Magnuson Hotel Manitou Springs

A rather basic hotel, which seems like it was lost somewhere in the 1990s and has not seen much maintenance or updates since then. For some reason, all the light bulbs were very low wattage, so even with all the lights turned on, it was still dark and rather gloomy in the room. The bed mattress was also one of the worst we had in the US, being very soft and you could roll off if too close to the edge. A bit of maintenance, a new coat of paint and a few other things could make a significant improvement to the perception of the hotel rooms. Outlook: Second-floor room with a window view out over the common parking area. Decor: Rather dated, but somewhat functional. Desk & electrical sockets: Desk with accessible power socket, no USB charging ports. In-room safe: No Breakfast: Very basic American-style buffet with limited choices of cereal, waffles or muffins, yoghurt, and brewed coffee – that's all folks.

This hotel needs some serious cleaning (our carpet was pretty dirty) and attention. The price should reflex a nicer hotel. But our biggest complaint is that house keeping went into our room BEFORE we checked out. We still had personal items in the room and they came in and stripped the bed. We were out for a short walk at 10:00 am so we were well before the 11:00 am check-out. When I complained at the front desk I was told that was their policy if we did not have the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door. WHAT???? We have stayed in many hotels all over the world for nearly 50 years and have never had to tell house keeping not to come into our room before we checked out. Who would be responsible if something was missing? Will never stay again and will advise others not to stay as well. We travel to Manitou several times a year and this was the first try at this hotel. There are many other much nicer hotels to stay in the area. Pick another one.

Great Location, Needs a Facelift We had a good stay in Manitou Springs, primarily because it is so close to Garden of the Gods, Old Colorado City, and the Red Rocks Open Space (all of which were terrific). The two Magnuson hotels are better than most in Manitou, but could use a face lift and a hot breakfast.