This place is no longer owned by Travel Lodge but Red Lion Hotels. The rooms were nicely updated and the parking area re-paved. The pool was not enticing me to get in the water and that common area definitely needs work.
Was in town for a client meeting for work, and apparently everyone was in this little town of La Junta the same day I was. Couldn't get in with Holiday Inn Express, nor Hampden Inn... both of their front desk had recommended this place as a last resort as they have walked through the new updates.
I love that there are Keurigs in the rooms with K-cups ready for you to use for a morning brew, with a selection of regular coffee, decaf coffee, hot chocolate, and earl gray tea. The service at the front desk was amazing as well. Met another 'Local Girl' from Hawaii working the front desk and she was sweet and nice. She had a little trouble with the reservation as they are transitioning over from TL to RLH, and the reservation wasn't sent over properly. But she made it happen for me and she took care of me. Thanks girl!
The only thing was that I found hairs on the pillows and the pillows smelled a little bit like greasy old man.... I'm assuming that either the pillow was forgotten to be refreshed, or that it was refreshed and still smelled bad... *shrugs* Good thing the towels were fresh and I just used that around the pillows as I was only staying one night.
Definitely look forward to the updates they are doing to the hotel and had overall a good, quiet stay. Beggars can't be choosers. :) read more