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2420 South 1st Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401 (Formerly Microtel Inn)
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Desert Inn
Ranked #21 of 21 hotels in Tucumcari
2.0 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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Van Buren, Arkansas
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“If you like bedbugs, stay here.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2011
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We were traveling back home from a family reunion in Albuquerque and decided to pull into the DESERT INN in Tucumcari, NM for the night., Worse mistake of my life! We rented 2 rooms, one for my husband and myself and then one for my mother & mother-in law. After only being there for less than 2 hours I noticed bugs in my bed. I immediately called the desk clerk to my room and she said she would refund my money. However, when we packed up all our stuff and went to the lobby, she said, the owner wouldn't refund the money only offer us another room. Now who would want to stay in another room after finding bugs in the bed in one room. She said she didnt believe me and that was all she was going to do. After talking to the police, because she refused to refund our money, we decided to check another room in the motel just to be sure. The front desk clerk went with us and we found bed bugs in 8 other rooms We called the owner back (who also happens to own another motel in Albuquerque) and she ordered us off the property saying we deliberately put the bed bugs in the motel. LOL!! How we put them in all 8 rooms I do not know. I told her since there were no other rooms available in her motel, she should refund our money. She finally agreed to return only $51.05 of our $113,40 which is the amount we paid for 2 rooms and demanded we leave her property. I told her I would be glad to leave but I wanted her to know I was going to write a bad review on the internet and she said if I did, She would charge all the lost business to my credit card. This lady is Wacky!! The sheets were stained and nasty as well as the pillows.Wi-Fi did not work and the pool was green with mildew since the pump had been broken for 3 weeks and the ceiling was falling down in the pool area. As the previous review stated...RUN!!! from this place. !!!!!!!!

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Choose a different motel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2011

Due to dripping faucet in bathtub which couldn't be turned off and truck motor running in truck stop parking lot across street, I got very little sleep after 1a.m. The desk clerk attitude was rude. The place had peeling wallpaper and cracked and chipped fixtures and moldings. The walls are thin so noises carry! The best that can be said is that it was better than a tent.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“I would definitely rather sleep in my car... Stay away from this place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2010 via mobile

I found deas bugs in the corners, stained pillowcases and sheets (if you want to see something really nasty then remove your pillowcases and check out the hundreds of drool and sweat stains on them), the sink was falling off of the wall, the hand towels had mascara and yellowish stains all over them.... Hopefully this will keep you from booking a hotel here. Please don't make the same mistake I did.

  • Stayed September 2010
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Davenport, IA
1 review
“Awful and would never stay at a Microtel again.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2010

We were traveling cross country and needed a night of rest. We asked for a king room and got a single. Asked for upgrade and they didn't have king rooms so we got 2 queen beds. The only good thing was the bed was not uncomfortable but the bad things totally out-wayed the good. The room smelled terrible, the sheets were so yellow and stained I could hardly stand to sleep on them. The blankets had bleach stains and the towels were worn and had spots. It just about made me sick to stay there. We got different towels and they were the same. They should all be thrown out!

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“DO NOT STAY HERE!! You can get better for the price.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 July 2009

I wife, daughter and I stayed here and found the service to be very poor. Check the SHEETS.. They do not wash them!!! We found a Yellow stain right were someone would be lying down on the bed! And Hairs!! We complained and they gave us new sheets but insisted it was a chemical they use to get out stains. However we also smelled the stain and it was no chemical. The lady at the front desk did not speak good English and would not even give us a comment card. The managers were not on site which made it hard to leave a complaint. The place smelled also. The breakfast.. What a joke...

  • Stayed July 2009, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Desert Inn Also Known As

  • Microtel Tucumcari
  • Tucumcari Microtel
Address: 2420 South 1st Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401 (Formerly Microtel Inn)

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