Royal Shooks Motel — Hotel in Bemidji

A wonderful and tastefully appointed motel. My friend and I stopped by one eve, after realizing that we were too tired to drive any further, and the sun had just set. I was tired. I may as well have been staying along the Copacobana Beach of Rio de Janeiro, or perhaps the Dan Panorama of Tel Aviv, Israel. This quaint and idyllic motel rivals the world's best resort/hotels, as it's near the Red Lakes. Nearby is the Big Bog State Recreation Area. We were also treated to a viewing of the Northern Lights while we stayed here. In the morning, one can treat himself to a cup of the finest brewed coffee outside of Bali, Indonesia with the conveniently placed Mr. Coffee machine. Don't tell housekeeping, but I had two cups! Please stay here while you are in the area. I know that I will be...

Stayed in room #2. There was an old Tupperware container with holes in the room with a note taped to it that said, "tips are appreciated." Well, I've got some tips for the owner. 1-replace the filthy, stained lampshades & window blind. 2-get a basic, small fridge in the room. 3-put a real shower head in, and get a real shower mat (the shower mat was PAPER). 4-replace the beds- I had to share the bed with my son & we felt as if it might collapse. Oh yeah, try some new sheets maybe too.? 5-fix the outside lights, loading up gear in the dark challenging. Not sure what can be done about the paper thin walls. We could hear snoring & conversations easily from the room next door. We were told the room had 2 double beds, and a pull out sofa sleeper, but when we checked in there was no...

First off let’s agree we fisherpeople need to stay here from time to time to fish red lake. That being said it’s to bad this establishment takes advantage of this. |The place IS inexpensive and it shows. The beds are very hard. It’s all very antiquated. I firmly believe our beds did not have clean sheets. There were hairs in both beds. The walls are paper thin. The woman who runs the place is very unpleasant and unhelpful if you have a question. She doesn’t want to be bothered. |Unfortunately there are not many choices of places to stay when we are in this in between time of fishing. If you can I recommend you find a difference...