Name: El Portal Motel
Address: 420 West Main Street Beatty,West Main Street, Beatty, Beatty, Beatty, NV 89003, United States of America
Rating: 8

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El Portal Motel

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It's a well-maintained motel and perfect for a single step. We spent one night on our family road trip (children ages 5 to 7) between Yosemite and Las Vegas. It's also ideal for access to Death Valley.

All right for one step.

The El Portal Motel in Beatty is a great place to stay when visiting nearby Death Valley National Park, the eastern entrance only being about 10 miles away. Quite a few travelers appear to make this their base either going to or coming from Death Valley. The El Portal is your old school mom and pop motel likely dating back to the 1960s or early 1970s. It's a relatively small establishment having maybe 20 - 25 rooms. My wife and I stayed here for one night in August 2023 while on vacation and on our way to visit Death Valley National Park the next day. It's a very well-kept motel. It has a swimming pool in the back and an awesome old-style motel sign out front that is lit up after dark. Great for some excellent photos. The experience here harkens back to the classic days of road travel across the desert back in the 50s, 60s and 70s. The rooms are retro, but spacious and well kept. The facilities (shower, sink, toilet) were all in good shape and functioned well. The air conditioner kept the room nice and cool all night long. Check-in was easy and friendly. The price was also reasonable for this little town being the gateway to Death Valley. Oh, and there is a nice little motel kitty named Mittens you'll likely meet when either checking in at the front office or somewhere around the property during your stay. She is really sweet and enjoys being petted. Beatty also features a number of stray burros that roam the streets, some of which are friendly. For eats, Beatty has a Subway, Denny's and a couple of other local dining establishments. All in all, a good stopover through the barren desert of southeast Nevada. Nothing fancy - just good, simple and clean accommodations that won't break the bank. We would certainly stay here again should we find ourselves in this area in the future. 

Great old school mom and pop motel

Pro's: price and location. Large refrigerator in the room with a freezer compartment.
Neg's:hygiene, shower curtain was filthy, at the bottom a yellow-brown edge, it was in urgent need of replacement. Shower head also filthy, full of limescale and dirt.

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We stayed here for a night on our cross country road trip. It's quite dated, but clean and comfortable. We were headed to Death Valley and it was close-by and convenient. No breakfast was offered, but there was a nice outdoor pool on the property. 

Close to Death Valley 

As as value for money option in a small town El Portal is perfect for a one night stay enroute to Death Valley.  Yes it is a dated property but it was clean and comfortable with good airconditioning which was much appreciated at this hot time of year  and had everything we needed.  

Value for money

We loved El Portal Motel! We stayed during our honeymoon road trip through Nevada and California. The rooms are basic but clean and well-equipped with a fridge and microwave, as well as tea and coffee facilities. The bed was so comfortable which we appreciated after a long drive. The owner is lovely and we felt so welcomed. Bonus points for the resident cat Mittens who is very friendly and gorgeous, and the owner's dog Max who is a complete sweetheart. I'd recommend this motel to anyone on a road trip!

Amazing!!

Two couples traveling to Death Valley rented two rooms for one night.  Sixties style motel was somewhat worn but clean and well maintained. Rooms were large, beds were reasonably comfortable and the staff was friendly.  Rates were very reasonable, and the motel would be a good base to visit Death Valley if you are unable to secure lodging in the Park. In fact, the room was better than the room we had in the Park at substantially less than half the price. If I am in the Beatty area again, I would stay at this motel.

Great Value Lodging

If this is the best Beatty can do … It’s cute from the outside & looks to have been recently painted. But inside … there was an overwhelming stench of cigarette smoke in our room. Everything is circa 1980. Icky carpeting with lots of stains, brown paneled walls, brown bedspreads and curtains, nothing on the walls, no comfy seating, visible paint patches on the walls, no headboards, slow running tub and sink, tub that looks tan though it’s actually white, there was hair in the tub, ancient plumbing fixtures, plastic baseboards that are pulling away from the walls, 50-year-old windows that don’t open properly (and they needed to because of the smoke smell), ripped screens, horrible cheap soap and shampoo, no conditioner, mildew all over the bathroom. We had a triple room for 5 of us – and there was ONE towel hook. Where the heck are we supposed to hang used towels?!!?! There were no extra blankets. There was good shelf space for toiletries and it was nice to have a coffee maker, small microwave and fridge. It was fairly clean, though the whole thing felt slightly dingy and grubby. It's within an hour of Death Valley, so has a decent location. The staff was just fair. When we asked about restaurant recommendations they just referred us to the folder in our room. They said there was daily housekeeping but all they did was replace the towels. They left the trash and didn’t make the beds, We never saw the owners. We would definitely look for somewhere else if we return. We’ve been in other 50s era motor courts that were really fun. This one was not. It was icky. It was quite inexpensive, but next time we’d pay more for something better.

OK for a night or 2

We spent one night on our road trip to Yosemite and Death Valley. It's a good place to go to Death Valley the next morning. The beds are spacious and comfortable. The rates are very attractive, however, a lot of cockroaches outside the room and a few dead in the room. The motel is conveniently located in Beatty City, but everything is closed from 8:00 p.m. in the city.

A line for one night

Very large room, 2 double beds very comfortable, very clean, easy to reach and quiet. Free parking at the door. Reception care was very good. Snow and microwaves, wifi worked very well. The village is small and everything is handy, as it is in the state of Nevada you can find casinos. Perfect to go to Death Valley.

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