This is a 1960s-era motel which has undergone some remodeling, including the addition of a new lobby and a free-standing building containing a pool and fitness center. The new construction is nice enough, and the remodeled rooms have fairly nice furnishings. However, in some areas the remodeling didn't go far enough, and overall maintenance appears to be inadequate. The bathroom in our room still had its old tub and wall tile, both looking pretty scruffy (and the shower head was strangely low, only about five feet above the bottom of the tub). The room had no hangers and no remote for the TV; we saw a few ants; and we found a couple of hairs in the bed linens and a fingernail clipping by the sink. The exterior hallway was just plain dirty. The continental breakfast was very bare-bones, and the breakfast area--in the new lobby building--is too small when the hotel is full of guests.
On the plus side, the front desk was staffed by young people (probably students at Colorado State Univ., which is directly across the street) who were unfailingly nice, courteous, and helpful. Members of the housekeeping staff--though not as thorough with their cleaning as they might be--also were very pleasant.
Fort Collins appears to be a thriving college town, with lots of good restaurants and attractive shops in its "Old Town" area. The Best Western University Inn is the only lodging in the immediate vicinity of Colorado State Univ., and one of just a handful of options near "Old Town"--so one would think it could successfully be turned into a much nicer hotel.
