Whispering Sands - Hanksville

Friendly, clean, and convenient to several parks. Beds were comfortable, and gas station with a delicious hamburger place was just up the street. Gorgeous views. We had a cabin with a wooden ceiling.

Stayed here for one night and was pleasantly surprised. The bathroom was compact but sufficient. The provided toiletries smelled amazing. Loved how a makeup remover wipe was provided, along with a washcloth just for removing makeup. I was finally able to apply a face mask! And holy water pressure! It was like getting a massage while showering. I especially liked how they provided a laundry room (one washer, one dryer) along with a vending and ice machine. I was able to finally get some laundry done, at $1/load. The bed was super comfy to me but was definitely a soft encompassing feeling.

When I checked in I asked for a room on the bottom since I had a lot of baggage to carry in. I was told, No, you have to go to the room you were assigned. In the evening, the smoke alarm went off and wouldn 't stop. I went to the front desk and asked for help and they came and removed the battery and did not replace it. The room was freezing so I turned up the heat only to find out the heat didn 't work and was blowing cold air in from outside. I went and talked to the manager and she gave me a space heater. The space heater didn 't heat very well. The lights flickered and then went out because the space tripped the circuit breaker. I again went to the manager and asked her to flip the circuit breaker. I asked for a refund or partial refund and the manager refused. Horrible service. The manager was very unfriendly about everything and did not care about the service I was receiving.

(Review based on 3.5 stars) Whispering Sands Motel is an unlikely find that turned out to be nicer than expected. After my husband and I had visited Capital Reef National Park (which is a little under 30 miles away), we ended up staying at this motel. Our room was in one of those single row rooms which kind of reminds me of a carpeted cabin/ studio. This room came with 2 queen beds, one mini fridge, microwave and an additional mini heater under the sink, which we did not use. There was also a basket of breakfast items that included instant oatmeal, bottled water, breakfast bar, fruit cups, tea, coffee and instant hot chocolate and instant apple cider. I thought that was a nice touch and glad that individually wrapped spoons were also included in the basket. The room we checked into was clean. WiFi was pretty slow for the most part. Customer service could have been friendlier, as the owner (I suspect) was a bit curt when we checked in. But overall, we had a good night's rest and then went on our way to. This place is just fine for a short stay.

Honestly a very pleasant surprise. Was a expecting a run of the mill motel/inn here in Hanksville, Utah. Don't know what the prices are during peak season but at $69 a night during the winter for 2 queen beds (super comfy)in a cabin/studio, that's pretty much a steal. The room was clean, had amenities like the XL mini fridge (I know oxymoron but it was bigger the your average mini fridge), microwave, tv, cable and internet. Two things I didn't expect that were very welcome was a heating lamp above the toilet (during the winter months) and the room was pre-heated. With a little one in tow, not having to wait for the room to warm up is a big plus. Am additional plus was the cool little complementary breakfast bar setup with actual items humans will eat. Only downside I would say is the shower/bathtub set up needs an upgrade and be super careful out here in the parking lots/parking spaces due ice on the ground. The receptionist did warn us about it (multiple times). I'd definitely return here again!