Name: Pines Motel Inc
Address: 1117 Main Ave #4, St Maries, ID 83861, USA, St. Maries, St. Maries, St. Maries, ID 83861, United States of America
Rating: 7

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Benewah Community Hospital

Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Pines Motel Inc

St. Maries

child-bed

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treatment

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canal-view

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courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

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annex

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

They are trying to screw us out of over $500. They will not answer their phones or return our calls. We checked out and they kept extending our rooms because there was "a pack of ramen noodles left on the counter". Seriously????

Terrible Managment

While the price is right, the rooms show lots of wear and tear.  There was plenty of hot water in the shower.  All of the buttons and labels are missing off the HVAC unit, so you have to try to figure out how it runs.  Fan only seemed to run on a very loud high.  Luckily the window opens.  There is coffee in the hallway.  Room has instant and a microwave.

We stayed here because they offer bike shuttle to the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.  However, when I checked in, I found the motel had changed owners May 1 and there was confusion about my Feb reservation including transport.  This was worked out by telephone since the office shut early and we eventually got hauled to the trail the next morning.  Even though I had written confirmation, something apparently got lost in the sale.  They stated that they will continue to offer this service with a modest fee, but I'd advise confirmation by phone.

Lots of Deferred Maintenance

The hotel looked like it belongs in St Maries. Dated and well kept. 

There appeared to be several  people hanging in the parking lot enjoying themselves that evening. We had to call to get our key at 730pm as it wasn't manned. No big thing as they were quick to run over and got us set up. We went out to find food and the streets were rolling up except the pizza place which was ok.  We came back and ate at our room which had wet floors I'm assuming and hoping from carpet cleaning. We quickly went to bed after eating and slept well until we were blasted awake by mariachi and country music by the folks from the parking lot at 6am. The noise went down until about 730 then blasted. After calling the front desk 3 times without response, I went up and addressed it myself as it was clear and out noised our TV on the highest setting. 

Later that morning I could hear them chanting music in our hall, but it wasn't as loud as the music upstairs. It's been 2 hours and the front desk has made no attempt at customer service. The hotel is clean, but the environment is less than par. 

Clean with issues

First the good:  The staff were super friendly and helpful.  They even offered to help me with my luggage (I had a lot because of a business trip).  The room was very clean, quiet, and cozy.  The bed was comfortable enough.  My heater kept the room comfortable for me and wasn't too awfully loud.  There were 2 nice size tables and 3 chairs, so I had plenty of space to spread out my stuff.  There was a mini fridge and microwave in the room.   There were also two large coffee cups with cocoa packets in them.  That was a nice touch.   

Before I go on to the cons - I would like to note:  From what I've heard, this is the better motel in St. Maries.  Most of the cons below are pretty  minor, and my stay overall was pleasant enough.  If you need to stay in St. Maries, and are on a budget, I would recommend this motel.

Cons:  Don't come here expecting new and fancy.  It is not a chain hotel.  I'm not sure when the hotel was built (maybe 1960s or 70s).  It is well maintained, and looks like it's had some renovations through the years.  It feels a bit like stepping into the early 1980s though.  The bathroom was very tiny and the sink and bathtub were 1970s yellow.  The shower had two separate controls for hot and cold - but not too big of a deal.  The shower head was built for someone short (I am 5' 8" and it hit my shoulders) and had very little water pressure.  It must be the shower head they use, because it had lots of pressure coming out of the tap.  The vanity was small, the light above was a pale yellow, and there is no full-length mirror.  Not very conducive to putting on makeup, doing hair, and getting dressed for a business presentation.   They don't provide a hair dryer, but I always carry my own.  The outlet by the sink is old, NOT GFCI, and my hairdryer power plug kept falling out of the outlet.   This needs to be fixed, as it is a definite fire/safety hazard.  Attendants are only in the office in the late afternoon/early evening hours, so I didn't really know what to do with my key when I left at 7am.  I ended up just slipping it under the door.  They should probably add a drop box or something if they aren't going to keep the office staffed.  

  

Nice(ish) Older Motel in St. Maries - Friendly, Helpful Staff

Yikes please save yourself and DO NOT reserve a room here it is disgusting run down creepy drug dealer looking people in parking lot garbage everywhere dark and dingy people smoking inside the hallway the office was closed and had a note on door saying to call the number but no one answered dogs running around not on leash it was probably the worst hotel/motel I have ever considered staying in. Thankfully we found another one in town or we would have slept in our truck. It was that bad!!!

HORRIBLE

While the hotel staff are courteous and friendly (however limited with staff only on site for a limited time)  the property itself is in need of a lot of TLC. The hallways, office and rooms are extremely worn and honestly dirty. The hallway carpets probably should be replaced, additionally there are extra furniture (chairs, freezer) occupying the space that should be left open for emergencies. 

Our room was  worn out also, sheets with holes from being washed so many times, the carpet was stained and had not been vacuumed prior to our arrival. 

The St Maries area is beautiful, it’s too bad the Pine has not kept up with routine maintenance and cleaning in order to serve the customers better.

Worn & Dirty - In need of a lot of TLC

The rooms were clean and relatively large, but you couldn't check in until 3 and I couldn't find anyone to check out with. Still, everyone was very polite and I feel it was more a just being a laid back, rural, hotel than any kind of neglect. I would stay again, but mainly for price rather than quality.

Serviceable and clean

Very friendly staff and great location.  Service was amazing, and you can get a bike shuttle to a trailhead.  Breakfast was not included but there was a coffee station, also a great place next door that opens very early.  Rooms and bath are small and basic but clean with fridge and microwave.  The doors are thin and let some noise in.  The best meals in town are at a food cart across the street!  Also no pool but the pubic pool was across the street.  Outlets were only on one side of the bed.  WiFi worked well.

Convenient rustic motel

We stayed one night during our road trip. The room was large and clean, the bed comfortable. The clerk, Debbie, was super nice and had several recommendations of places to eat and things to see.  Would stay here again

One night

We stayed here as part of a  tour of the trails of the Idaho Pan handle.  I chose the motel because they would provide bike shuttle service on a part of a highway deemed too busy/dangerous for bicycle traffic.  At first we were a little nervous, but the room was clean, bed was comfortable, and we had a really good night sleep!  The owner and his wife gave us and 4 other cyclist rides to Heyburn Park, and in speaking with him, I appreciated that he has plans to make improvements to the motel and I got a sense of community pride.  Our stay worked out very well.  I would recommend this Motel to other cyclist, for sure!

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