We were spending three days in the area of Petit Jean doing photography and sight seeing. All the pet friendly rooms at the Mather Lodge and all cabins were booked. If you are travelling with a pet, this is the only pet friendly motel in Morrilton. All the others only welcome service animals. Since we had to take our dog with us, this was our only choice. We booked our room by phone and it appeared by photos on the internet that this was a basic motel along the interstate. Man when we pulled up and drove around the place, we stopped and got on the phone to try and find another place to stay to no avail. Trash and junk everywhere, rotten eaves on the buildings, a yucky looking flea market right next door and a rutted up and pot hole filled parking lot. Since nobody else accepts pets, we went in and got our room. The gentleman at the desk was nice and the lobby was clean. When we got to our room, I had to push the door open with my shoulder to get the door to open. It was a non-smoking room, but it still smelled musty. The chair had burn holes in the arms and it and the footstool had dark stains on them. The bathroom is tiny. Overall, the room was a 3.5 out of 5 in cleanliness. One of our face towels was still dirty or badly stained. If the rooms are remodeled, whoever did it must have received all of their training from the 15 minute how-to classes at Home Depot. The tile was crooked, the grout was just smeared on, and any imperfections were filled in with caulk. It was amateur at best. But at least it was fairly clean. In typical fashion of a cheap motel, cost cutting is the name of the game. We didn't eat the breakfast, but went 20 minutes to Russellville and ate at Cracker Barrel. The bed was o.k., had decent t.v. stations and the wifi worked good. The hot water does get out of whack at times and was difficult to regulate occasionally.
The room was quiet, for the most part, and you would hear the occasional jake brake from a big rig and such. We would only stay here again out of desperation.
