by luck i came across this motel.
was very pleased with the service.
the owner went out of his way to please .
he recommend a very good place to eat
upon our return to the hotel he had a nice fire for us.
we ended up staying a extra night.
if i.m in this area again would stay here for sure.
gary r.
windsor,ont.
canada

Our group of 50+ were having our annual Family Reunion down in Eureka Springs, Arkansas this July and stayed at the Alpen Dorf Motel located on the outshirts of town. The location was nice, having not to be totally downtown and dealing with the traffic. The motel is run by a very nice gentleman, Jimmie, who took care of everything we needed whenever asked. The staff was very friendly and mingled with our group to give it that real family touch. They have a big fire pit out in the front which we used everynight to socialize around with the wood supplied by the motel. They also have a BBQ which we used for our big cookout. The scenery out the back was really nice with plenty of trees and some valley views that were awesome. Parking was very spacious which made it nice to move around the lot.

All the rooms were very clean and the beds were very comfy which was a welcomed site after doing alot of travelling on motorcycle. I and the others really enjoyed the jacuzzi tubs.

Though it is not your Holiday Inn and looking all pristine, not yet anyways but will be I hear, it is a great country motel with alot of charm and friendly staff. I and our group members would for sure stay there again, great people, great prices.

TAZ and the VOAI Family Reunion

The property is a wreck. The website makes the property sound a great deal better than it really is. Customer service is non-existent. If you are trying to go on the cheap, bring a tent. Your accomodations will be much better. There are also much better hotels closer to town that are relatively inexpensive.

The website for this motel is a fib. Sure, there are two person jacuzzi's in select rooms, which is what I stayed in, but the place was absolutely uninhabitable.

After checking into the full-sized suite, my travel companion and I were taken aback by the lack of maintenance to the outside of the building. The door lock did not work well, and upon going inside the suite we found that the sliding glass door did not lock.

Figuring that there must not be a great need for security in a small town, we checked out the large bedroom and lay down on the bed to give it a feel. Not two seconds after lying down, a huge SPIDER crawled out from the pillowcase. I killed it...hoping it was a fluke...but was too nervous to lay back down without giving all of the pillows a good shake. Another spider fell out of the pillowcase...which again was quickly killed. My partner started an impromptu inspection to see where else the little buggers might be hiding, and immediately found them in the couch, the closets, and anywhere else dark and dank.

After calling the owner and showing him the spiders, he basically blew me off and told me to just "smack 'em" if I see them. He assured me that they were harmless, but they were too large to be ignored. Being from the midwest, I also know that spiders that lurk in dark places and don't weave webs are likely brown recluse spiders, which ARE poisonous.

After thinking long and hard about it, I decided there was no way to stay there comfortably. I spoke to the owner again, and he was entirely unsympathetic, and only refunded the 2nd night of my two night reservation. Because the reservation was made over labor day, we had to turn around and leave the town (there were NO vacancies) which completely ruined our weekend getaway.