We have to agree with Roger's review under the "non recommended review" section. Owner seemed rather odd, very watchful of everything which made us feel guilty of something although we certainly didn't do anything wrong. Motel is old but fairly clean. No wifi, old tube tv, stove didn't work... Owner is main complaint, very rough and critical it seemed anyway. $70.00/night is about $20.00 too much in our opinion. read more

Have you ever been in a situation that feels like it could be the start of a horror movie? I had exactly this experience but lived to tell my story. We pulled into this hotel pretty late. I was sleeping in the front seat and my male friend went in to secure the room. The owner asked him if I was his wife and he said no. She stated "wake her up" and said I had to be present for the check in even after my friend told her I was sleeping in the car. It was 12:03 a.m. I woke up and complied with her wishes because I just wanted to shower and get settled in but I found this request of hers very odd. She was giving off weird vibes the entire time and her mannerisms were very indicative of someone that was OCD and had controlling tendencies. I also wore a mask into her little office and she seemed to almost mock me in a way that I had it on. She told us all these rules we had to follow and these massive charges we could ensue if we didn't follow.. $400 for smoking in room fee $200 if we somehow found an animal to bring into the room fee $35 for missing key fee $40 for excessive cleaning fee Pretty sure there was also a charge if we left the AC running after we left. And probably will be charged $300 for writing this review.. She then told us about this family with 12 kids in it a couple doors down and how we needed to be quiet as to not wake them?? I was like ok, but thought it was weird she even mentioned. She also kept trying to talk with us but it was late. We just wanted to get settled in. I proceeded to shower and get ready for the night. My friend continued unloading our item. She then proceed to come by not once, not twice, but three times after the fact of check in. It's now 12:30 am. Late. We just want to be left alone. First time: She came over and made sure the door latched. I had shut it but apparently it didn't click to be fully closed. She said she didn't want the bugs to come in. Mind you it's 12:30 a.m. She had just left us for the night and came back out to do this. Second time: Three minutes later she comes rapping on the now latched screen door. She had to ask us if we figured out the ac unit (Mind you we had been in room for maybe 10 minutes. And the AC unit was pretty standard with well labeled buttons that illuminate when engaged.) My friend said "Yes but I'm still unpacking". She then told us to remember to turn it off (now mind you for the second time this same reminder) when we leave tomorrow. We weren't even there for 10 minutes!! Third time: 3-4 minutes later..She asked about 3 bottles of beer my friend had left outside by the bench outside our room. (We were going to have a drink outside to decompress after the long day of travel.) She was very concerned that one of the 12 children would somehow get out of their room to come over by us, take the non twist top beer bottles-find a way to open them and consume them. Mind you this is now 12:40 at night. She finally goes away. We sit outside for a half hour to have our drinks. She now comes out again for a 4th time. Now after 1 a.m. she told us to keep it down and that she didn't want this partying happening since she's "not a partier". We were talking quietly and not being loud at all. She reminded us now for the third time about these 12 kids that she didn't want wakened. At this point I'm now wondering how 12 kids even fit in one whole room... I honestly now felt super unsettled staying here. I felt a complete lack of privacy from her. I was worried I would be awoken to her rapping on the windows finding some other meaningless information to tell us. This woman is invasive. So much so that she invaded my dreams that night. And that was frightening. We took pictures of the room before we left in the morning in case she tries to hit us with any fees. I honestly don't recommend a stay here. I will give her one plus on the very immaculately clean rooms. But it does feel like you are walking on eggshells here the entire time. Someone in another review referred to this as an adult day care. I think that is a pretty accurate statement. read more

Stayed here last week. There is **NO "DO NOT DISTURB" allowed.**Owner can and WILL go in your payed room after you leave **even if you insist you need NOTHING. ^^^^^ I am completely VIOLATED. It happened 3 times. Would not recommend. Keep driving. You have zero privacy. Only 1 lock out of the 3 work for your door. What the hell are you paying for? A shared room?? Awful. Just AWFUL. read more

My car broke down on the interstate 20 miles east of Richardton at 11 in the morning and left my mother and I stranded. This town was the only one with a reasonable tow. I would have driven right past this place, not knowing how great the people were! After finding out the parts wouldn't come in for my car until the next morning. I called the only Motel in town. The lady that answered was So Nice and understanding. She let us check in early with no extra charge so we didn't have to sit around town until 4. This motel is not on any of the travel apps but It was only just over 60 bucks. The room was perfect and fantastic for the price. 2 comfy queen beds, smelled pleasant, very clean, dead bolt, heat worked great, full bathroom with towels and hand soap, refrigerator and microwave. No cooking (besides microwave) or coffee pots aloud in rooms. I'm guessing there was a problem visitor in the past. Right next to Johnnys Cafe with good comfort food and great staff. This community was so nice and helpful and noticeably more like a big family. Couldn't thank them enough! read more

The Ray Bern Motel, a cyclist unfriendly motel. . The owner would not let us check in until 4 pm despite the fact we arrived there at 3 pm, hot and tired. She complained about cyclists putting grease on her sheets and would not allow us to put our bikes in the room. She offered us no alternative.She made a rude comment about the grease that we had on our shirt. She also has no internet connection but was quite happy to tell us about her neighbour's unsecured signal. Avoid this place like the plague! Only go there if you are desperate. read more

On our 12th hour of the day on a drive from Rhode Island, we stopped in the town of Richardton, hoping to find a place to pull over to rest. We planned on stopping for a little while and continuing on to our destination, despite hoping to have a place to get a full night of sleep. Earlier in the day, we had been trying to find a hotel/motel, near Bismarck or Dickinson and anywhere along the way. Not having any luck, we gave up. It was pitch black, so we had no idea what the little town was like, but we happened to come across this motel with a vacancy sign pretty close to the highway. The price was $70, which was $15 more than we were used to paying on the trip. The woman at the desk was very friendly. The room was clean, especially the bathroom and shower. I especially liked the curtain in the bathroom made out of a towel. The room had a cute little kitchen, which included a microwave, refrigerator and even a cutting board and plastic cutlery. We didn't have time to use the kitchen, but it would have been really great, had we used it. There was a TV, but no wifi. The walls were thin so we could hear a loud TV of the person staying next to us until probably 3am and then the room on the other side used their TV at 5:30am. Leaving the town the next morning, it seemed really small but we passed a grocery store and some churches. We also noticed, every local person we passed in the town waved to us which was very pleasant, and we started waving back. Besides for the loud TVs, this hotel was very nice and saved us from a sleepless night of driving. read more

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Everything was clean. No bugs. No residual smoke smell in our non-smoking room. The room smelled a bit like stale water, though. Otherwise, good last-minute place to stay while on the road. read more