Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Allergy Friendly | Private kitchenette | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker, toaster

Reviews of Aquarius Inn

2 out of 5
Aquarius Inn
292 West Main Street, Bicknell, UT

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 395 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 376 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 154 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 53 out of 1004 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 1004 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room is dated and poorly furnished. Pool is heated — a little. No maid service. Owner is very welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Brian

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
One of the worst nights of sleep I’ve had in a hotel. The beds were super outdated and not comfortable. The AC unit couldn’t decide if it wants to be in or not so there was a constant fluctuation in temperature, to add the AC unit was incredibly loud. I wouldn’t want to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 8 May 2024
Thank You so much for your comments.Our beds seem to receive praise from a lot of our visitors, so it really might be a personal preference whether you like your beds soft or firm. We truly try to find a happy medium, but always seem to hit/miss with everyone's personal liking.Every room has a standard heat/AC unit. They are sensor operated, meaning - they will run or turn off adequately to the desired temperature and settings. If the room reaches certain warmness or coolness, the Unit is suppose to start or stop, to bring the room back up or down to the level at which each guest sets it to.Hope you have a great rest of your vacation.

8/10 Good

REUBEN

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice, recently remodeled, clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 May 2024
We really appreciate your comments. Thank You.

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 May 2024
Thank You for rating your visit.

2/10 Terrible

Chase

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Watch out for this place. We show up during spring break on a sunday. Literally no one is staying there. It looks run down and like it hasn't been updated in decades. The hallways and rooms smell old and it's pungent. The clerk is speed walking around the indoor pool. She sees us pull up and go to the office. And we have to call the number on the office door to get her to come out and do her job. The property has an indoor pool but it does not show that it is closed during winter months on the Expedia app. The clerk asked for a driver's license and credit card but did not say that she was running the card for the full charge. I assumed it was for incidentals. She ran the card and then hands me a receipt and tells me the pool is closed. I never sign the receipt because I she never asked permission to charge my card. We see the run down room and check the Expedia app that it says nothing about the pool being closed and go back downstairs to leave and get my card refunded and the hotel owner comes down and has zero hospitality. We explain that the app doesn't say anything about the pool being seasonal and we show him and he still argues with us that the website says it does on his desktop. Ok dude. Make your $89. You wonder why you have no guests. You're still going to go out of business with your poor service and stingy mindset.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn Staff on 5 May 2024
Thank You so much for a very detailed review.It is very clearly stated on our website, Expedia website and Expedia app that our pool and hot tub are seasonal and only opened during the months of April through October, making it closed in the month of March.It is outlined on all booking engines and Expedia app that your credit card information is only required to guarantee your reservation, thus making it necessary to pay full amount of room charges plus taxes before receiving the keys and getting your receipt upon check-in. If ever in doubt, you are more than welcome to verify all of the above details before handing your credit card to the Front Desk clerk.While speaking to our Front Desk staff, your were shown exactly on the Expedia Website and Expedia app the information highlighting the pool closure during the month of March, so this is not a true statement. None of our staff members argued with you, but rather presented the facts to your party in a informative manner. We would truly appreciate it if you described the above mentioned interaction in a factual way rather than emotional.Best regards,Aquarius Inn

4/10 Poor

Scott

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 29 Apr 2024
Thank You for posting a review of your recent visit.

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice bed, no breakfast, limited area for dogs, expensive with a dog, zero in room wifi
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 25 Apr 2024
Thank You for your comments.

6/10 Okay

Catherine, Shoreline

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This place is okay. There are enough towels although they are thin. The beds are okay. Cleanliness is good everything worked. But the pet area is disgusting and untended. The coffee is basically flavored hot water. The room is incredibly dim when curtain is closed due to very little lighting. There is one outlet behind the nightstand. Parking isn’t clearly marked and our spot was taken. It’s a meh place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 22 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us, we are pleased you noticed our cleanliness. Unfortunately, some owners do not clean up after their pets and we do have to periodically go behind them and clean up.

10/10 Excellent

Marilynn

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Kaylee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Not bad just old and definitely needs to be updated. Needs work. But overall not terrible
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 15 Apr 2024
Thank You for your comments. Really appreciate your time.

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 15 Apr 2024
Thank You so much for your review

8/10 Good

Andy

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay if you are traveling with family or pets
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn Motel on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you for recommending our motel to guests that might be bringing their Family and/or pets to this area.

10/10 Excellent

Thao

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really liked the kitchen. Staff was friendly and helpful! There was nothing negative.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 3 Apr 2024
Thank You so much for taking the time to leave comments in regards to your recent visit.Hope you have great rest of your vacation.

6/10 Okay

Jiwan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not worth for what we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 1 Apr 2024
Thank You for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Rose Marie

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 15 Apr 2024
Thank You so much for reviewing our property

10/10 Excellent

Lathaniel

Spacious clean room with a Mountain View. The place was quiet and a great place to stay while visiting Capitol Reef!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from belle on 24 Mar 2024
thank you so much for staying with us. we are looking forward to your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Edysson Jevin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 25 Mar 2024
Thank You for taking the time to leave us your feedback. Enjoy your vacation. Thank You!

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
The property was well kept and pleasant. We had plenty of space in the room we stayed in. The wrong time of year to use the pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn Motel on 26 Feb 2024
Thank You so much for lodging with us.Our pool is an indoor pool, but only opened seasonally, April through October. Hopefully you can plan another visit to this area of Utah and enjoy our pool when it's opened :)Have a lovely day!

8/10 Good

Kandi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn Manager on 12 Feb 2024
Thank you for staying with us, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate your feedback.

4/10 Poor

Jan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, but very old.. furnishings, fittings.. everything. Expensive for what it is
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 22 Jan 2024
Thank You for your comments.Each guest can see exactly what the interior of our rooms looks like before making a reservation. Every picture on Expedia shows exactly how the rooms are furnished. We do not try to hide the fact that this is an older motel. We do indeed strive to keep everything very very clean.Hope you have a great rest of your vacation

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very simple room, only the basics. Great for our one night stay. We had our dog with us and he was warmly welcomed with a small additional fee. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Aquarius Inn on 8 Jan 2024
Thank You for providing feedback in regards to your visit.

10/10 Excellent

Garen

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 Jan 2024
Thank You for rating our property

10/10 Excellent

Kody

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place. Staff is nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 Jan 2024
Thank You for your feedback. We will recognize the staff for their service.

6/10 Okay

LISA, Selah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
A place to rest after a long day. The room was very spacious, and sparse. Older facility.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 Jan 2024
Thank You for lodging with us.

8/10 Good

Kifah, Manama

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Capital Reef Experience Room was big and comfortable Bathroom very good Parking free Check in/check out very easy Relaxing area close to Factory Butte park I’m recommend this property
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 7 Jan 2024
Thank You so much for staying with us. We appreciate your detailed review and recommending us to future travelers.

2/10 Terrible

XIAO RUI

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 23 Dec 2023
Thank You so much for taking time to leave a review for us. It would be easier for us to address your particular concerns, had there been comments included. Front Desk staff never received any reports of guests' requests, so we have no idea what might have gone wrong.We wish you all the best while you are visiting this part of Utah.

10/10 Excellent

Bill A

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 5 Dec 2023
Thank You for staying with us. Have a great rest of your vacation

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Travelled with family
This hotel had inaccurate information on the website. When I searched for hotels, the only requirement I had was a pool. It was in thanksgiving day and it was very important to my daughter. After I had checked in I was informed the pool was not open in the winter. We did not end up staying there and they would not refund our money. In fact they lied to me stating they were already charged by hotels.com but after contacting hotels, they said that was not true. In fact hotels.com called the hotel to see about a refund and the hotel refused. Bad business.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Nov 2023
Thank You for your comments.Unfortunately the search engine on hotel.com will not sort our seasonal versus year round pools. Our Motel will always appear as having pool as an amenity. All of the websites state very CLEARLY that our pool is CLOSED OCTOBER till APRIL. It is up to our guests to read that piece of information and possibly call us directly to confirm that all of the amenities and available at the time of your visit.The information about the seasonal pool has been on our website and hotels.com website since March of 2022 and has never changed. Please kindly refrain from spreading untrue facts about our pool.We are extremely serious about the way we run our small business as several employees depend on our performance and financial situation. We are very strictly adhering to the 48 hour cancelation policy and it is explained on hotel.com website. Therefore at the time of check-in it is too late to be asking for a refund.And on a personal note, you were very apologetic on Thanksgiving day and very sweet about the whole pool situation. You clearly stated in our conversation that you understand no refund can be issued, as it is way past the 48 hour cancellation window.Kind regards,Aquarius Inn Management

10/10 Excellent

Ramreddy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quite and nice place. We enjoyed our stay there. Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 1 Dec 2023
Thank You so much for staying with us. Glad you enjoyed our quiet surroundings.

10/10 Excellent

Akhil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big rooms which were clean. About 40 mins from the capitol reef np.
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Nov 2023
Thank You for recognizing the cleanliness and size of our rooms. Hope you had a great time visiting Capitol Reef NP

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Bellaire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Nov 2023
So wonderful to hear you enjoyed the spacious room at our Motel

10/10 Excellent

Kody

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice. Easy to work with and did us an awesome favor while we were there.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Nov 2023
Thank You so much for staying with us. Happy to hear you enjoyed your visit. We are always glad to help out any way we can.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Newly updated rooms. Very comfortable and clean. We will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Nov 2023
Thank You for staying with us. Glad you enjoyed our remodeled suite with kitchenette. Hope to see you next time you visit this area

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 17 Nov 2023
Thank You so much for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A fantastic area
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 6 Nov 2023
Thank You for your comments

8/10 Good

Candida

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Large room. Sink in separate room from toilet & bath, nice for any food prep. Tub wouldn't drain in room 104. Toilets very noisy & disturbing at night.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 6 Nov 2023
Thank You for your feedback. We will definitely look into the plumbing situation in room 104.

6/10 Okay

Marilyn

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
We did not stay there as our plans were changed. And if they hadn’t, we would not have stayed because there were men hanging around and we were two elderly women and we didn’t feel safe. The sign for motel was broken and place was not inviting.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 6 Nov 2023
Thank You for your comments. Our motel is open and welcoming to guests of all gender, race, nationalities and age. The guests you saw were probably just arriving, unpacking and trying to get settled into their rooms.Our motel sign is not broken at all, it just has light sensitive illumination that comes on at dusk, so if it wasn't lit up, it was not dark enough outside.

8/10 Good

Rubinah

Liked: Cleanliness
Arrived on a sunday. Restaurants closed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 1 Nov 2023
Thank You for your comments. There are very few establishments that operate on Sunday. It is highly recommended to do your research ahead of time, especially when you are travelling on Sundays. We are located in a rural area and our season is slowing down.

10/10 Excellent

Dale Deen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 16 Nov 2023
Thank You for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Carlee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The pool was open but no lighting after dark.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Devin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean quiet hotel
Check in was very quick. Hotel was very quiet. Room was much cleaner than I expected. It was nice to be able to jump in the hot tub after a long day of hiking. Very pleased with my stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 24 Oct 2023
Thank You for your comments. Glad to hear you enjoyed the hot tub and found your room clean. We do have a very peaceful and quiet area surrounding our Motel

2/10 Terrible

MATT

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A last resort.
Room-smelly WiFi - useless TV - very few channels AC - is in the sink/closet room The place is like a musty throwback to the 70’s.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 23 Oct 2023
Thank You so much for your detailed review. Hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation in the rural areas of Utah.

8/10 Good

Jonathan L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good except….
Everything was good, convenient, clean, comfortable, quiet BUT Wi-Fi was terrible . Kicked us offline a few seconds after connecting. Of course, no streaming
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 21 Oct 2023
Thank you for letting us know about your challenges with WiFi. The internet service we offer is the fastest available for our rural area.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Sufficient
Nothinf fancy here, but I had no problems, either.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 21 Oct 2023
Thank You for taking the time to leave your feedback. We really appreciate it.

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flies and smell
The room was filled with house flies when we arrived. I mean, there were a good 20-30 of them. I spent the first hour of my vacation swatting flies with bathroom towels. I couldn’t find a source of the flies. But they were everywhere. Then I go into the bathroom. It had a rather sewer-smelling odor. I opened the bathroom window to try to air it out and I noticed in the backyard of the hotel are horses. So I figured that someone had opened the bathroom window to get rid of the sewer smell and left it open for days and let all of the flies in from the horses. So I have a couple recommendations for the hotel. Ideally, you would want to fix the sewer smell in the bathroom. But at the very least, put a screen in the window so that when people open it up to get rid of the sewer smell, all of the flies from the horses that are right outside the window don’t come in. The mattress was old and very soft. And my sheets were not particularly clean. I would definitely not stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 18 Oct 2023
Thank You so much for your comments and recommendations. We will look into the issues you are describing and work on a fix immediately. Really appreciate the time you took to describe your situation. We wish you gave us a chance to move you to a different room to avoid the flies and let our staff handle the situations at that moment.Thank You

6/10 Okay

Donald

Travelled with family
Very dated. Staff was helpful. Parking was inconvenient. Worth the price, though.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 18 Oct 2023
Thank You for sharing your experience with us.

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very close to Capitol Reef National Park, good price, clean, comfortable, good bed, clean bathroom. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 17 Oct 2023
Thank You for your positive review, hope to see you again sometime in the future.

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Large clean rooms at an affordable price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 17 Oct 2023
Thank You for recognizing the cleanliness of our rooms.

6/10 Okay

kent

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
For a basic no-frills budget motel it’s okay, but for a basic no-frills budget motel it’s over-priced. And had to drive 10 miles to the next town to get dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Aquarius Inn on 17 Oct 2023
Thank You so much for your comments.