Stayed here with three of my sons in August 2010. The room was tatty, all furniture was both dated AND beyond serviceable life. Mattresses too old and worn to give anyone a good nights sleep. Breakfast was a joke - a packet watery fruit drink and packed cakes. If you have any other options DO NOT STAY HERE. Chose a park bench instead or sleep in the car or a cardboard box under a bridge. Anywhere will be more comfortable and better value. (I forgot to say - it was the most expensive place we stayed in).

For my family this motel was an excellent value. We went on vacation on a budget and did not waste a lot of money a motel. We spent most of our time out in the Rockies and in the town and just came in to sleep. The staff and owners were friendly and our room was clean. I am going to visit the Rockies again and this motel will be the first place I check to see if they have any rooms. I also wanted to include that the view from our room was excellent. I loved sitting on the balcony in the mornings and watching the sunrise in the mountains.

We come to Estes Park several times each year and always stay here. The owner is very friendly and always makes us feel at home. The rooms are always spotless and very comfortable. It is an older motel, as are most of the motels in Estes, but it is very well maintained. We really like the "grab and go" breakfast choices, so we don't have to sit and wait for the service and poor quality food we find in many "hot breakfast" motels. The elk like this place too - we see them around the motel every time we are here. We really enjoy staying here and feel so good about our visit when we have to leave.

We originally booked with the Tyroll Lodge but thought it was a better deal to come to the Big Horn Mountain Lodge as there are 3 queen beds and we have 3 children, 2 of them teenagers. That was great as well as knowing that the lodge was run by a Christian.

However, the room was very old, stained carpet, furniture, etc. Dirty bathroom with no separate light, so if you have to use it in the middle of the night, you'd have to tun on the light in the vanity and bathroom which would wake everyone up.

The clock radio was connected to the light switch so the time was never correct and it was always flashing. The main light in the middle of the room did not work.

Internet connection was sparse and come & go.

When I asked the manager for more toilet paper, he replied that I should have enough, but brought some anyway and apologized. The manager was kind aside from that, but for $135 I wasn't expecting to stay ovenight in a place that had peeling paint and crumbling walls. I would have gladly spent an extra $20-40 for something a lot cleaner and updated.

I will definately check with trip advisor on all future trips! I definitely should have before booking this one!