When we walked in the door there were people leaving that smelled of fresh cigarette smoke. Through…read moreout the building it smelled of cigarette smoke. I'm very sensitive to cigarette smoke and left stuffed up and had a headache. Wrong place for me to stay!

We are traveling cross county on a motorcycle and finding quirky, non traditional places to spend…read more10 hours is a bonus. Lodge motif, cozy, loaded with eclectic art and outdoorsy flair... Brown's Canyon Inn is clean, the beds are comfy and the shower pressure is amazing. The owners are super friendly and eager to talk with visitors about Salida and beyond. Staying at Brown's Canyon Inn has been one of the highlights of our trik

I was looking for a unique stay on my way back from Santa Fe to Denver, and have always loved…read moreSalida and its charm. I came across this renovated motel that also offered Airstreams as an option for respite. I was excited to visit the motor lodge, and had heard great things from friends who had stayed here in the past. I was pleasantly surprised at how incredibly well-kept and clean the place was, and how inviting the staff was. I stayed in the Pee Wee Airstream, and it was clean, spacious for one person, and so comfortable. I felt completely safe and cozy, and despite their being a shared bathroom for all of the Airstreams, it was never inconvenient during my stay. I didn't have my dog for this trip, but am hoping to make another trip down there with her and would love to stay here again!

Wow - Trinity truly went above and beyond to make sure my birthday weekend wasn't ruined (by a bad…read morestay we booked somewhere else in town) This place has so much charm. It was the exact right vibes to celebrate my birthday. All of the details are so thoughtful. The rooms are clean and include a good size 'retro' mini fridge. The A/C kicks for a good, cold sleep. The beds are comfy and pillows are nice. It was a very quiet stay. I really don't have one bad thing to say about this spot. I really can't wait to come back again soon for another delightful stay! :)

From the moment I walked in I was greeted with AMAZING service from Alicia. She was very thorough…read moreon all of the offerings they have. I am a person that loves to sleep with a fan. She said that they offer fans to the guests and quickly grabbed a box fan for me. She even offered to carry it to my room for me since I had a dog with me. They are SOOOO dog friendly and she gave some lovin's to my dog right away and offered some treats. Bed is comfortable and toiletries are great. The dispensable kind so you don't have to worry about little bottles everywhere. I would stay here again 100% and I haven't even gotten to sleep yet. I'm sure the rest of my stay will be great!! Top notch!!

Great place. Large suites with full kitchen. Nice hot tub. Affordable place with friendly staff.read more

I always rate "value for money" & this hotel does a good job. 'Good' breakfast, not great…read more Excellent location from which you can motor to Monarch Ski or direct to mountain bike trails.

BLUF: friendly staff, but heat, water, and breakfast mediocre…read more Stayed 3 nights. The rooms are clean and spacious. The staff was always friendly. If you want your room to be serviced make sure you ask for it because they only service rooms upon demand. The breakfast is passable, but minimal. There will always be some sort of egg, some sort of sausage, and some sort of potato. Along with that the usual bread and bagels to toast, juices, yogurt, cold cereals, waffle maker. Biggest complaints have to do with the room water and heating / Cooling. The water pressure was good, but sometimes he would turn the water on and get scalding water for one minute and then get nothing but lukewarm water the entire rest of your shower. There really was no consistency and even if you did get the temperature just right it would probably change within a minute or two. Ended up taking a lot of warm showers not hot showers. The other issue has to do with the heating and cooling in the rooms. They are still using the kind of old style console Heating and Cooling system, and you have to actually choose whether to heat or cool so if you're in that weird window where sometimes you need to heat up sometimes you need to cool you have to manually do it. And even when you do set it it's very questionable as to whether the thermostat is accurate and whether you'll ever actually achieve the temperature you set.

We forgot to book a motel for last weekend's trip to Salida. Crikey, the chains wanted up to $240…read moreper night. No, thanks. Lucky for us, Silver Ridge had a two-queen room at a much lower rate. Whizzing by on US 50, it looks like a run of the mill old motel. Nope. Rooms have been renovated. Ours was clean and looked nice inside. What we liked: Full size fridge/freezer Hot tub: It's reserve-in-advance by room in 30 minute blocks. No smelly tweakers, couples making out, or loud kids to kill the buzz (and enough chemicals to kill all germs). Our roomy shower had thick glass doors, preferable to a curtain. The self-operated pancake machine in the breakfast area was a fave of our kiddos, who could watch the pancake on a conveyor belt. Just ok: Breakfast was hit or miss. Biscuits/gravy were my fave. Pancakes did the trick. Coffee was fine. However, my scrambled egg discs were cold and the sausage patty tasted too weird to eat. Fruit, milk, OJ, and standard Continental fare were included, too. Bonus: The recent model smart tv was loaded with apps, but you have to login with your own credentials. People forgot to log out of Disney, Prime, and Netflix. While we have each of these, it's nice to have access if you don't already have them. The Salida Aquatic Center sits across the road if you want some hot spring-fed waters. Overall, Silver Ridge combines nicer-than-expected accommodations at a lower price than nearby chains while maintaining the intimate feel and personal touch of a local business. Five Salida motel stars

Very cute little lodge. Beds a comfortable but the pillows were too large for me. Wonderful…read moreindoor hot tub and sauna that you can sign up for private use! Continental breakfast was below below average. No decaf coffee. The egg substitute patties that were microwaved from frozen were scary. White bread or white bagel. I did enjoy the little yogurt from the fridge but that's all.

This place was super cute and the location was perfect. On the main drag and about 5 minutes from…read morethe historic downtown where there are plenty of shops and places to eat and drink. The service at the front desk from all three people were amazing. Very friendly and great recommendations to shop and eat. Views were beautiful from the hotel and the rooms were clean, had a fridge, coffee maker and microwave. Will be back here again!

Booked with this place. Had to cancel because of family reasons. Canceled 6 days in advance, but…read morethey will not refund my payment. They literally said, that is the gamble you take when you don't book a room with a refundable option. BTW, hotels.com was willing to provide an exception if this hotel was good with it, but the hotel just wanted free money. I go to Salida often, I will never stay with this place.

My sister and I stayed here towards the end of March. The location is easy to access. It was a…read morequiet and peaceful getaway. All of the animals are well taken care of and added to the overall wonderful experience. The hosts are very friendly and offered a delicious breakfast. There is also a well-marked trail on the property, for those who wish to commune with nature. Cheesemaking classes are also available. We purchased some of the goat milk lotion, it's made on site (I believe). Wonderful product for the dry Colorado air. I would definitely recommend!

MY FAVORITE PLACE IVE EVER STAYED…read more Get ready for the coziest mountain get away where you can run wild with the goats, chickens, ducks, cows,dogs, alpacas, and cats! Everything from the beds to the breakfast was perfect, plenty of study space with games and activities, this place was worth every penny! Gina and Darcy were wonderful chefs and baristas, they made this stay perfect! I simply can't recommend Mountain Goat Lodge enough!

We booked a room through Expedia that turned out to not suit our needs- the owners were very…read moreaccommodating in getting us an Expedia refund and moved us to a better room ( for us) at a good rate. Nice place great people

Stayed 2022. The place is cute on the outside and has a neat courtyard. The lady was very, very…read morenice and accommodating. There is no breakfast, but she gave us a card for 10% off breakfast burritos from the food truck next door. That was fine... but it wasn't open the next morning! Kind of a bummer. There are a few little things if you want to nitpick, but this place gets 5 stars because we left a tablet under a bed and she immediately mailed it to our house... no charge! Good people.

We hardly ever stay in locally owned motels like this, but we had a few rooms booked for a family…read moregathering. My sister-in-law stays there regularly and recommended it. I honestly didn't have high expectations, and if I'd known they were so welcoming of dogs, I would have been even more doubtful. How clean could a dog motel be? Well it was spotless. I was astounded. I don't know what the other reviewers are seeing when they say it's not clean, but this was not remotely our experience. And I promise, I am pretty picky, judgmental, and unforgiving about dirty establishments. Rooms were right about the size you expect for a motel. Not huge, but not cramped, by any means. I expected cheap finishes and supplies, but everything felt high quality and well appointed. Thick, soft towels; comfortable, medium-firm beds; good quality linens. Okay, the shower was a prefab shower kit, and not tiles. There's ya the one weakness I could spot. But the water was hot and the pressure was good so do with that what you will. We enjoyed a family dinner at the picnic tables with a nice mountain view, followed by a relaxing evening by the fire pit. Front desk staff, both on arrival and the next morning, were friendly and accomodating. Continental breakfast was super convenient, if not extensive, but it was a freebie on a very good room rate, so anyone should be ashamed if they complain about this. Who doesn't like toast, anyway? I cannot stress enough how surprised I was that a motel that not only welcomes--but actively celebrates!-- all things dog-related, could be this clean, quiet, and orderly. I wouldn't hesitate to book here again.

Horrible business practice- shady motel. DO NOT book with this place unless you are 100% certain…read morethat you can stay there. They require a 48 hour cancellation notice- so a family member came down with COVID and I could not longer go. Notified motel and was basically told sorry. They didn't have availability for other dates. They could have at least offered a credit for a future stay. NOPE, nothing but sorry. I was charged the full amount. DISGUSTING business practice. Shame on this shady place.

It was pretty much what a well-run Comfort Inn should be. I feel kind of funny about giving a…read moremodest motel five stars, but it does not pretend to be any more than that, and so it fulfills its promise. Rooms were clean, no funky smells, staff gave us extra towels so we could go to Hot Springs Pool facility. Breakfast was typical fare plus green chili to slather on scrambled eggs or whatever else you might want to do with chili. Pastries were a little tired. I actually wish motels would quit doing breakfasts and give me a good excuse to find greasy spoon cafes, but I am in the minority.

It seems that hotels in Salida suffer from grade and PRICE inflation. Most hotels/motels there…read morewere highly STAR rated, high priced but had manifold negative comments, and once we saw them in person we could understand why, most were dumps. We chose the Comfort Inn which was the least dumpy place and one of the more expensive. It was OKAY, with a decent breakfast, somewhat dated but clean rooms, indoor pool (we didn't use) and the most peculiar layout, the ONLY elevator is at the OPPOSITE end of the quite long building from the Reception/Check-in desk and breakfast area. Salida itself is an absolutely lovely town.