I did not stay at this hotel. I booked throught AAA in 5-07. After a late night flight, I spent 1&1/2 hour looking for this hotel only to find it was an old Econo Lodge. No where did it say Desert Rose Inn and no street #. When I finally found it at Midnight, the office was closed. They agreed not to charge me and I stayed somewhere else.

Location was not great. Room was not very pleasant, i.e. small and little dirty. Could smell smoke even though it was non-smoking room. Good for a nights stay, and don't want to spend day or multiple nights

Travelodge's website doesn't do justice of what I found upon driving onto the property. The property looks so much better! It was salmon-colored or maybe even a pinkish or southwest style. I was a little bit uneasy booking this property based on the pictures alone, but thought for the price during Labor Day weekend was attractive enough. It's about 2 blocks away from the Sands and 3 blocks from the El Dorado; not too bad, but considering the area, we still drove to the casinos. We had gone to Reno for the Rib Cook Off.

Check in: We checked in a little after 2pm, but found that 2 of the 3 rooms we booked were not ready yet. In fact, the room I was told was ready wasn't really ready yet. The housekeeper was still making the bed and replenishing the toiletries in the bathroom. It was about a 10 minute wait, but it was nothing to get too upset about.

The room (#233): It's just your basic run of the mill motel room with king bed, table and 2 chairs, TV, and AC. The extras were the refrigerator, shampoo/conditioner, vanity, and walk-in closet. I had plenty of towels and the water pressure was excellent. The bed was comfortable, but the pillows were really lumpy. The TV surprisingly had alot of channels to choose from. I had a quiet location set back in the corner of the property away from the street and sunlight! But it was still fine because I needed darkness to sleep. Motel room curtains tend not to shut correctly, but my room was set so back, I didn't have to worry.

Check out: Because I had 3 rooms booked and said that we would pay for our rooms separately, there was a miscommunication between myself and the owners. It was quickly resolved, and the owner (the husband) gave me his business card and told me to call him, if I happen to get double-charged for one of the 3 rooms. He was very apologetic and made sure the problem was solved. I was impressed!

I was also impressed of other staff who treated my friends' hotel room. There was a problem with a broken lamp and the housekeeper and the service guy were professional and apologetic concerning that issue.

I would definitely stay at this motel again. It was like a Motel 6, but cheaper!

I stayed at this lovely motel for one night was pleasantly surprised. I used a coupon rate of $40/night and would easily have paid $60/night.

The room was clean, the parking lot was safe and the hotel is in walking distance to the major downtown casinos.