryer. There is an old-fashioned, 6-foot-wide "mow strip" between the street and the sidewalk on the long side of the motel that has three huge trees and lots of grass to walk your dog. If you look at pictures, especially on Google street view, you will see what appears to be a pool enclosure. The pool is still there, but it's filled with dirt. The parking lot is pretty big, so you could park a trailer, RV, or moving van in it easily. Be sure to walk over to Hought's 24 Flavors for some ice cream!

Very Affordable - you get what you pay for. I'm giving it 3…read morestars because the bed and pillows were comfy (or I was just exhausted from driving those mountain roads). It was Old, inside and out. I'm fine with the green vintage bathroom tiles but everything seemed worn and tired. The toilet was a little wobbly and the shower head leaked and water shot up to the ceiling. I am sure the floors were clean but they were so worn that I felt better keeping shoes or socks on when I walked around. The room also smelled like burnt popcorn. I know that is a smell that is hard to get rid of so in the mornings while i was eating breakfast and it was still cooler out I kept the door open. I don't know if the owners were "so friendly" as other reviews stated but they were not rude. I think they were just tired and overwhelmed. From what I could tell only maybe 4 rooms at the motel were rentable as they were working to update the others. I feel with the number of guests they can have per night and the price they can charge for the quality of the rooms they provide it may take them awhile to get the place up to making a profit. Probably none of my business but I wish them well.

Edit Mitch came out here to apologize. They don't accept…read morebusses. But the owner confirmed we did call. Busses don't go but rvs it was nice and shady If you are in a bus go to grande hot springs

The owner was very helpful and accommodating as we came after closing time. The RV park felt safe…read moreand clean. Would come back if on our way through Oregon again.

Friendly camp host. Nice access to the creek. Reasonably priced help your self firewood. Clean…read morecampground. Bathrooms were clean. No showers. Worth $10 a night. Nice walking trail to day use area.

We stopped to explore the old hotel. If one is into old hotels that have "possibilities" then this…read moreis the place to stay. No food on site ever since COVID, which is now 4 years since inception. Not sure that's a good excuse. Hopefully the renovations and upkeep continue on pace so the grand old hotel can live a full life again!

Stay away in the winter. The place was freezing cold. It's historic alright, the mattress felt like…read morewas from the 1921 era, plus there was a total lack of amenities. The final straw was a fly in the coffee that other people bragged about.

They have a lot of full timers who stay here. We got kicked out with no reason given! They quit…read moretaking our calls and with no one onsite made communication impossible. The jury listens to both parties before ruling. Well, not here and they refused my packages. This really hurt my business. Also, there were complications with charging our card and it took DAYS to credit back. I'm very disappointed at how we were treated and just ignored.

Had a wonderful time here. The place was very clean and quiet. Saw deer and turkeys. The manager…read morewas very nice and helpful. We will be staying there again the next time we are in the area.

Alas! I've waited too long to review the Orchard Motel in La Grande, Oregon…read more Over the past five years or so we've stayed at the Orchard Motel three times. The first time was nice. The room had a quaint, old fashioned feel. It was clean and comfortable. I remember chatting with the owner/manager about the joys and disgruntlements of managing a motel. I remember thinking that if I were to ever own or manage a motel, the Orchard would have been the kind of place I'd want. The second time was nice, but its ambiance had eroded from quaint and old fashioned to inexpensive, yet still satisfactory. The hot water took a long time to heat up in the shower, and it didn't last long. The electric heat couldn't keep up with the cold weather outside. The WiFi was slow, with dead spots in our room. This weekend was our third, and we hope, our last time of staying at the Orchard, unfortunately. The hot water situation hadn't changed. Sections of moulding had been removed but not replaced. An old air conditioner vent had been removed, but not adequately covered over...a crack in the wall allowed us to see all the way through to the outside. We found a bar of soap left in the shower from the previous guest. Black, moldy spots were evident in the bathroom. Our television did not work. The single tea bag in the cupboard was of cheap quality and tasted stale. There were some positives. We were warm. The manager responded quickly to our request to fix the TV, and he succeeded in restoring satellite service after about 20 minutes of troubleshooting. He was polite. The beds were comfortable. The coffee maker worked, and the coffee tasted fine. But overall we were not happy with the conditions of our room. It's probably the least expensive motel in La Grande, but the savings have come at a cost to service and comfort.

Simple, clean rooms, at a really affordable price, downtown and away from the Interstate, with…read moresatellite TV and wi-fi included, a very comfy mattress, and a super friendly owner: it's exactly what we wanted for a night staying in La Grande. The carpet could use a good cleaning, but otherwise, it's what we wanted. We really appreciated the owner putting us in the room right next to the office, so that our motorcycles could be parked with an obstructed view from the street. There was a place to get breakfast right next door, and Safeway is also within walking distance. We paid half of what we would have paid had we stayed at a chain motel back at the interstate, plus, the owner has dogs and I got to pet them.