During my very recent vacation, I had very good experiences at most of the motels I visited. The one motel, I would suggest you drive by is the Days Inn in Durango, Colorado.
First I was sick and wouldn't you know it, the toilet paper roll was about empty and NO SPARE ROLL!
If I hadn't been sick that day, I would have been at the continental breakfast the next morning. I wasn't too impressed at what they had to offer, and was less impressed when a hotel employee walked in with a handful of frozen waffles held to his chest - with no gloves. Believe it or not, he was the same worker who had just emptied the trash can without gloves!
As to the room itself, aside from the obviously poorly patched wall, it was just o.k. No microwave, fridge or anything extra.
Nice view of the mountains though!
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