Traveling back to Colorado from California on Friday, October 21st, 2011 we drove into St. George about 9 pm. Though for the rest of the trip, we had made advance hotel reservations, we had not done so for this last night of our vacation. (We were hoping we would have the stamina to make it all the way home that night.) As we searched for a place to stay, the "No Vacancy" signs posted on every hotel door gave us little hope. Because we have a larger-than-average family, we knew we would need multiple rooms. The Knights Inn was nearly empty, which seemed a bit ominous given the full condition of other hotels in town, but we were nevertheless grateful. So what was our experience?

We booked three different rooms, all next to each other on the second floor. One room had three queen beds, another had two queens, and the third had one king. All the rooms had small refrigerators and microwaves. Amazingly, all the fridges were cold, which was great given our "traveling grocery store." We utilized all the fridges and microwaves, and they all worked.

The room with three queen beds probably felt the most crowded. (Six of our daughters slept here.) There was no closet, but there were dressers and, in the corner, a small table. A sink with a vanity were separate from the rest of the bathroom, which is helpful when that many people are sharing.

My husband and I stayed in the King room with our baby daughter. I expected to have to set up her portable playpen next to our bed, so I was pleased to find that this room set-up contained its own living area with refrigerator, microwave, an extra sink, a couch, table, TV and plenty of space to put the playpen. It lacked an actual door between the rooms, but was still two distinct areas. (This living area created a buffer from outside noise and light, which was fabulous for sleeping in a bit the next morning!) The bedroom area had a closet and large dresser, as well as a sink with a long vanity separate from the toilet/shower area.

Our four boys slept in the room with two queens, which was actually two rooms--a bedroom area (with the bathroom) and a separate living area. By separate, I mean there was a door between the two areas that could be closed. The bedroom area had a closet and dresser. The bathroom was all enclosed, with a corner sink that had long counters on each side of it. The living area contained the frig and microwave as well as a couch, TV, table and an extra sink. The oldest boy (19) went to sleep before ten, but the younger boys (13, 11, and 9) wanted to go swimming, so this room set-up was ideal for them, with the younger boys staying up in the living area so the oldest could sleep.

Swimming was kind of a joke as the pool ("heated from May through October") was tepid at best and the "hot tub" was the same temperature as the pool. (Also, it didn't look that clean. Our boys were determined, though.) However, Ryan (at the front desk) was very accommodating about pool towels at 9:45 pm (when the pool closes at 10). He also was quite nice about extra room towels and replacement kleenix boxes. He was apologetic about the state of the hotel, explaining that it is an older hotel kept up and cleaned by the owner himself as it doesn't generate enough income to pay cleaning staff. Ryan seemed to be the only employee. For all that, we were pleased by the size of the rooms, the comfort of the beds, and even the overall cleanliness, given how old it all is.

Breakfast choices the next morning consisted of coffee, apple juice, some kind of an orange juice mixture, milk, bagels, English muffins, and four kinds of sweet cereal. Nothing fancy, but the toaster did its job, the milk was cold, and there was plenty of cream cheese and jelly.

Our average room rate/night was under $63, including tax.