Arco Inn — Hotel in Arco

My wife and I enjoyed our brief stay at the Arco Inn while on vacation in Idaho and Wyoming in mid to late August 2025. This mom-and-pop motel was quiet, comfortable, relaxing and more than did the job for our one-night stay here while on our way to nearby Craters of the Moon National Monument the next day. At first glance one might think this motel is older, dating back to the 1960s or 70s. A little research on my part suggested otherwise, appearing to be built sometime in the 1990s. Either way, everything was in good shape and well-kept including the room, bathroom, inside and outside of the property. Check-in and check-out were easy and hassle free. We booked ahead of time online to ensure ourselves a room, but there appeared to be plenty of vacancy the night we stayed. Arco itself is a quiet little town out in the desert of southern Idaho with some history behind it. Apparently, it was the first ever town to be powered fully by atomic energy back in the 1950s by a nuclear reactor just east of town. Anyway, there are only two or three other lodging options in town and only a few dining options as well. Hint - try Pickle's Place. In summary, we had a nice, short stay at this little motel and would surely stay here again if we happen to find ourselves back in Arco sometime...

Rating 5 stars since for the price, this place surprised me. Thought for sure I was in for the roach motel, but it is clean, roomy and comfortable.

Has all the amenities: a microwave and a fridge which I didn't know I was getting and that was a very nice surprise. It does have a TV that works(19" CRT) but wow I haven't seen a CRT television for at least 10 years in a hotel (for those that say 'what is a CRT TV', just know it is the old school TV and not a LCD/plasma/etc. flatscreen TV).

Beds are comfortable and you could smell the clean linens.

The night we were there it was super quiet, which I thought I'd hear everything, but I never heard the people next door nor did I ever hear their TV. Maybe they felt differently, since I had the kids (aka herd of elephants).

It does need some TLC in the rooms and you can tell the person doing the maintenance and upkeep knows just enough to do the work, but would benefit from some professional...

My mom had called two hours prior to making the reservation. She specifically asked if they had WIFI. She was told yes and it works good. Upon arrival and check in we were told there was no WIFI! We were lied to. We complained and one of the ladies ended up giving us her personal WIFI access. The room was clean and quiet. That was about the only thing good. The TV... well they had VERY few channels to choose from (of course no wifi so no streaming, which there TVs were not equipped to do that). When I finally found something to watch the DirectV would stop working and go to an error screen, that could not be fixed, so no TV. We had a two queen bed so technically it could have slept 4 people, there was only 1 tiny packet of shampoo!! Barely enough for one person let alone 4. We were charged $144 for the night. I would say not worth the money at all. I would only stay here if it was a...