![]() ![]() We really enjoyed the spaced aged theme and really enjoyed our stay. My husband and I were both able to get a meal and beverage. We were given a gift certificate for the restaurant next door and were able to order off of the regular menu. (I will say that we wore earplugs after reading the other reviews.) The breakfast is not your standard fare. The bed was very comfortable, and we didn't hear the trains. The wifi was responsive, hot water was great, and rooms even had fun lamps. 401 Pima St, Gila Bend, AZ 85337 (opens in. Now featuring Karaoke Friday and Saturday nights. The outside looks questionable (I'm not a huge motel fan), but the inside doesn't disappoint. Iconic Space Age themed Restaurant serving American style diner food. They are taking measures to update their rooms and furnishings as time dictates. In addition to having kitsch and quirky space age humor, the hotel is very clean and spacious. However, that doesn't make the Best Western Space Age Lodge scrimp on giving their guests a good value. There is a reason people of discriminating taste stay here. We stayed at the Best Western Space Age Lodge after research into other locations in the area. The Space Age is really a nice place!! More Show less Forget about staying in Ajo, the motels there are horrible. I never though I would eat in a coffee shop with a HUGE painting of the starship Enterprise in front of me! This is by far the best place in Gila Bend and a good choice for a side trip to Organ Pipe Cactus, which takes a day if you are serious about the cactus like I am. I spent about $2.00 on both days (anything over the $10, you pay). I could deal with it, but you have been warned! They give you a $10 voucher for breakfast in the adjoining restaurant, which is enough for most orders, unless you start ordering a bunch of extra stuff. However, a main rail line runs behind the motel and trains come through 24/7. The rooms are pretty quiet, I couldn't hear my neighbors at all. In fact, my plans were to just stay here one night on my way to Organ Pipe Cactus, but I decided to stay an additional night on my way out of the monument. Large TV, really good mattress, great WiFi, etc. But I was pleasantly surprised! The rooms are really nice! They have been MAJORLY upgraded. In fact, who knows, I may have even stayed here in 1970! So my expectations were not that high when I checked in. The Space Age Lodge looks just like 100 other motels that I stayed in with my parents when we traveled around the country in the 1960s and 1970s. This is by far the best place in Gila Bend and a good choice for a side trip to Organ Pipe Cactus, which takes a day if. I never though I would eat in a coffee shop with a HUGE painting of the starship Enterprise in front of me! They give you a $10 voucher for breakfast in the adjoining restaurant, which is enough for most orders, unless you start ordering a bunch of extra stuff. I could deal with it, but you have been warned! So my expectations were not that high when I checked in. In fact, who knows, I may have even stayed here in 1970! Also strange was the surprisingly good 'gourmet pizza' at Little Italy across the street from the motel - not something we expected to find in a town like Gila Bend.The Space Age Lodge looks just like 100 other motels that I stayed in with my parents when we traveled around the country in the 1960s and 1970s. Reception didn't tell us the town was shutting off the water at 10am so a toilet that should have been flushed couldn't be (gross!) - when I went into reception to see what was happening she said she tried to call our room but we didn't answer (because we were at breakfast), but she didn't try to call the cell number she had! Free breakfast at the adjacent restaurant was a joke - terrible food (hashbrowns might have been cooked in rancid oil?), service was horrific from one woman that was positively foul and the sweet other woman couldn't quite overcome the foul one's barking at everyone - it was a strange scene. Shower didn't drain well at all so was standing in ankle-deep water almost the entire shower. Bathroom had a funky smell that wouldn't go away even with the window partially open. Railroad runs behind the motel & there is a busy road in front of it - it was loud. ![]() Old and dated motel with a quirky theme, but not worth it. ![]()
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