1st Interstate Inn — Hotel in Kimball

I'm a truck driver. Sometimes it's nice to get out of the truck and get a room. I was going to get a room here tonight, but, unfortunately the manager at the desk was hostile to the fact that I have a dog with me. Dogs were ok, but mine was not. Seeing as I have a female American Pit Bull/Boxer mix, who happens to be a Humane Society Rescue and Rehabilitation dog, I was not welcome. His concern was what would his other guests think about a Pit Bull running around his hotel. One more thing.... She is a service dog. Registered. Trained. Not aggressive at all. She would not have been running around his hotel property. I thought that hotels could not deny a guest with a service dog. Guess I was wrong. Not sure, but I think I can call a...

This motel was nice when my husband was there, but it has apparently changed hands. It was one of the filthiest places I have ever seen. Hair on the sheets, dirty rug, caked on filth on the bathroom floor, a couple of small, sloppily folded towels stuffed next to the sink, and no cups or soap. The heater did not work, so I tried to call the number online to the front desk, but it was out of service. It was almost 11 pm when I arrived, and when I faced a freezing wind to go to the office; it was locked. I banged on the side door, and eventually a fellow in a turbin came to answer, and worked awhile to readjust the heater's cord, until it would stay on. I wondered why the parking lot was so empty,...

Had planned on going about 60 m farther on my trip. Getting gas off I 80 at a Conoco and not wanting to drive in the icy conditions anymore, I checked my phone for nearby motels. 1st Interstate Inn showed up first only 100 ft away. Hadn't even noticed it. A remnant of the fast-disappearing mom and pop establishments, you need to stay here to experience what will soon become extinct. 60 years later, I still recall with fondness some of the same types of motels and their proprietors on our cross country trips as a kid. Loved the room! Large but wood paneling and a forest wall mural made it cozy. Some snobs will turn up their noses at the aged premises, but it was clean and very comfortable. Highly...