This motel was horrendous. The trucks, vans and pickups began to arrive late in the afternoon until they had filled the carpark. Then all became clear. This was a truckstop and not really a tourist motel. The room was poor for the price paid. It was dirty and the microwave and fridge were broken. There was no sign of breakfast the next day and no-one at reception when I went to enquire a couple of times. We had been awoke early as all the truckers started to move off before 6.00am. Thank goodness it was only one night.

After a poor experience staying in Mt. Vernon, we were relieved to get a room here just before the big BMW motorcycle rally came into town. It was mid-week and the lounge abutting the parking lot seemed closed, so late-night noise really wasn't an issue. Good location, almost in the center of town. The room was clean and a coffee pot is always welcomed with open arms. Though I thought it peculiar that the coffee package was labeled as 'Best Western'. Opted not to brew it, as I figured they either swiped it from their competitors across the street or maybe got a discount on coffee BW felt no longer met their standards. We had a 2nd floor room and weren't told about the 2nd exterior door (hotel is kind of cut into hillside , there is a road behind the hotel leading to a ground-level door for the folks on the 2nd floor) - didn't discover the door until after hauling our luggage up the stairs from the front parking lot. The rooms were fair and this is probably one of the top three places to stay while in John Day (maybe top two?).

Some budget motels seem to have been designed for that category from the start, others once were first class, and have slowly deteriorated over the years; this falls into the second category. There's nothing really wrong with the place, but it looks as if it's seen better days. And when the complimentary coffee says "Thank You For Staying At Best Western" in a motel that might have qualified for a franchise 35 years ago, you learn something about the management. The coffee, by the way, was pretty bad...

But the price was right.

Just traveling through John Day, needed a place to sleep for the night. All we ask for in a motel is quiet with a decent bed, we don't care about extra amenities such as fridges, microwaves, or even a TV. Nothing was wrong with the actual room, it was average. It's just that it appears to be located next to a Mexican Restaurant turned local night club. At 2am there were locals yelling and fighting right outside our door, it was horrible, they didn't stop until about 3am. Then at about 7am, some people who appeared to actually live in one of the rooms, were whisteling and screeching outside so we slept very little that night. I would not stay there again because of this.