Guest Comments

Just some of the comments that Guest have left on our comment cards in our rooms. All comment cards on file in office and you may read comments for yourself.


Carol and Gene wrote on 5-15-10 Loved the ot Water and good breakfast.  Overall rating 4 stars

Christine and Tom from Denali Park, Ak wrote on 4-20-10... Friendly staff, reasonable rates fun decor very comfortable bed.   5 stars.

Jef Wilhelm of  Salt Lake City Utah wrote on 3-4-10.  Place rates very high on Funkiness factor.  Great layout of room.  5 stars.

Terry Westbrook from Anchorage AK on 3-31... Cool, Clean nice homey feeling motel If I wasnt in a hurry I would stay another day and check out the area.  5 stars.

JB wrote from Oakland OR Honest and Excellent BEST ever 5 stars


David MacNaughton of Des Moines, IA wrote on 3-18 The concept and building is excellent the front desk clerk was very helpful.  I wish there were more friendly options all over the country.  5 stars.Dave sloan of Lake Crystal MN wrote Stayed here 2 years ago and was a good stay then.  But have seen a lot of work done in the rooms since then.  Good job 5 stars.

Glee and Dennis Meyer wrote on 2- 26... Thanks for the coffee it was yummy.  5 stars.Jacob Fox wrote on 2-27 Warroad MN... Very nice we will come back 5 stars.

Brandon W of Lake Crystal MN wrote on 1-30... I think its a nice place to stay for the price.  The people are nice and its very clean and quite.  4 stars...

Blake Leigh from Minnesota wrote on 1-5-10... we were so impressed with the positive hospitality and the cleanliness of the room.  This place is a hidden treasure....  rating 5 stars.

Lee from Minnesota wrote on Jan 4 Loved the towels, colorful soft and thick.  Also loved the liquid soap and dispensers liked the colors.  Great place to stay! Clock great!  Forgot my Bible in the car found yours.  Thanks  Over all rating 5 stars.

Lorna Koestner and Drew Hines. From MN wrote on 12-27-09. I appreciated the Rag basket re using old towels in a way that saves paper towels etc.  And the CFL's were nice to see it feels good to be down in the earth.  And very quiet. (If I get a chance I will post some pictures and a recommendation as part of my travel updates on facebook.  I would recommend this to anyone traveling this way.  We enjoyed the funky decor and color scheme and thank you for reusing the Walmart bag for the garbage.  The refillable shower soap dispenser I have nver stayed at a motel that I could describe as "My kind of place" before Great Shower.    Overall rating 5 stars.

Kathy Marek crom IL wrote on 12-25-09.  Thank you so much for being so kind and caring.  The chocolate covered pretzeles were great.  Overall 5 stars.

Tekija Hussin from MN wrote on 12-24-09.  The room is warm and comfortable I hve noting to complain about. I love to stay here next time.  Thank you for having us.  Overall 5 stars.

Mary Dzubak from IA wrote on Dec 18 No comments but gave us a 4 star rating.

Jeff Murray wrote on Dec 23, 09.  The shower was perfect, nice and hot.  OVerall 5 stars.

John Bridgeman from MN wrote on Dec 6 -09 No comments but gave a 5 star rating.

Gary Strohbeen from WI wrote on NOv 24 09... I drive from Minneapolis to Rapid City a lot.  This is the best motel I have stayed.  Overall 5 stars.

Ken Harris from WI wrote on 11-10-09 We just loved our stay it was totally different.   Great!  Best shower we had in 10 days.  OVerall rating 5 stars.

Greg Ledy from MI wrote on 10-31.  Wonderful excellent price and clean and spacious.  Overall rating 5 stars.

M/M Leslie from WI wrote on 10-29-09.  Very friendly man at front desk.  Art work is very original and clever.  I loved the mosaic of belts in the east hallway.  Nice to have colored wash clothes and towels.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Dick Bauman from Wyoming wrote on 10-22 We have stayed here many times the last few years on our way to wisconsin.  Very friendly and clean.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Jeff snook from Mn, wrote on 10-17-09.  No comment overall rating 5 stars.

Jennifer Murphy from Maine wrote on 10-16-09 Wonderful and easy to find, my mother/mother in law made the reservation and when we entered late in the evening there was someone to greet us and was friendly.  Over all rating 5 stars.

R. Czimer from IL wrote on 10-11-09.. No comments but an overall rating of 5 stars.

Paul Elgin from Belmont WI wrote on 10-7-09... Very friendly service and nice clean and quiet place.  Thank your for offering a quality and affordable place to rest.  Overall rating 5 stars.

O.K. Dunlavey from Rush City, MN wrote on 9-28-09... Everything was very good.  overall rating 5 stars.

Gilbertson from Christchurch New Zealand wrote on 9-27-09...  Service from staff was friendly.  Washed our clothes on  a Sunday thanks.  If we ever come this way again, will stay here.  It was a very pleasent stay.  Overall 5 stars.

Jaci Smith from Granite falls, MN wrote on 9-19-09.

Very quiet well decorated rooms, great beds and bedding.  Very functionable yet attractive.  Staff are more than willing to please I rate this hotel for the above value 10 stars.


Darwin Allen and family from sioux falls SD wrote on 9-18-09.
The hotel is fantastic especially the no smoking.  We love the decor inside and out!!  We will definitely stay again and recommend it to our friends.
overall rating 5 stars.

Joe and Bobbi Woitte of Midland SD wrote on 9-16-09.  Thanks for the fan.  I felt right at home.  overall rating 5 stars.

Jerry and Christine Erickson from LaCrosse WI wrote on 9-12-09..

We really appreciated the decor of the room and throughout the Inn.  All the little informational signs were great especially for some one who doesn't like to ask alot of questions. The towels were great as the sheets!.  You don't see colors in alot of places and they made it homey and inviting.  Great staff too!  All in all a wonderful nights stay.  overall rating 5 stars.

Mark Dybvig from Colton SD wrote on 9-2-09...  Great place, great management, great value keep up the good work.

overall rating 5 stars.

Vicky Anderson from Redwood falls, MN wrote on 9-1-09...  My first time here.  Very beautiful room.  If I come this again this will be my one and only place to stay.

overall rating 5 stars.

Harold Moller from Oxford New Hampshire wrote on Sep 1, -09.  My stay was excellent,  Your great folks hope to see you again.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Glee Meyer and Dreese hieromnus from Sheldon, IA wrote on Aug 23, 2009.   We won't go anywhere else but the Earth Inn.  We really enjoy our stqy and the rooms are comfortable and clean.  Atmosphere is great and we are treated the best.  Best management and staff coouple ever been around.  Great and wonderful couple.

overall rating 5 stars.

Watkins from Houston TX wrote on 8-31 Great place throuoghlyt enjoyed our stay.  

Overall rating 5 stars.

James Thompson from Ont, Canada wrote on 8 -29-09... Excellent shower with self dispensing soap and shampoo.  overall rating 5 stars.

Clem Haberman from Sugar Creek, MO wrote on 8-27-09... Excellent Earth sheltered, liquid soap and shampoo are excellent for the environment and economy,  comfortable and enjoyable staff was friendly and helpful.  overall rating 5 stars.

Clyde Ebert wrote on 8 -25-09.  Attendant very cordial and helpful.  Enjoyed my stay.

Overall rating 5 stars.

Georgeann Harty from Goldbeach OR wrote on 8 -9-09... So unique.  Love the new rooms.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Daniel McCreary wrote on 8-14-09... Overall very nice and quaint and different.  I loved the style   Overall rating 5 stars.

Lee Heaton from warroad Minnesota wrote on 8-16-09.

A very pleasant stay you have a very unique motel clean and comfey. Overall rating 5 stars.

Phil Hane from Iowa wrote on 8-15-09... Excellent, clean quiet.  Overall rating 5 stars

Jessica Johnston from Spokane WA wrote on 8-15-09  Got a great nights sleep thanks so much.

Overall rating 5 stars.

Nikias Rahkomen from Glendale California wrote we really enjoyed our short stay here.  Very clean, well organized and great service.  We would come back and recommend to others.  

Overall rating 5 stars.

Franklin Buchert from Hazen, ND wrote on 8-13-09  Color was good... Didn't feel so much like motel room.  Staff very helpful.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Marcelle and Barry Miles from Falls Church VA wrote on 8 -12-09... Really cute idea. Partly underground.  And the decor is cute and colorful.  Great personal touches.  Made us glad we chose a non chain motel.  By the way the cake and rag basket a great personal touch.

overall rating 4 stars

Moe Disney from Glenrock, WY wrote on 8-12-09... Candy, the carrot cake was delicious, nice touch.   Overall rating 5 stars

Kelly Stdup from Marshall, IN wrote on 8 -10-09... Nice big towels.  Liked the decor everything was very nice.  Overall rating 5 stars

Tony Pirri from New river AZ wrote on 8-9-09... Iw was so great to be able to stay in a motel and be glad to spend the money.  The place is so cool I could stay for days.  Its refreshing to stay with real people and feel good to make in some way a contribution to some success to good people.   Peace and Success.  Overall rating 5 stars

Frede from NY wrote on 8-8-09... Awsome shower... best in 2 weeks.  overall rating 5 stars.

Barb Ostheimer from Sioux Falls SD wrote on 8 - 8 -09... I love the rag basket.

overall rating 5 stars.

Joe Redlin from WI wrote on 8-7-09... It was perfect right off the freeway the bed was great.  Overall rating 5 stars

Henry Lysy from Baltimore MD wrote on 8 5 09...  Very cool vibe.  Loved the Dessert night .  good cake.  Love the green motel theme.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Larry Headington from Elgin IA wrote on July 31 09... We loved the Biker wallpaper.

Overall rating 5 stars.

Dorothy Smith from Milwaukee WI wrote on July 31 09... See you next year.  Biker friendly that's great.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Steve Ursen wrote on 7 - 31- 09 Enjoyed lot of love in this place.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Pat Socenson from Longmont CO wrote on July 22,  I love the new color scheme.  So natural looking blends with the name "Earth Inn"  My husband and I have stayed at the "Earth Inn" several times in the past.  Now its only me.  I will continue to stop on my way to wisconsin from CO.  Your new billboard is also eye catching.  Also American Owned Love that.  Overall rating 5 stars

Don and Karen Zantow from Verona WI wrote on July 21-09  Room was great everyone was very friendly.  Glad we got a flat tire.   Overall rating 5 stars.

Continental Breakfast AOK

Nice Paint jobs * Jackson Pollock references Good Tornado Resistance.  Overall rating 5 stars.


Allen and Sarah from KS wrote on 7 -17 09...

Clean, Quiet, Friendly, Correct Value.  was referred by the Jackson County Sheriff Dept.

Overall rating 4 stars.

Karen and Stephen Clark From L.A. CA  wrote on 7 17 09.

Thank You  Overall rating 5 stars.

Stanley Dallman from Belair WI wrote on 7 14 09...

Very good motel.  Price and and cleanliness was excellent.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Adam Schow from Willmar MN wrote on 7-13-09  overall rating of 4 stars.


Robert Hall from North Wilkersboro, NC wrote on 7-7-09 

The room was lovely, well decorated.  The stay was great and price was excellent for the money.  My hat is off to the owner.  Overall rating 5 stars

Mike and Carol Anderson from Rudolph WI wrote on 7-11-09...

Excellent Shower... Good visit to surrounding areas including "Pig Judging".  Overall rating 4 stars.

Nicole from Itham, NY wrote on 7-9-09...

Everything was wonderful Thank You.  Overall rating 5 stars.
Jerry and Annette Varichak from Mazomanie WI wrote on 7-7-09...

Nice, quiet, friendly.  We enjoyed our night thank you.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Carl Sturgeon from Milford, MI wrote on July 6 09...

Cleanliness was good.  Enjoyed the way the room was decorated good eye for design.  Good job, we stopped by last year.  Overall rating 5 stars.
Chuck Willard from Brook Park, OH wrote on July 4, 09...

Happy fourth of July.  You guys are great.  Lots of extras for a small motel.  Makes you feel at home.

overall rating 5 stars.

Bob and Sandy Kadrlik  from Wisconsin wrote on July 3, 2009

I want to thank you for displaying American Owned.  This was the first reason we stopped.  
Overall rating 5 stars.

Judy Kesy from Mosinee WI on July 2...

Nice room, Thanks for the nice stay.  Overall rating 5 stars.
Sherri Webber wrote on June 29, 09... Very good  Overall rating 5 stars.
Great Value, Good bed, friendly staff.  Will stop by again if nearby.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Larry Oberbeck from Eugene, OR wrote on June 28, 2009...

Steve Nordhausen from Elk River, MN wrote on June 27 09...

Very nice and clean.  overall rating 5 stars.

Arvid and Lois Peterson from Zapata TX wrote on June 26...

very good, we will be back sometime.  God Bless you...overall rating 5 stars.
Ron and Sue Jensen from O'Neill NE wrote on June 27 2009.  Overall rating 5 stars.
We enjoyed our stay very much.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Marianne Lantis from Milbank S.D. wrote on June 27 2009.

Ray and Eileen Peterson from Burnsville, MN wrote on June 26 09...

Very good service and accomodations.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Jerry and Jody Thomas from Muncie IN wrote on 6-22-09...We were so pleased with your Inn.  It was so clean, the price was great, the amenities were outstanding (nice fancy towels, decor creative, special soap, strong pressure shower TV closed caption.) The staff was extremely friendly and wanting to please his guests.  Thanks and God Bless You all.  American owned was refreshing too.  Prime location for you.  

Overall rating 5 stars.

We love that this is an earth friendly establishment.  what a great example.  Good quality and lower earth impact.  We slept great, the shower was hot and left happy.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Room was very nice.  Clean well laid out.  Bed was a little firm, Room was nice and cold. Breakfast was nice unexpected.  Overall rating 4 stars.Theron Miller from Butte MT wrote on 6-19-09...

Rion Mercatante from Grand Rapids, Michigan wrote on 6-17-09...

Service was great from check in to check out.  Enjoyed our stay. 

Overall rating 5 stars.

L. Martin  from AZ wrote on June 13-09...All wonderful  Overall rating 4 stars.

George from Worlamp WY wrote on 5-26-09.

Comfortable, quiet, really nice, internet service was great thanks.  Overall rating 5 stars

Kathy from Michigan wrote on 5-27-09.  Overall rating 4 stars.

Mildred Tweedt from Racine WI wrote on 5-14-09.

Enjoyed the breakfast in the morning.  Enjoyed our stay.  Look forward to seeing what you have planted on the arbor next go round.  Thanks for the early breakfast surprise this AM Wonderful.   Overall rating 5 stars.

Clay Steele from Cedar Rapids IA wrote on May 16, 09.

Thanks for being so friendly.  Very cool hotel.  Love the decorating even the towells are cool.  

Overall rating 5 stars.


Lee Badger from Hedgesville WY wrote on May 15 09...
Will recommend.  We loved it... Hit the spot for us.  We're coming back fro the Bergen Bar!  See you may 2010.  Overall rating 4 stars.

Ivan Dunker from Aitkin MN wrote on 5-9-09...
Very good will stay again.   Overall rating 5 stars.

Jon Kling from Buffalo, WY wrote on 5-7-09...
No ideas to make it better.  Overall rating 5 stars.


Ray Schmidt from Eagle river WI wrote on 5-5-09... Overall rating 4 stars.

Angelina Davito from Urbana IL wrote on 4-23-09...

Staff was very warm and friendly.  Make us feel very comfortable.  Good luck in the following years.  Great for travelers on I-90  overall rating 5 stars.

Ed Dillion from MN wrote on 4-7-09...

Loved the Decor.  Much better than the chains.  Overall rating 5 stars.

Matthew and Marlenna Snyser from IL wrote on 4-4-09...

We loved that Mike showed us the other rooms.  He was super friendly and very helpful.  Thanks.  We also loved the "Green" aspect to everything recycling bins in rooms, repurposed hotel art, etc.  Overall rating 5 stars...

Sharon Crotten from SD wrote on 4-4-09...

No comments just gave us an overall rating of 5 stars.

Dave and Lois Lucht from Iowa wrote on 3-28-09...

Stayed here several times happy with all.  Overall rating 5 stars...

Donald Salter from South Dakota wrote on 3-27-09...

I am a person of DETAILS.  The craftsmanship and details on all your work is great.  Every nook and cranny. Perfect painting so excellent.  I wish I could say I did it.  What a wonderful business and hobby even.  Overall rating 5 stars...

TJ Tapper from Iowa wrote on 3-21 09...

Nicely remodeled, I was here 11 years ago it is unique looking.  Overall rating 4 stars...

Larry and Jolene Johnson  From Minnesota wrote on 3-15-09...

We have stayed here before and consider this little motel very comfortable and unique.  We have a 5th wheel and found out we could park it upon the hill we were very grateful for that.

Overall rating 5 stars...

Randy Meyer from Wisconsin wrote on 3-11-09...

Great value, conveniently located next to a restaurant and rooms are nicely decorated.

Overall rating 5 stars...

Glee Meyers from Iowa wrote on 3-5-09...

Management is excellent .  No one else could be better.  We appreciate coming down here and staying as we always feel welcome.  Great atmosphere we love getting spoiled.  Rooms are unique and we like your ideas.  Keep up good work and I tell my friends to stay here and no where else.  Overall rating  5 Stars...




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