Retro Inn at Mesa Verde

What a delight! Each room is thoughtfully decorated according to the room number which corresponds to a particular year. Ours was 1965. Throughout the establishments are colorful, 50-60’s furniture and accessories. Game room plus table tennis only adds to the ambience. Laundry and an outdoor large tv screen are available. Thoughtfully appointed throughout in this enjoyable stop.

The structure reflects the 2-star category in terms of services. The rooms are spacious, clean, and fairly quiet, the beds are comfortable, but they need to be updated in terms of equipment and furniture, which are certainly outdated. The relaxation area for guests with a pool table and foosball table is nice, but the laundry room is a bit small (there's only one washing machine and one dryer). Breakfast is very basic and definitely needs improvement.

We regularly stay at this groovy old-school "motor lodge" on trips through Cortez, and each time note improvements that speak to management's real affection for the place. Individual rooms are now sectioned off by trellis walls, and the interiors are even more colorful and amusingly decorated than even before, as well as quieter. I'm writing this from the "1964" room, graced will a wall-sized photo of the Beatles' guitars and drums. There's also now a sizable game room offering billiards, foozball and a PlayStation. All in all a welcome retreat from the impersonal chain hotels lining Cortez' main strip.

Very clean and quiet with quirky but fun decor. Nice breakfast spread! Don't miss the Elvis photo op and the swinging chairs.

Made a beautiful steak on their grill and shared with staff- very nice accommodations! I will definitely make it a point to stay here when I visit the Mesa Verde National Park come spring! Full breakfast options that went well with my smoked salmon- very clean and small details covered for your convenience!

We recently stayed at the Retro Inn and I can definitely highly recommend it. We stayed in room 1976, and although it's not quite as decorated/themed as some of the other rooms, it was still a great place to stay. As with most of these older style motels, the room is fairly large. We were also glad to see that the sink was outside the toilet/shower area as that helps with a family getting ready in the morning or heading to bed. Of course, you can also back right up to your room, which is super helpful for loading and unloading when on a long road trip. The motel seems to be pretty close to everything in town. There is a game room/hangout room in the middle of the motel, and while we did not utilize it, I can see it being great, especially if staying multiple nights. The breakfast was generally the standard fare but had a couple of other options that you don't always see, such as a breakfast burrito you can heat up. The coffee was also very good. About the only thing I didn't like about our room was that there was no "constant" fan setting on the air conditioner, so it kicked on and off all night, but that's about it. The room was clean and if I come through this way again, I would definitely stay here again.