Pole’s Place Motel & Gift Shop

My boys and I walked into the gift shop to look around. I grew up coming to Boulder as my great great grandparents settled here. I wanted to explore and possibly find a book on the history of the area. I wanted to show my kids where I was almost every weekend growing up. As we walked in the owner immediately told my kids and I we could not go to the “art” side of the shop. “It is not the fun stuff and all expensive.” This is not fine art by the way, just prints and postcards. Nothing over 200$ really. The books were in this area so I guess I was told to not even look at the books, which was my intention. The owner tied to make small talk even though you could tell she didn’t like kids in her shop. My boys are teens so not even little kids. We ended up buying some candy but got ridiculed for not having cash due to credit card services charges being too high. I guess they would prefer no money versus some money. I wanted to stay longer and buy more but we weren’t wanted from the moment we walked in.

We stayed June 7-9 2023. The owner, Camille, was very helpful and honest about information in the area. The flowers in front of the rooms are gorgeous and you can tell Camille takes pride in them. as well as her motel rooms. The room was great. Soft bed, comfy pillows, comfortable overstuffed easy chair and a beautiful hand made quilt on the bed made it feel very homey. Bathroom was very clean with good water pressure. It's a good place stay while visiting the Burr Trail and Hell's backbone and other roads and hiking trails in the area. There are books and information about the history of the original owner, Pole, which I believe Camille descended from. We stayed here two of the 8 days while in Utah and it was our favorite motel. We'd stay again in a heartbeat if in the area.

Thanks Camile, for making this such a great overnight. Neat, tidy, warm on a dumping-rain night, and great flowers. You made it all work, even with the power out! (Why does this site want so many "characters" to post? ?????????????????????)

This is not the Hyatt in New York City people. This is a hotel like the old times in rural (population 240!) Utah. We had a very clean room that looked freshly painted and new carpeting. The bed was comfy. In fact, my husband, who is super picky about his bed, slept very well at Pole’s place. There was not a fridge or microwave or coffee maker. There is ice in the office if you need it. Breakfast can be found right down the street. ||Camille, the owner was a delight. She told us about things to do in the area. Her flowers are beautiful! (See my pics.)||Don’t forget to eat at the award winning Hell’s Backbone Grill and Drive Burr Trail Road. We thought Highway 12 was beautiful and then we drive 20 miles out on Burr Trail. Wow!

The owner of this motel was friendly and helpful. I was provided a nice, quiet, clean room with comfortable furnishings. I was even provided ideas and directions for places to see and eat. This place is a great oasis with great customer service. The grounds were a fantastic garden. I would stay here over a resort any day.

Poles Place is a small motel but is taken care of very well. The owner is really nice and willing to offer advice and guidance regarding the area. The rooms are simple and clean, but not cramped for space. The bed was great and there is a comfy recliner chair too. There is a wood porch in front of each room with plastic chairs. I read out there after dinner and watched the storm clouds. It was very quiet, but I don't think there was anyone staying in the room next to mine. I used Poles Place as basecamp for a 3 day weekend adventure. However, this would be a great place to stop over at between Bryce Canyon National Park and Capitol Reef National Park. Boulder is a very small rural town, so don't expect the Four Seasons. No wi-fi, basic TV channels, etc. I would definitely stay here again.

There are a few motels in Boulder that are throw-backs from the 1970's. Judging by the old furniture, tiny TV, worn out carpet, faded bedspread, sagging mattress, cheap/hard pillows, and thin polyester sheets, Pole's Place would greatly benefit from a face lift to bring it into the 21st century and in the process improve revenues. Because over a million people per year travel from all over the world to this area, there is unlimited potential to transform this property into a truly nice place to stay. Presently, there isn't even a coffee maker in the room, a landline (no cell service), or WiFi anywhere on the property. Behind the motel there is a beautiful mountain and creek which would provide a lovely view from an updated bathroom IF larger windows were installed so you could actually SEE the scenery. Ripping out what appears to be original ugly disgusting brown indoor/outdoor carpet from decades ago and installing new flooring would vastly improve this property. New cotton bed linens, updated furniture, modern USB port lamps for electronic devices, WiFi, and a coffee maker would also be welcome improvements. It's sad to see small town local people become complacent about their businesses and offer only meager amenities and comforts to their customers. This property could easily charge a higher room rate IF they choose to make the wise investment of property renovation and innovation. Otherwise, continuing to offer very marginal accommodations and services will do nothing more than serve the owners and not their customers ~ the ones who didn't read reviews and trickle in hoping for a nice place to lay their heads only to wonder if they have entered into a time warp going back half a century. To the owners: if you don't have the vision or desire to improve your property or offer your customers basic amenities, why not sell it and retire? There are plenty of people I know who would be willing to take it off of your hands and transform it into a beautiful lodging place that would provide the highest standard of customer service and accommodations....

This is a true old style motel/motor court so don't expect a typical "Holiday Inn" experience. The rooms are basic but scrupulously clean with great rates. I thought the room size was quite good and my husband really enjoyed being able to sit on the porch and read. It was very quiet while we were there - we left the window open and were not aware of a lot of noise. The owner is very friendly and more than willing to accommodate early check in.