DDreamer30032071515We booked our May 2023 (Sun-Wed) trip to Moab (Arches National Park) in April so I had a hard time finding a reasonable room rate. We wanted to be close to the NP entrance. I read through lots of reviews for establishments in Moab and decided on the Virginian as it had pretty good reviews and nothing to turn us off the place. The day was very dreary when we drove up and my husband wondered if I had booked us at a Bates motel (LOL). The check-in went smoothly, they had one of those Kiosk check-in units. Luckily, I had read all about this new phenomenon so was not surprised. I had booked a disabled room with a accessible shower. There are two buildings and the handicap room was in the back where two handicap parking spaces are located. Although the exterior was well-worn and there were a few weeds growing along the property, we were pleased when we entered the room which was clean, spacious and furnished with art deco type furniture and a hard-wood tile floor. The king size bed was quite comfortable with very supportive pillows. A good size mini-frig, microwave, Keurig dispenser and TV with good reception were all appreciated. The air conditioner was fairly loud so we tended to turn it on high to get the room very cool and then turned it off for the night. The bathroom had plenty of towels for two people, there were the usual provided toiletries. The handicap shower had a new looking shower curtain, standard shower head, hand-held wand, pull-down seat and plenty of safety rails. The water got hot quickly and had lots of pressure. The water at the sink also got hot quickly so be careful! Since there was no shelf for toiletries, I used the end of the cabinet in the bedroom that was close to the bathroom door. There was a tiny little round table in the bedroom area that could have been brought into the bathroom to serve also. Breakfast is not included but the Moab Diner (closed Sundays) is just across the street and opens promptly at 6am for breakfast. This was a life-saver as the park reservation tickets that we were able to acquire were for 7am Monday. At check-out we turned in our keys and requested a printed receipt from the Kiosk agent. There is a printer in the office for this purpose. There are on-site cleaning staff to clean the rooms.
We spent one night on our way to Salt Lake City and were very happy that we did. The desk clerk was very nice and gave us recommendations about where to sight see in the time we had and a nice place for dinner. We asked fit an ADA Accessible room and ours was probably one of the nicest we had ever had. The shower had plenty of grab bars, a shower chair and rubber mat to prevent slipping. There was plenty of room around the sink to put our toiletries, which is rare in a handicap accessible bathroom. There was a grab bar next to the toilet as well. The breakfast the following morning was very nice. There were scrambled eggs, sausages and potatoes. Of course there was a waffle maker as well as various cereal and breads. All in all, I highly recommend this hotel.