Econo Lodge Cortez near Mesa Verde

Ok so to be honest when we booked a double queen room with kitchenette for $150 for 2 nights we weren’t expecting much. But…were we surprised! The room is great! It has 2 very comfortable queen beds, a full fridge, a microwave and a separate little room with a sink and coffee pot. There was definitely enough room in the kitchenette room to store our box’s of crackers, etc. We had a table and chairs as well…oh and a bathroom with a separate room for the sink. We couldn’t have asked for more. It was very nicely furnished and very clean. On top of all of that, Dave at the front desk could not have been more helpful and reminded us about the free included hot breakfast. We will definitely stay here again when we come to Cortez!

The rooms were ok, Just walking up the uneven steep stairs to our room was a little unsettling. The man that checked us in however, was extremely nice and brought up our stuff for us. The breakfast was lacking. They kept on running out of food and no one was there to clean up the dining area. The grounds were dirty with dog poop, trash and cigarette butts. No designated area to walk a dog. No leash laws in the city. Got a loose dog scare.

Only plus about this motel was the very friendly guy at the front desk with the purple hair. It was so dirty in the room. The two plastic chairs had like puddle stains and spills all over them. The headboards had greasy hand prints all over them. Everything was super outdated and cheap looking. The bathroom was the worst, my daughter wouldn't even shower in it. The bottom of the tub was stained black and there were so many foreign hairs in it. There was also a smear on the wall close to the toilet and shower that I assume was poop. Foreign hairs on the floor as well. Super gross. If it hadn't been so late at night when we got there I would have gone elsewhere. Shower temp would not regulate either and the knob to turn on was half broken. I had to keep switching the shower to come out the faucet tub instead because it was either burning me or freezing cold, over and over and with the broken knob it wouldn't turn to a different temperature setting. Took me 20 minutes just to shower waiting on the water to regulate over and over. Breakfast had very few options, none looking appetizing so we didn't even partake in the free breakfast and left early.

Hotel was okay, bathroom was dirty and old. Flooring had black stains. I didn’t have water all morning so I complained to the front desk, they said they couldn’t issue a refund or discount since I paid with credit card points. I called capital one and they called the hotel, the front desk lady lied to the company saying I did have water. Capital one still refunded me partially for the stay. Bad look on this hotel. Wouldn’t recommend it. Blue hair guy that was there at night was great tho

The front desk guy with the blue hair was super nice!!! The rooms and breakfast were great! Location was really good to conveniently close to a grocery store. Breakfast was also nice! Had some eggs toast and sausage