Pikes Peak Inn

I recommend staying literally anywhere else in Manitou springs! Even a Motel 6 because at least they have employees and door keys! The owner is running this on a shoestring budget. I think it's a one man show there is no front desk so they make you download an app just to check in and access your room. The owner called (from an Texas phone number) 1 hour before our check in and said we need to sign the agreement before we can check in and that they had already gone home for the day at 3pm, we had never received an email though. The owner attempted to send it to my wife and I, we tried multiple phone numbers and emails and could not get anything. The owner said they couldn't do anything for us and would not give us access to our room even when we offered to provide cash or card directly. They insisted we cancel the reservation we made and make it again directly on their website. Very stressful to show up and find out you might not have a place to stay. The owner refused to tell us the booking ID they had which apparently differed from ours. We were eventually able to get a different booking ID from calling our booking agency and this let us in. The app was horrible and difficult to use and completely non-functional on the doors or for check out. We had to use the code to get in it felt very cheap, and there are no deadbolts on the rooms! The actual rooms were fine and there were almost no other guests at the hotel. They had recently renovated but clearly on a budget corners were literally cut. The shower door was upside down, assembly instructions were left on the toilet, exposed wiring, and more! Save yourself some stress and don't go here!

Pros: great location with free parking; we could walk everywhere to downtown. The bed and sheets were very comfortable and the wifi connection was easy, strong and secure. Cons: Very small and dark with few outlets - had to get on knees and under desk to get to power *****. The AC didn't work well, the bathroom & shower were very small and the place was very worn, old and outdated. We had to ask for a new bathroom lightbulb upon our arrival.

We stayed in the patio room. 2 bedrooms and it was upstairs which had a deck/patio. A lovely stream flowing below so we opened the patio doors so sound of the stream put us to sleep. Even saw a bear strolling below which was exciting. Highly recommend this place

We picked this place for it's charm and proximity to Manitou Springs stores, restaurants and attractions. We had a comfy king sized bed in a very clean room. The shower was great and they were able to give us an early check-in. Following the suggestion from a previous reviewer, we picked up beignets from down the street and brought them back to our room for breakfast. The hotel ice machine was broken when we were there, and there were no facial tissue or back-up toilet paper in our room.

The motel looks the same as it might have been in the 1960's. The room was nice and large, but dark and uninviting. I usually like old motels, but this one just turned me off. It is a convenient location.