Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site, with both covered and uncovered options. However, the parking area is closed seasonally from July 17 to August 5.

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

Check-in is from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and check-out is at 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

Where is the property located in relation to local attractions?

The property is located in Cheyenne, within a 15-minute walk of the Nelson Museum of the West and Wyoming Transportation Museum. It is approximately 0.7 miles from Cowgirls of the West Museum and 1.1 miles from Lakeview Cemetery.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and kids can stay for free up to a certain age, although specific age limits are not provided.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers a stair-free path to the entrance, wheelchair-accessible path of travel, and limited wheelchair accessibility. There are also well-lit paths to the entrance.

Sands Motel

What guests think

At Sands Motel, travelers describe a budget, retro 1950s-style stay with notable upsides and drawbacks, where experiences range from solid value and helpful staff to concerns about room condition, cleanliness, and the surrounding environment.

Cleanliness feedback spans very clean rooms to serious issues, including dirty linens, smoke odors, and a few reports of bed bugs. Rooms are dated and basic, with recurring problems like weak or missing A/C, short or fluctuating hot water, low shower heads, and occasional broken locks or TVs; some appreciate parking by the door and a courtyard with grills. The location is convenient to downtown and Frontier Days, but several reviewers felt the immediate area could be unsafe or uncomfortable. Overall, expect a no-frills stay with significant variability between rooms.

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Facilities

Basic amenities include parking right by the rooms and a central courtyard with charcoal grills and picnic tables. Several note steps into rooms that limit wheelchair access.

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Sally

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Liked the fact you could park car close to room for offloading bags. Shower was great and powerful. Unfortunately the room smelled of smoke, would ask for a non smoking room if this was possible.

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Delia

20 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed 1 night at the Sands on a weekday. It was clean, felt safe, and the bed was comfy. The night clerk was friendly. We walked downtown from the hotel. The property is older but was kept clean and the parking areas were clean. I like that you can park right by your door. The only downside was our room did not have A/C, it was hot and there was no fan. We got back late so didn't take notice of the room temp and were tired so just went to bed. I would stay again just not in the Summertime without A/C.

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jane

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a 1950s motel, which gave it a lot of charm. We'll maintained. When I arrived, there were several families using the charcoal grills in the central garden with picnic tables. Parking right by your room. But most of the rooms have steps into them. Not suitable for wheelchairs.

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Julie

11 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My door had been kicked in so the deadbolt was broken. Cheap wooden door that you could see light through. The screens were coming off the windows, couldn't safely lock them. Microwave was dirty, fridge was warm, stains on the sheets and the carpet was wet. It was a non smoking room that smelled like smoke. The clerk said it was “the best room???” Inflated rates to screw the tourists. But somebody was growing a nice garden in the courtyard…

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Paige Pozos

15 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The guy who welcomed us in was great, there was an issue with the water when we were there, they were there within two seconds to get it fixed. It’s a very inexpensive hotel but it’s clean and it’s safe that we were kind of had a weird smell to it, the carpet definitely need to be replaced. But overall, it is cute and it has a lot of potential. It has like a little grass barbecue area outside, which we really liked. And it’s very essentially located.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is highly inconsistent: some found rooms very clean, while many reported dirty linens, stained carpets, smoke odors, pests (including bed bugs), and general upkeep issues.

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Marila

14 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is the DIRTIEST hotel I’ve ever stayed. Tge room smells so bad. The carpet is dirty. The bathroom is dirty and tub is also dirty. The whole rooms STINKS. I was nauseated and almost vomited when I entered the room. I couldn’t sleep because of the smell. The bedsheets and the pillows were also dirty. It has hairs on it, luckily I brought some blankets and pillows that i used that night. This hotel ought to be shut down by public health

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Ryan

9 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The linens were dirty from the previous guess. They simply covered the dirty linens with a blanket. There was human hair, dirt, and stains that looked like semen. I had to bring my own linens I had in my car to sleep. They told me they were sorry, but the sheets were old. I told them there was a difference between old and dirty.

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Kelly

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Woke up with a bed bug on my leg. 2 days later my legs look like Swiss cheese.

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John

12 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Filthy, from the stained sheets, nasty bathtub to the pizza crust, open sugar container, rotten banana peel and someones belt all under the bed. I will not stay there again. I understand it's an older place but needs serious cleanliness attention.

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Dianna

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed sheets blanket and spread were dirty.. Floors were filthy... hair in shower...counters dirty. Price and location was good

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Cecile

10 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The first room they assigned us had ants in the bathroom and tHE AC didn’t work. They moved us. The curtains looked filthy but we stayed anyway because we were so tired. Left AS SOON AS WE WOKE UP!

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Cayden

2 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Decent stay for a night or two but not great amenities and the room was not very clean

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Jason

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Filthy rooms. Window type A/C units in both rooms were working but barely able to cool. Overall, don’t stay here if you have any other option. The people working there were nice enough but there’s nothing anyone can do about the condition of this dump without a complete revamp.

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aaron

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I brought bed bugs back to my home from this room. Disgusting!!!!!!!!

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Bridgett

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was friendly and willing to work with us. Air conditioning not great. Cleanliness not great, I recleaned the bathroom. I cleaned the air conditioning filter and washed the shower curtain and window curtains. Not a lot of undesirables around, which made the stay worth it.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated and basic, with recurring problems like weak or missing A/C, short or fluctuating hot water, low shower heads, and occasional broken locks or TVs. Wi-Fi and premium TV channels worked well for some.

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James

5 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hot and cold water fluctuated in temperature. Satellite box television did not work properly

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Ricky

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I liked the large variety of premium channels, the wifi worked well.

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Danielle

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This room is straight out of the 1960's with a pink bathroom sink, a bed like cardboard and a hidden switch to get the ac working. The room was nothing like this picture

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Delia

20 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed 1 night at the Sands on a weekday. It was clean, felt safe, and the bed was comfy. The night clerk was friendly. We walked downtown from the hotel. The property is older but was kept clean and the parking areas were clean. I like that you can park right by your door. The only downside was our room did not have A/C, it was hot and there was no fan. We got back late so didn't take notice of the room temp and were tired so just went to bed. I would stay again just not in the Summertime without A/C.

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jane

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a 1950s motel, which gave it a lot of charm. We'll maintained. When I arrived, there were several families using the charcoal grills in the central garden with picnic tables. Parking right by your room. But most of the rooms have steps into them. Not suitable for wheelchairs.

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Carolyn

14 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Had to book this property because our reservation at the hotel in Denver was cancelled by the property. The front desk guy was very nice. Got a room in the back corner. Property very old. Room had no heat. It was 20° outside and about 40° inside. He gave us a space heater. Worked about 5 minutes. It was late and i wasnt gonna keep running to the office for space heaters. Was supposed to stay 2 nights. Left rarly the next morning. Didnt go back

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Michael

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed was hard as a rock, mattress with no box spring on a homemade frame of a sheet of plywood on 2x6 legs. Sure conditioner sounded like a freight train and blew barely cool air. Had to almost squat to get under the shower head.

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Jason

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Filthy rooms. Window type A/C units in both rooms were working but barely able to cool. Overall, don’t stay here if you have any other option. The people working there were nice enough but there’s nothing anyone can do about the condition of this dump without a complete revamp.

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Rita

2 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was a bed with clean sheets Radiator heat and large crack under door had to roll towel and place in front of door to keep cold out

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Julie

9 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was cute but the hot water only lasted about 8 minutes before it went cold

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Service

Many guests praise friendly, helpful front-desk staff and quick responses to issues, though some reported slow or unavailable check-in and poor handling of requests.

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Henry

19 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Made reservations on line showed up at 11 pm door said closed, rang door bell for 5 min,called 3 times with no answer. Had to go down the road and stay

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Idaly

25 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was super nice, great motel for a cheap option

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Daniel

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Would strongly advise not staying there not a good part of town very dirty not clean. The guy who runs it. Took forever to get to the front desk probably about 30 minutes ringing the bell I get it’s a motel, but it could’ve been a lot better.

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Larry

2 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Matt, at the front desk took care of me from the start. Brought me to the room, showed me the perfect place to park, etc. Good guy!

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Bridgett

4 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk was very friendly and helpful. Personable, and professional the price was reasonable, it was quiet clean and comfortable.

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Mike

21 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place, polite staff, comfortable accommodations.

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Dara

20 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly, very helpful, very reasonable. Clean rooms. Western/Retro style! Will stay again!

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martin

25 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Amber was fabulous; knew the region well, set me up with a guide

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Ashley

2 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were so good to us we stayed a week and they room service checked on us everyday to see if we needed anything. For the price it was perfect for a week stay and we were definitely going to recommend this place to anyone in the area who may need a extended stay. Great service all around perfect place for price!!!

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Casey

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Excellent service

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Location

Convenient for downtown, Frontier Days, and nearby dining, but several guests felt the immediate area had loitering and safety concerns.

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Clovis

1 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lots of shady people wandering around the parking lot. One guy was watching us intently riding his bicycle looking in cars in the parking lot. We did not stay the night. We felt safer in the Walmart parking lot all night! Do not recommend! And area around the motel has lots of shady character’s wandering around as well.

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Sarah

17 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a cute place but felt bit unsafe there was a fight in the room next door and the cops had to come.

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Delia

20 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed 1 night at the Sands on a weekday. It was clean, felt safe, and the bed was comfy. The night clerk was friendly. We walked downtown from the hotel. The property is older but was kept clean and the parking areas were clean. I like that you can park right by your door. The only downside was our room did not have A/C, it was hot and there was no fan. We got back late so didn't take notice of the room temp and were tired so just went to bed. I would stay again just not in the Summertime without A/C.

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Sean

19 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The person working the front desk was very friendly and helpful. The location does not feel safe, and despite the ‘ no loitering’ signs, there was in fact loitering. There was clothing, bowls, and partially consumed bottle outside of our room door implying that nook is where someone was sleeping. The window in the room was opened when we arrived and the room smelled of smoke and the floor was dirty. The staff was very understanding when we declined to stay and we were issued a refund.

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Robin

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

An older motel that is comfortable if you are looking for just the basics. Bed was comfortable and room was overly clean. AC cooled the room adequately. Close but not within walking distance was numerous fast food places.

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Paige Pozos

15 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The guy who welcomed us in was great, there was an issue with the water when we were there, they were there within two seconds to get it fixed. It’s a very inexpensive hotel but it’s clean and it’s safe that we were kind of had a weird smell to it, the carpet definitely need to be replaced. But overall, it is cute and it has a lot of potential. It has like a little grass barbecue area outside, which we really liked. And it’s very essentially located.

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JOSE NASH

4 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was too near to downtown I enjoy it

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Jacquelynn

17 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and conveniently located.

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Craig

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to CFDs Venue

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Sam

14 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, front desk was heloful, area isnt the best. But for the price you pay. Its pretty good. Pmus, they have all the spectrum channels.

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Sands Motel

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