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Prairie Winds Motel

2.0 star property

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Standard Double Room | Free WiFi
Reception
Exterior
Standard Room | Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1764 E us highway 136, Carthage, IL, 62321
  • Carthage Jail
    3 min drive
  • Historic Nauvoo
    31 min drive
  • FunCity
    61 min drive
  • Burlington, IA (BRL-Southeast Iowa Regional)
    62 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room | Free WiFi

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room | Free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Dec 6 - Dec 7
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About the neighborhood

Carthage

With a stay at Prairie Winds Motel in Carthage, you'll be 12.8 mi (20.5 km) from Mississippi River and 20.9 mi (33.7 km) from Historic Nauvoo. .This motel is 21.1 mi (33.9 km) from Joseph Smith Historic Site and 27.5 mi (44.2 km) from Iowa State Penitentiary.
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What's nearby

  • Carthage Jail - 3 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Historic Nauvoo - 31 min drive - 21.0 miles
  • Western Illinois University - 42 min drive - 30.3 miles
  • Catfish Bend Casino - 60 min drive - 39.0 miles
  • FunCity - 61 min drive - 38.7 miles

Getting around

  • Fort Madison Station - 39 min drive
  • Burlington, IA (BRL-Southeast Iowa Regional) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Hardee's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Wood Inn - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Los Charros - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Prairie Winds Motel

Motel with free parking, in the vicinity of Mississippi River
Prairie Winds Motel offers 23 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of USD 50 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Prairie Winds Motel Motel
Prairie Winds Motel Carthage
Prairie Winds Motel Motel Carthage

Prairie Winds Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 66 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Heartland America
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

WILLIAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Divine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kelly

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bates Motel - It was that bad.
If it wasn’t so late and weren’t so tired, we would have not stayed here. Owners have not spent a cent to update this creepy hotel. It feels like the 80’s. The pillows were horribly old and flat too. My husband slept fully clothed because he was worried about bugs and kept his suitcase in the car so his change of clothes wouldn’t smell like the old motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Quaint time travel
One of my first jobs in the 1970s was managing a little roadside motel. Checking in here was like stepping backward in time. That should not be seen as uncomplimentary. We found our stay to be quite adequate, For all that it is very dated. We tend to check in and drop our stuff go do things come back and are in the room basically just long enough to sleep. For an aged property It was clean and the clerk is incredibly friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean, comfortable, and spacious
The location of the motel is convenient--only 3 minutes from Carthage. It's about what you'd expect for a roadside motel. The room was comfortable and spacious, with a refrigerator and microwave. Housekeeping service was prompt and reliable. The room, while old, was great for a stopover while driving through Illinois. The on-site manager was pleasant, engaging, and friendly. For a comfortable stay driving through Illinois, I'd absolutely be willing to stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Mason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was older but nice
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Quiet, and a good rate
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Classic motel facing the highway, and surrounded by cornfields a short drive A well stopped grocery store and Mexican restaurant. My room is clean and comfortable Motel staff was very accommodating
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good accommodations at a fair price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had to get a hotel last minute for a minor change in our travel plans. I needed it to be cheap due to the unexpected cost. So I booked the Prairie Winds Motel and for the price, I could not have been happier. It was in a safe location, surrounded by corn. It was easy access off the highway. It was clean and did not have a smell. The price was very cheap and the view of the sunset, over the corn, was gorgeous. For the price and service, I highly recommend this hotel. I am a light sleeper and it was silent. I never heard anything all night.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We could not even stay here. Left and found another hotel last minute.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Road Trip
This was part of a 16-day Road Trip
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Destiny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was amazing the room was big
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Lucy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host was kind and helpful. The property is somewhat dated but clean and in good repair. Cost was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service and price. Clean
Excellent service -quick reply by owner/service provider. Clean. Great price. Older property as viewed in photos, beds are older but ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Bridget

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was not bad for the price, however I was made to pay when I arrived even tho I already paid at booking. The owner yelled at me and said we were dirty people because I nicked my ankle shaving and got a few dots of blood on the towel and because they took our wash cloths and wouldn’t give us any more my daughter used a towel to wash her make up off! There was a razor blade and trash behind the beds
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home on the prairie
Very kind older gentleman, English was no his native language, but he made up for it in graciousness. On a road that includes an auto wake up call ( sun up traffic) at no extra charge. Very good bargain- would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ripe With Potential
This is a small roadside motel that has been there for decades. It needs updating and some TLC, but the proprietor is very friendly and eager to help. He is so sweet! The room was mostly very clean (one litmus test being that walking barefoot on the floor resulted in NO dirty feet). There were small things like impossible to keep up with white grout, and dust in the a/c, which we didn’t need to use. The beds aren’t anything to rave about, but they weren’t uncomfortable either. My family and I are in the area 2-3 times a year to visit family, and we are likely to book this motel again based on affordability and it not being gross or terribly uncomfortable. It IS noisy there, right on Hwy. 136, but it’s a pretty convenient location as well. With even just a few small updates at a time this could become an exceptional little vintage boutique motel.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024