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I am rating it average because it has a number of misses. The concept is great. All the rooms harken to a different year or period in history. So there is a 1958 room and a 1962 room and a 1976 room, etc. Great concept but, in my opinion, poorly executed. To be romantic, I chose the Gatsby Room. It is oversized and sort of nicely period decorated but some of the touches seemed to be cheap. The cabinet in the bathroom comes to mind. Trying too hard to find items associated with The Great Gatsby, but not necessarily the best quality of items. There is a laundry and game room sharing a common wall with our room. The game room closes at 10:00 pm. Not so the laundry which had folks in there late at night and early in the morning. In other parts of the motel, one period room was caution taped off. Apparently it was going to be remodeled but it looked like a crime scene. The parking lot was old and pitted with holes. The landscaping needed significant work. The entrance is only one way, which would be fine, if a new customer didn't decide to park his car in the middle of the narrow driveway preventing existing customer from getting to their rooms. Breakfast was fine for a quick snack before going off to visit Black Canyon of the Gunisson. There was a couple cereals, bagels, bread, hard-boiled eggs and a couple items in a small refrigerator that can be heated in the microwave (like a burrito). But there was a lack of space in the 1950's diner style sitting area forcing new arrivals to go outside or back to their room. I like hotel/motels that make an effort to be unique. In this case, however, I feel like while things may improve as they find their footing, sadly I would have to go to a chain hotel the next time I am in Cortez.

This is an older motel, but it is a fun, clean place to stay. The retro theme is charming. We stayed in a 50’s room. The breakfast could offer more choices, but it was adequate. There’s a large, outdoor chess game, and an indoor game room. We would stay there again if in the area.

The structure reflects the 2-star category in terms of services. The rooms are spacious, clean, and fairly quiet, the beds are comfortable, but they need to be updated in terms of equipment and furniture, which are certainly outdated. The relaxation area for guests with a pool table and foosball table is nice, but the laundry room is a bit small (there's only one washing machine and one dryer). Breakfast is very basic and definitely needs improvement.

What can I say - most unique hotel we've ever stayed in. You have to have an open mind when staying here. The rooms are so cool and like the name says - retro. You park outside right in front of your room. We were in room 1954 so our room was decorated from this time - we had the Babe Ruth room. Our bathroom had the little square pink tiles on the wall (just like my grandparent's had) and the sink and tub fixtures were the large plastic handles. Our phone was the old style handle in the cradle. I think the room numbers go from 1950 to 1983 so you could ask for whatever era you would like to be in. King rooms had very large comfortable beds and tile floors with a large rug at the foot of the bed. We drank beer on the retro lawn furniture both days in the courtyard. The game room has a pool table and a foosball table. Also has multiple pub tables which worked great for us to play cards on each night. The breakfast area reminds you of an old diner (think Happy Days). The breakfast wasn't great though - waxy muffins, single waffles from a box in the frig, yogurt and apples. We ate out the second day. Was a very cool motel and is very popular - would highly recommend!

Very clean and quiet with quirky but fun decor. Nice breakfast spread! Don't miss the Elvis photo op and the swinging chairs.

We stayed in the Great Gatsby suite and it was very nice. Bathroom was huge - the shower was so nice - just wish there was 2 water heads instead of the one but it was awesome. Breakfast was great too.