Travel: Silver Sage Inn, Moab, Utah
This post is included in the Carnival of Food and Travel #2.
Part of a series: (links to go live as they get posted)
- Packing
- Getting to
- Moab, Utah
- Silver Sage Inn
- Arches Tips and Trails, part 1
- Arches Tips and Trails, part 2
- Canyonlands Tips and Trails
- Salt Lake City, part 1
- Salt Lake City, part 2
Moab is an expensive town in which to stay. One- and two-star motels run over $100/night. That’s why I feel very fortunate to have found the Silver Sage Inn.
It’s not fancy or large. In fact, it looks like a converted long-term storage facility—a long-term storage facility that was converted in the 1970s.
But what it is is clean and efficient. I can’t remember the last hotel room I was in where I felt completely comfortable that everything was clean. Nothing is new. That much is obvious, but when I pulled out the in-room coffee maker’s filter cup? Clean!
And one day, when I was walking out, I saw one of the cleaning staff taking a washcloth to a coffee machine in a newly vacated room. So I can first-hand eyeball witness that they do in fact clean very, very well.
All the drawers in the dresser? Clean! No dust, no lint, no nothing.
Not all rooms have a microwave and a refrigerator so it helps to book well in advance. There is a set in the office though. These appliances help a lot because you’ll need provisions everyday when you visit the national parks.
Also, the Inn does not serve breakfast. And it does not have a swimming pool.
But it does have large storage sheds for your larger outdoor gear. There is also a barbeque grill and a reliable ice machine.
Another huge plus is that it is very, very quiet. When I first arrived, I was concerned that the seemingly flimsy walls were going to be totally sound transparent. After a long day of hiking in the sun, you just don’t want a noisy neighbor keeping you up. But on all four nights of our stay, we did not hear any conversations, alarms, TVs, etc. It was great.
We got the internet rate of $69.95/night. That’s good even on weekends. Even though the online booking is only good for a room with two double beds, I called the location directly, and they gave me the queen-sized room with the microwave and the refrigerator for the same price.
I’m very glad we stayed here.