I was dissatisfied with our room because it was not very big, much smaller than was pictured. There was no air conditioning, it was sparsely furnished and three of the light bulbs were burned out. The swimming area was very dirty and the swimming pool was full of bugs. I do not know why they had a swimming pool if they did not want to keep it clean. The location of the motel was good, close to everything and to Lake Estes. We did have a small refrigerator which was nice.

I stayed in the Budgetel Four Winds Motor Lodge for several days in July 2006 while I picked my daughter up from camp; she spent one night in the front room. I believe I paid about $100 per night for a 2-room "suite". The front room contained a full-size bed, a dorm-sized refrigerator, and a color TV (fairly new) with cable. The back bedroom contained a queen-sized bed and a color TV that I would estimate was about 20 years old - the tuner was a knob, and it could only "tune in" the VHF cable stations. Luckily the Weather Channel was on 11.

As noted below, this is a bare-bones motel. They provided soap, towels, and a bed. Everything was scrupulously clean, but worn down. The beds were firm, but not rock-hard. I found them comfortable.

The bathroom was small and clean. I got plenty of clean (if a little worn) towels. The pool is VERY heated and was not used much. I woudl not want to swim laps - it was too warm. There is no shade in the pool area.

I went to check on the "breakfast" (coffee, doughnuts, and granola bars) one morning, but they only had powdered non-dairy creamer, which I hate, so I skipped it.

The motel is about a mile from a Safeway (which also contains a Starbucks), and there is a sidewalk most of the way, so I got my exercise and caffeine.

In summary, if all you want is a bed and a bathroom this is an OK place to stay. I was happy with it, and feel that (given prices in Estes Park in the summer) I got what I paid for.

This hotel was not our intended hotel. We originally booked at the All Budget but they misbooked us for the wrong night so they were kind enough to find us a room elsewhere. It was tricky because I had a dog, two teenagers, and two adults who needed seperate rooms. They found a 3 room "suite" at the Budget Host for $124. I said Great! The suite turned out to be like this. The first room was a small open bedroom fully open to a small sitting area where a foldout couch was. The foldout mattress was smaller than a standard mattress. This was considered two of the three bedrooms. The only real bedroom was seperated from the other two areas with a door. The blankets were close to being called rags in my book but the sheets appeared clean. The bathrooms seemed clean but there was no shampoo or blow dryer so you need to remember to bring your own. The continental breakfast was twinkies, muffins, and some drinks. The place is okay if you were like us with nowhere else to go but I would keep looking if I wanted any niceties.