Best Western Plus High Country Inn

This is a great place to stop during travel between Idaho and central Colorado. Rooms are clean, comfortable, and quiet, and the hot breakfast is outstanding. My one frustration is the lack of a freezing compartment in the mini-fridge which makes it impossible to re-freeze the blue ice I carry to keep food cold during long, hot driving days.

This hotel is conveniently located off the Interstate but you would never know you're near the freeway once you arrive. It is a beautiful, quiet setting with a huge koi pond, beautiful water feature, walking trail and lovely outdoor area to sit and relax. The rooms were large, clean and the bed was comfortable. We were traveling on motorcycles, so we definitely enjoyed having a restaurant onsite so that we didn't have to get back on the bikes to go to dinner. The service at the restaurant and quality of food was excellent. We would definitely stay here again next time we're in Ogden.

If you’re wondering why some reviews on this place say it is trash and some have high praises, let me clear some things up for you. This Best Western has two types of guest rooms, indoor entry and outdoor entry. We first were placed in an outdoor entry, room 120, a single queen. It had old carpet, pet hair on the sheets (again not in a pet room), several strands of hair on the side of the tub and lots of hair in the drain. The door had a visible gap to the outside where bugs could potentially get in, though we didn’t see any besides a fly. The bathroom had obvious previous flood damage on the frame of the bathroom door with potentially mold going into the postage stamp sized bathroom that had a door swinging into the area where your legs go while sitting on the toilet. My husband saw a stain through the sheets either on a mattress pad or on the mattress. The mattress was old and worn out. We ended up requesting a room change for a cleaner, nicer indoor entry room. The good news is that the receptionists were accommodating and gave us the last indoor entry room available, and it was bigger than our previous room. They were trying to make our experience better, which was great. The new room was 202, which had double queens. It wasn’t in the clearly updated wing by the pool, but the carpet had been replaced with a nice wood laminate, the room was clean, and it was decent. The bathroom was the same size with the same inward swinging door, but it was clean. The mattresses were newer. The only complaint was an old ceiling A/C unit that blew air but did not keep the room cool and started making an obstructed fan sound in the middle of the night. The property is pretty, the lobby is nice, and the gardens kept up by Jeremiah’s are exquisite. The pool and hot tub are decent/standard. The breakfast spread had lots of options and had fresh cut fruit, which was refreshing. In short, there are some parts of the hotel needing upgrading and a hit or miss on cleanliness, but there are accommodating staff and the out-of-room amenities are good.

This Best Western Plus is an absolute dump. Just disgusting. Tear it down. Old and unkept. Vacuum Cleaner just sitting in the corridor all day and night. If you enjoy cigarette smoke, this is the place for you. I am just thankful that stay is the over.