Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site, but parking is limited.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Pets are allowed with a fee of USD 20 per pet, per night, and a maximum pet deposit of USD 100 per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 2:00 AM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer?

The hotel has limited wheelchair accessibility, including accessible public areas and facilities.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is centrally located in Salina, within a 5-minute walk from Salina Fort Monument and Salina Park, and 0.9 miles from Blackhawk Arena.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

High Desert Inn in Salina

Average nightly price at High Desert Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$65
February	$68
March	$69
April	$76
May	$82
June	$85
July	$90
August	$81
September	$80
October	$74
November	$64
December	$60

What guests think

Across many reviews, High Desert Inn is praised as a clean, comfortable, family-run stopover with updated rooms and warm, helpful staff, offering easy parking and a convenient in-town location for travelers passing through Salina.

Multiple guests mention noise from thin walls, traffic, and loud air conditioners, and a few note minor maintenance or door-lock issues. Facilities are basic but include pet-friendly rooms and a small outdoor area; there is no on-site breakfast, though a coffee shop and Mom’s Cafe are nearby. Overall, expect a straightforward, value-focused motor inn suited to short, no-frills stays.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic with easy parking, pet-friendly rooms, and a small outdoor picnic/grill area. A few guests note limited accessibility for people with mobility needs.

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Evelyn

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed our stay very much! there was plenty of parking, the room was comfortable, and it was quiet! Thank you!

10

Gregory

Aug 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had a newly renovated room that was great. This motel has a nice outdoor table area too, and a grill, so you could cook up a dinner from the little grocery across the street instead of spending money at one of the limited restaurants in town.

10

Laura

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I would stay here again. It was surprisingly quiet. Friendly staff. The pet area was just average.

10

Laurie

Sep 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, beautifully kept, and dog friendly. The owners are on site and clearly are devoted to making your stay a nice one. The town is a lovely place to stop on your route 50 adventure. Visit Mom's for lunch!

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Michael

Aug 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is not handicap accessible. The front desk clerk was high as kite and the front office was full of marijuana smoke. They tried to update room but left old nasty tubs, hard beds. Avoid avoid avoid

10

Deborah

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great for the price and dog friendly.

10

John

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This absolutely is the cleanest and best maintained motel we have stayed in that also has pet friendly rooms. The staff at check-in, even late at night, are extremely friendly, price is decent, parking good, and overall area and motel are great. They even have a dog bed in the pet friendly rooms. Additionally, there is a middle and elementry school a few blocks away where you can walk your dogs. Overall, we had a great experience and stay here, and if you need somewhere nice to stay in this area, definitely stay here.

10

Thomas

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great place, friendly staff but the property had no handicap accommodations and the property was very plain. But great stay

10

Carol

Jun 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Definitely exceeded expectations. Really friendly owners, clean as can be in the room. Its not super fancy, obviously, but i was so pleased at how pristine the beds, towels, fridge and microwave are. Air con works well too. Picnic tables and convenient ice maker are a plus!

10

Kathy

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very nice family owned motel. Salina is a small uneventful town yet this place was an excellent location for our agenda. We stayed four days. They have a little countyard with a great grill, refrigerator and microwave. The shower was awesome with terrific pressure. Clean place. Highly recommended for just pulling off the road and getting rest or staying some as we did. 5 Stars!!

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Cleanliness

Most reviews praise very clean, well-maintained rooms, with housekeeping seen as diligent. A small number reported odors or stained or dated elements.

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Melissa

Sep 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Of all the years we have booked with hotels.com, this was the only and most disappointing. The review said Superb. It was far from that. Although the front desk person was pleasant, the room condition was inferior. It smelled of Lysol and the carpets were stained. False advertising. When we tried to get a refund (not healthy for my husband recovering from a respiratory infection ), the smell was strong chemical. The front desk person said to have hotels.com call to get a refund. They did and the refund was denied. We could not stay there. It was a very disappointing experience. This place is not clean. Beware!

10

Bobbi

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

For an older hotel it was really clean

8

Christopher

Jan 5, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, great bed, quiet.

10

Vanessa

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

amazing staff and spotless rooms

10

Marc

Sep 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fast and friendly check in, room was exceptionally clean, including Bath area. Would stay again next trip through town.

10

Randall

Sep 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean.

10

Senic

Jun 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Thank you to the owners and staff for keeping this place so clean. You rarely find places like this nowadays. We stayed for one night and absolutely loved how clean it was. Defines will stay here again when visiting!

10

Thomas

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property was exceptionly clean. Bed was very comfy. Nice size room. Bath was newly renovated Great price as well

10

Lori

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice and very clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend this motel to my friends and family.

10

Wesley

Jan 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The other guests weren't kidding, this place is impeccably clean, you can tell the housekeeping staff take pride in their work. Room was spacious, comfortable bed and bedding. The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. Cute little town, worth a stop if you're taking the scenic route. Would stay again.

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Rooms

Rooms are updated and comfortable with good beds and some spacious layouts. Recurring complaints include thin walls, road noise, and loud A/C, plus occasional issues like weak door locks or worn fixtures.

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Gary

Jul 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was a fine motel for an overnight stay. It's obviously an older property. Because of this sound-proofing wasn't great and I heard adjoining guests chatting well into the night and early the next morning. For the price it was fine. I'm not sure how it received a 9.2 rating on Expedia, I would give it an 8 at best.

10

Steven

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great room. Check-in clerk was super friendly and gave information about the little town we were visiting. Only complaint is is that the a/c was very noisy, finally had to turn it off, but thankfully the room remained comfortable enough to be able to sleep.

10

Dan

Nov 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Small and older motel but recently remodeled. Not the Ritz, but clean & quiet

10

Janeen

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff. Clean and remodeled. Great place to stay. Would definitely stay again.

10

Eric

Dec 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The gentleman at check-in was friendly and welcoming, and he gave me a good overview of the motel. The room I was given had recently been renovated, and it was beautiful. It was tastefully decorated, the bed was comfortable, and the heater and thermostat worked great. The restroom was clean and modern, and overall I was exceptionally happy with the value that I got for the stay.

6

Gary

Jul 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

AC worked well but was loud. Had to turn it off in order to sleep. Pillows were all very thin and I wasn't able to sleep on my side with them. Bed was a little stiff and squeaky (couldn't sleep on my side).

8

Carol

Oct 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff very nice, hotel clean and comfortable. However, walls are thin as other guests coming in and out is very disturbing. Would I stay there again? Probably not because the noise is too much and there isn’t a decent meal option in the whole little town.

4

Sergio

Jan 4, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Coffee maker did not work, dirty. Walls very thin, complex shakes when big rigs pass by. Had a hard time to go to sleep.

8

janet

Oct 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, comfortable beds. Bathtub looks like it was painted so it is peeling. Lock on door didn’t seem secure

10

Richard

Mar 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great bed and large room.

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Service

Service is consistently friendly, welcoming, and efficient, with owners often on site and helpful at check-in. There are isolated complaints about service quality.

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Guy

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The owners have done many upgrades and are continuously improving the facilities. The staff is all family relations; all were friendly, accommodating and onsite for the duration of our stay. From the quick check in, clean room and conversation it was a winner from the get go! As a half way stop to Denver we will use this gem of a motel going forward!

10

Omar

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent stay. Shawn checked us in quickly and amiably. Great location--close to gas station, market, and cafés. The room was very clean and comfortable.

10

Georgiann

Jun 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Main office personnel were fantastic helping us with a problem

10

Peter

Oct 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was a breeze. Service with a smile. I was treated with respect and professionalism. Thank you!

10

Micki

Mar 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I cannot say enough about the service at this hotel. The staff is so GREAT! The one night we came back late and our key would not work. We turned around to go to the front office and here came the office girl with two new keys. We had not even made it down the stairs. AWESOME! It's also close to the cutest coffee shop. LOVE IT!

10

Steve

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From the moment I arrived I felt welcome. Sean checked me in and was friendly and informative. Everything was nice and clean and for breakfast Mom's Cafe was right across the street! I would recommend highly.

10

Ted

Jan 2, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and comfortable. Staff was very accommodating and informative.

10

Lori

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice and very clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend this motel to my friends and family.

10

Shauna

Feb 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great. Very welcoming and accommodating. Room extremely clean and recently renovated. Anytime I stay in Salina, I will stay here!

2

Weylin

Apr 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place itself was alright but the service was lacking and they tried to rob us. We paid our fare. Stayed the night and left. They tried to charge our card 250$… a week after our stay. There wasn’t enough on it. They tried again for 50 and once more for 10. They were just trying to get as much money out of us as possible. They didn’t even give us a reason for these charges. My guess is that the hotel wasn’t doing well that week. I recommend against staying here.

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Location

Convenient in-town location near I-70, walkable to restaurants, coffee, and a grocery, yet away from the freeway. Suits road trips and quick stopovers.

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Steve

Jul 28, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice bed. Clean room. Good location.

10

Olga

Oct 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk gentleman was very personable. Room was clean & quiet. Parking was easy and A/C in the room was nice. My sister recommended it since she passes through Salina. Easy walk to everything. We were not disappointed.

10

Omar

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent stay. Shawn checked us in quickly and amiably. Great location--close to gas station, market, and cafés. The room was very clean and comfortable.

10

Doreen

Jun 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Family owned with the owner greeting all of his guests no matter the hour. Convenient to walk to restaurants and a specialty coffee cafe.

10

Linda

Oct 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean room. Walkable to restaurants.

8

Patricia

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice family owned motel, looks like recently updated and very clean. Convenient location when traveling through Utah. Mom’s Cafe was close by for food.

10

Michael

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I loved the price, service location and room comfort and condition. I had everything I needed for a two night stay at a price that would definitely bring me back. My room had been redone since my last visit and was nicer than many places where I would have to pay twice as much. About a mile off Interstate 70, close to a Denny's and Maverick with the best Gas prices in Utah.

10

Elizabeth

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great little hotel in the middle of town. Located away from the freeway but easy access. Great front desk service. Recently updated, very clean and comfortable. For us, great place to rest when traveling to Colorado. Will be back!

10

Gary

Oct 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pleasant staff, clean room, and convenient to the highway - everything you need. Would definitely stay there again!

10

Augustina

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Location was great!

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Dining

No breakfast on site. Guests rely on nearby options such as the coffee shop next door and Mom’s Cafe, though a few note limited choices in town.

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Herb

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I would stay here again. There is nothing fancy about this place, or no pool, no breakfast. But the bed was great and the room was clean. They get extra credit because they enforce their pets policy. Im a pet lover, especially my own and not everybody elses pet.

10

Filip

Oct 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Best places I have ever stayed in… for $99. Nice and clean, comfortable, good little coffee shop next door.

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Micki

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I love that it is family run and they remember us each time we stay. Rooms are always clean and comfy. It located to about anything you could want to see in town. The coffee shop next door is great as well.

10

Gregory

Jun 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great room excellent price really good location. Moms Cafe across the street serves amazing breakfast.

8

Patricia

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice family owned motel, looks like recently updated and very clean. Convenient location when traveling through Utah. Mom’s Cafe was close by for food.

10

Steve

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From the moment I arrived I felt welcome. Sean checked me in and was friendly and informative. Everything was nice and clean and for breakfast Mom's Cafe was right across the street! I would recommend highly.

8

Paul

Jun 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly check in. This is a comfortable room for the night. If you want brand new and fancy soaps etc, then you need to pay more elsewhere. Breakfast not included.

8

Jerry

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

In the right location for us along I-70. The AC needs work.... but very comfortable bed. Very few services or eating establishments close by... FY

8

Anh Tu

Sep 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

1 night stay. I can't tell much except the host was friendly and room was spacious. No breakfast though.

10

Doreen

Aug 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet and cozy. A great mom and pop coffee shop right next store.

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High Desert Inn

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