I love all the old vintage motels I see around Utah, along with their cool vintage signs. In the 50’s and 60’s the idea of going on a road trip really took off and these classic roadside motels were popping up everywhere, they went through stages of auto courts (motel rooms often with a garage for the car), motels, motor lodges and more.
I decided to start keeping a list of them and that is what this page will be for.
- All Star Motel in Salt Lake City.
- Alta Motel in Salt Lake City.
- Apache Motel in Moab.
- Astro Motel at 323 S Main St in Cedar City.
- Atomic Motel in Moab.
- Big “D” Motel in St. George.
- Blue Pine in Panguitch.
- Bradfield Motor Lodge in Salt Lake.
- Brunger Motel in Mt. Pleasant.
- Canyon Inn in Panguitch.
- Capitol Motel at 1749 S State St in Salt Lake City.
- Carolina Pines in St. George.
- Colombian Inn in Provo.
- Colonial Motor Court in St. George.
- Continental Motel at 819 W North Temple in Salt Lake.
- Country Paradise Motel in Gunnison.
- Delano Motel in Beaver.
- Eagle’s Roost in Beaver.
- El Pace’o Lodge in St George.
- El Rey Motel in Cedar City.
- Galaxie Motel in Brigham City.
- Hail’s Motel in St. George.
- Hall’s Campground was one of the earliest, cabins where Nisson Park is now located in Washington.
- The Haven Motel in St. George.
- Hi-Way 89 Lodge in Panguitch.
- Hotel Utah Motor Lodge in Salt Lake.
- Imperial 400 Motel in Ogden.
- Lunt Motel in Salt Lake.
- Main Street Motel in Salt Lake
- Milne Motor Court (Dixie Palms Motel) in St. George.
- Mission Auto Court in Price.
- Mountair Motel in Richfield.
- Motel St. George in St. George.
- New America Motor Lodge in Salt Lake.
- New Valley Café and Motel in Orderville.
- Ranch Motel in Salina.
- Red Cloud Lodge in Vernal.
- River Side Tourist Park in Provo.
- Robber’s Roost Motel in Green River.
- Royal Inn Motel in Provo.
- Rugged West Motel in St. George.
- Safari Motel in Nephi.
- Sands Motel in Kanab.
- Sands Motel in Panguitch.
- Sands Motel in St. George.
- Scenic Motel in Salt Lake.
- Siesta Motel in Salt Lake.
- Sleepy Hollow in Green River.
- Sleepy Lagoon in Beaver.
- South Pine in Beaver.
- Spiking Tourist Lodge in Salt Lake.
- Spinning Wheel (originally Robinson Hotel) in Fillmore.
- The Stag Motel in Beaver.
- Stardust Motel in St. George.
- Starlite Motel in Nephi.
- Sun-n-Sand Motel in Kanab.
- Tom’s Deluxe Cottages in Panguitch.
- Twin Oaks in St. George.
- Uptown Motel in Salt Lake.
- Utah Motel in Moab.
- Western Safari Motel in St. George.
- World Motor Hotel in Salt Lake.
- Zions Motel (formerly Tourist) at 1829 S State St in Salt Lake City.