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809 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005
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Sands Motel
Ranked #4 of 8 hotels in Boulder City
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Ashburnham, Massachusetts
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Worst hotel on cross country trip”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2011
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My sister and I took a cross country trip and this was the worst motel we stayed at going from coast to coast and back. We were on our way to the Grand Canyon Skywalk and knew there wouldn't be many places to stay after Boulder so when we saw the AAA sign out front of the Sands hotel we decided to stay. The guy at the front desk was very strange and we should have taken it as a sign.

Our room was horrible. The bathtub had all flaking and peeling paint and rusted areas. The carpeting was dark and filthy and had big wrinkles in it. The blinds were broken. There was a door in the back corner of the room that was locked from the other side and we didn't know where it went to. The room next door was the laundry room for the hotel (for the hotel laundry not for people staying in the hotel). We peeked in there and didn't see a door going to our room so hopefully it was just a storage room or something but still kind of creepy for 2 women alone.

There was an unlabeled video tape in one of the drawers (but no video player) and I joked it was probably a porn tape! The TV and microwave and fridge were all plugged into the same extension cord and did not look safe.

When My sister sat on her bed the light over her bed would go off on it's own. The sheets were threadbare and the bed coverings looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a long time. The towels in the bathroom were so thin and had frayed edges and threads hanging from them and my sister's bath towel had a huge hole in it!!

The guy from the front desk stopped in to fix a broken thing he noticed and it totally gave me the creeps!

This was by far the worst place we stayed at during our 6 week trip! I would not recommend it at all! YUCK!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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San Francisco, California
1 review
“Awesome!! What motels use to be!!!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2011

My husband & I Were coming through from the grand canyon and did not want to stay in Las Vegas. Stopped in at the Sands and got a great king room for a great price of 59.00. The staff was so helpfull, laundry on the property and discounts at eatries on each side. It was a short walk to a delifgtful downtown. This peoperty is super clean and comfortable. I would recommend it highly!!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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UK
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“NEVER stay here....COCKROACHES”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2011
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people found this review helpful

We stayed here after we left Vegas and wanted to see Hoover Dam on the way to Grand Canyon. We should have known that there might be problems when a gentleman game to the front desk doing up his trousers. We were given the advertised rate which wasmcheaper than others in the area, but didn't we pay for taking the deal! The complementary breakfast advertised for the rate was not mentioned to us in booking, but having slept in the room, I would not have eaten it anyway. My husband and I can generally mix in with any surroundings but our room in this one storey motel was awful. The mattress protector, which was visible was ripped and the carpet very dark, clearly so you count see the marks. There was a very old and rusted AC machine in the room and a bathroom window which was, again rusted and about to fall out. Other reviews on here say this room was clean. It was anything but. So dusty and tatty. To top it all off in the morning a cockroach crawled out from my husband's trousers which he had put in the floor over night. We were disgusted. We trapped it under a bin for the owner to see and I went to tell them about the problem that we had encountered. Instead of being sympathetic the lady owner said that she was aware that there were cockroaches and that there was nothing that she could do about it. Sometimes she told me that they out chlorine down the toilet to try and stop the problem. The least I would have expected was some sort of warning about this before sharing my room with them. I use trip advisor a lot for planning trips but was so appalled by this hotel that I have signed up to write a review. Disgusting.

  • Stayed May 2011, 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
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2010

I really enjoyed my stay at the sands motel. The staff is awesome.

  • Stayed May 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2010

it was awsome. the rooms are very small but the people there are really nice. you are by a 711 and some dinners. you can walk to all the dinners and the 711. they can tell you where you can get differnt things. they have a washer and dryer there where you can do you clothes. the Southwest dinner is very good. they have awsome food and it is right by the motel

Stayed March 2010, travelled with family
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Address: 809 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005
Price range (per night):* INR3,299 - 5,536

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