My family was caravaning from Southern California to Montana and stopped in Pocatello for one night on our way north. My father had found this motel on AAA and got some sort of deal, so it was pre-booked.

When we arrived at the motel, the motel manager kindly took my husband and I to our rooms to make sure they fit our needs. The motel was doing some renovating so the hallways in that building were torn up but the rooms themselves were lovely.

My husband and I got a large room with a king-sized bed, complete with down pillows and comforters - VERY nice. The manager even made sure to give us a room that connected to my parent's room, which gave us a nice opportunity to visit with each other.

Even though we could see evidence of the construction, we never heard it or smelled any fumes (i.e. from new paint, wallpaper or carpet).

The CottonTree offers a very nice breakfast buffet complete with cereal, fruit, waffles (I think), eggs, sausage and biscuits. My dad was very impressed! Also, the front desk offers cookies and my husband says the peanut butter cookie was the best he ever tasted.

The staff was very friendly and went out of their way to assist us with our needs.

Overall, this was a pleasant experience and I would stay at the CottonTree Inn again.

My husband and I stayed here in September, 2007 on our way from Boise, Idaho, to Yellowstone National Park. We found it to be one of the nicer Best Westerns we have stayed at.

The decor of the hotel is lovely with granite vanities in the rooms. I asked if they had recently remodeled, and was told that they had done so this past winter. The room was clean and comfortable. The only negative I found was that the sink vanity was rather small, whereas the large large granite countertop in the room seemed to be kind of wasted space.

Some motels have an inadequate area in which the continental breakfast is served. This is not a problem at this location. Off the lobby is the breakfast room, and it has about 20 tables with plenty of room in between. Besides all the other items usually on the menu for contiental breakfasts, some hot dishes were also served. These included an egg dish, and another which I think was grits. In the evening, don't miss out on the fresh baked cookies served at the front desk.

Staff was friendly, and the room was clean. There is easy access to the freeway, gas stations, and several restaurants in the area. We ate at the Perkins Family restaurant close by, and were very satsified with the food and helpful attitude of the staff there. Because the weather was hot, we drove to the restaurant, but in cooler weather, we would have walked.

If you feel like shopping, try the Fred Meyer store about 1 mile away. We do not have this store in our area, and we were very impressed with the extensive line of products. I had forgotten to pack an herbal supplement and was able to find it here.

We look forward to returning to the Best Western CottonTree Inn in the future.

Writing this review (January 07) along time after I stayed here with my father (July 06). Why, Because I remember it being the Best Hotel in the chain I have stayed in so far.

Everything about this hotel I enjoyed. The pool, sauna, food, bar, rooms. It was clean and friendly. What more can I say. Well done to the hotel.

This was probably once a pretty nice hotel. We had a queen double suite (like an earlier reviewer), and it was indeed huge and comfortable. Also very seriously in need of renovation - old, threadbare, and dirty looking (though actually clean on close inspection). There is evidently a newer "executive" wing that is somewhat nicer.
If you have lots of luggage, do not stay on an upper floor - if there is an elevator we couldn't find it, plus there are extra half-stairways along the longer corridors.
They have a large varied breakfast bar, but food quality was just OK.
The free room WiFi worked very well.