looking for recommendations for places to stay in moab Utah.

tried the search engine but not much luck.

will be there either late sept or early october.

notice there are 2 best westerns. is one better than the other? (not a big fan of them on the east coast).. also a holiday inn express and la quinta. or any other good places? not interested in the cheapest or the most expensive. Due to age etc. will spend some time in the motel so want some place decent. Have looked at trip advisor but not that clear really.

guess we want to stay in town? or near town? Is parking a problem if stay out of town. will overlap a weekend.

We really liked Red Cliffs Lodge which is about a 20 minute scenic drive out of town. The rooms have kitchens and living areas as well as private patios on the river. There is a restaurant there as well. A very quiet and scenic location.

The Dream Keeper Inn gets good reviews here.
We've never stayed there but SIL did on our
suggestion and loved it.

http://www.dreamkeeperinn.com/

We prefer staying in town to walk to dinner
and shops in the evening.

We ended up at the Microtel and it was fine.
All modern and a good central location but
we'll book the Dream Keeeper for our next
visit.

Best Western is often the best place to stay in small western towns.

Last month we stayed at the BW Canyonlands in Moab. The rooms are large, the bathrooms are tiny, the A/C is noisy, and breakfast is a zoo, but the location is great.

I liked the looks of Aarchway Inn about 2.5 miles north of downtown. It looks like rooms would have nice views and I read good things about it on google.maps.

The Holiday Inn Express is also probably a good bet.

Beware of the Thai restaurant downtown where our $13 stir-fry had about one ounce of chicken and our wine came to us in an uncorked bottle that had been served many times before.

We stayed at the Holiday Express and found it very nice and comfortable. It is on the edge of town and very quiet, near the departure point of the river trip which we enjoyed immensely. A few minutes to downtown. Accommodations were spacious, bed very comfortable.

charli - how was the AC? quiet or noisy? at the holiday inn?

parking in town a problem?

Parking in town is not a problem.

It astonishes me that somebody can buy one hundred a/c for a hotel and not check to see if they are noisy.

We have a place we love to stay in Portland, OR--Northrup Station. It's in a great neighborhood, the rooms are big, etc. The only downside is noisy a/c that goes on and off through the night.

Joanel,

I'm a long time repeat visitor to The Dreamkeeper and always recommend it. Make res now and you'll be lucky if you get in. They only have 6 rooms and a huge repeat following.

Stay away from the Ramada Inn on Main Street!
The Comfort Suites are quite nice.

I stayed at the BW Canyonlands in May.

The rooms had been redone, the place was fine and breakfast was included. Breakfast did get a bit hectic if you ate when a bunch of others did.

I would still recommend it. Location is right on the main street in town. Easy walk to restaurants. Room was quiet if I remember correctly.

We rented a condo on Center Street, 2 blocks off main, thru VRBO. It was very comfortable,
super convenient, very quiet and had its own back yard w/ parking. Here is the link to the downstairs unit, http://www.vrbo.com/153549. But we stayed upstairs in this unit: http://www.vrbo.com/149341. I would highly recommend either. So much better than just a single hotel room for about the same cost.

Jonel, the A/C was quiet and there wasn't any problem parking downtown. We were there in August.

I agree with the VRBO suggestion. If you go in Sept. it's high season in Moab (May & Sept.)so motel rates aren't cheap yet a condo or house can be the equivalent price with far more amenities and privacy.
Two friends and I rented a nice 3/bdrm-2/bth house last month, a mile from downtown, for 3 nights. We paid $175 ea. for the entire rental. Good motels would have been $80-$100 ea. per night. We're too old & spoiled to share a room.
The house was great, because we woke up to our own kitchen & coffee, packed tailgate-cooler lunches from the fridge, were able to leave one friend's two small dogs there while we hiked and returned to our own grill, fire pit and wine for wonderful patio dinners overlooking the Manti-LaSal mountains on an acre of land that accommodated our enthusiastic vocal chords, without offending neighbors. Having a washer/dryer available is also nice to end the visit with a pack of clean clothes.
If you want a pool, then a condo would be best, but either way, there are some good prices now and lots of availability. The house we had normally rents by the month, but this slow economy motivated the owner to give it to us for 3 nights.
I would always do it that way again.