I don't think anyone could deny that the Mountain Valley Inn has seen better days but, despite the slightly tired appearance of the room, it was clean, spacious and comfortable, which are really the important things. Had a couch and fridge too. Good selection at breakfast, better at weekends than weekday, but still plenty to choose from.
They also run a shuttle to the football stadium on game days.
Good location, easy walk to downtown, restaurants, university and baseball ground.
All for a very reasonable price - tough to go wrong really.
So what if a couple of bits of wallpaper are peeling at the edges - doesn't make it any less comfortable.

This motel is located downtown missoula. Shops, dining etc. are just a couple of blocks away.

The motel is fairly clean, rooms are basic (with tv), and spacious, but not really exciting. There is a small breakfast lounge with cereal, waffles, juice, coffee etc. The motel has hallways, so has a bit the feel of a hotel (just a bit, it's still a motel)

I typically will default to chain motels, but I have to say, the Mountain Valley Inn really, really impressed me. I booked based on the reviews here, and the hotel did not disappoint. After a week of hotel stays, this was by far the cleanest, nicest, and quietest I've been in. The location is wonderfully close to great restaurants and shops.

No surprises here, but that's a good thing to a traveler. I just wanted a quiet place to rest, catch up on the world, and get back to my vacation.

I've stayed in worse, I've stayed in better, but I will return to this hotel every time I pass through Missoula. This hotel, to me, is the minimum that all others should strive for. It was a great stay.

I guess that "quality" is kind of relative in nature; it depends upon the location, the place, and the potential clientele. Missoula is very much a university town and, in my experience, such places are always more expensive. Having read the writeups on the MVI, we booked immediately but were somewhat disappointed with the overall experience. I think "marginal quality" would be the best descriptor of the place, given the largely-glowing reports from this site and what we'd expected. The location is, in fact, fairly close to downtown but it is also, as a result, quite noisey. We'd thought that, getting a room on the back of the complex, the stay would be quieter but hadn't counted on the nearby hospital with the ambulances coming and going at all hours, in addition to a helicopter ambulance roaring overhead for some time. The room itself was gloomy, more-or-less clean but, again, very basic in every way. There was covered parking, however and a basic breakfast provided but I have to think that, if you wanted good access to the airport, as we did, you'd likely be better off booking something nearer. For $20 or so more, I'm confident that you'd get a much better deal. In summary, I would disagree with most of the glowing reports I've read here but, in fairness, maybe the MVI does provide the best "bang for the buck" in a university town such as Missoula. But I won't be going back.