Another interesting place we have found, far from the common chain motel room.
We decided to try a privat owned property and not stay in a chain motel in the small town of Dubois which by the way is a nice western town with an old mine. The Lodge is situated in the main street, all made from wooden logs and offers variou cabins as well. We took a Lodge room, the room was upstairs and from the gallery you have a look down into the lobby. Very nicely decorated house. The room was spacious with 2 bed made of wooden logs and a small bathroom with toilet, a small sink and tub.
The room is a bit dark due to the darkblue carpet and wooden walls and ceiling. We had a nice airconditioning unit (a modern one) in it, and were able to open the windows (they have nets against flies on their windows which I think is very useful.) We got 2 chairs and a desk, TV with DVD and even a small fridge in the room. It was clean and smelled ok.
Our main problem started at night, when other guest in the lobby were having fun and singing, though it was past 10 p.m. We could hear every word through the walls and the roomdoor. We even heard every movement and word from the room next to ours.
Main Street is quiet at night, this would be no problem, noisy during day because of traffic directly passing by.
Except from the thin walls inside the house the place was a nice find and the rate was very good (have a look at their website).
If you want to spend a night in a nice, clean and special room that is not an usual chain-motel-room, come to this place and you certainly will like the rustic charm!
Continental breakfast was served in the lobby in the morning, some oatmeal, various toasts and muffins, coffee and tea. You have a watercooker in room as well.
If you prefer to stay in the cabins you won’t have problems with noise – some of the cabins are under renovation right now.
2 blocks from the lodge you will find a steakhouse and next to the lodge a saloon, opposite is a fuel station.