Sun N Sand Motel

I’m going to be the buzz kill here. However, I still like this place. I agree, the owners/​management are very pleasant. Also, the homemade bread and muffins are a delicious part of a perfectly decent continental breakfast layout, which included oatmeal, gluten-​free oatmeal and three kinds of cereals.
There are a microwave and refrigerator which work very sporadically based on the alignment of the stars and the security of their plug-​in systems. Our bed was a thinly mattressed hammock. The shower may have had the lowest mounted showerhead yet.
And yet, and yet, I just might return.

This hotel has three things going for it. Cheap, clean, and friendly managers. Everything in the room was functional.
I have not seen a small tube television in a hotel for years. This was hard to watch.
The bathroom fixtures were probably older than I am. I was surprised that they could find washers that fit. They did not leak. The shower head was five feet high, so I had to bend over to wash my hair. I’ve not had to do this for a long time.
There is no air conditioner in the room. There is an on/​off switch for a blower/​evaporative cooler. The room was comfortable in August. In winter there is a gas wall heater for warmth. I have never been in a hotel with this before.
The furniture was adequate and the bed comfortable. There is a small refrigerator and a microwave in the room.
The continental breakfast was very good. I enjoyed the coffee, homemade bread and muffins and the company of the other guests and manager. The room I stayed in was not updated yet, though I was told that several rooms were improved.
Because of the cleanliness and price, I would stay here again.

When I read the reviews saying this place was right out of a Coen brothers movie, deciding to stay here was a no brainer for me. I also loved the great neon sign in the parking lot and knew then we’d enjoy our stay.
The room was fantastic, vintage, quirky and just kitschy enough. The coffee was good (just Folgers French Roast, but the best Folgers I’ve ever had). Management was awesome, and don’t miss out on the homemade muffins. If you’re in Kanab and need a place to stay for the night, check out the Sun & Sand. Especially if you’re a Coen Brothers fan. ;)

The rooms are basic, but clean. The owners are really nice and made fresh muffins and bread for continental breakfast. I noticed several homey touches and I prefer this over pretentious places where Im just another guest.

I like the Sun n Sand Motel in Kanab, UT. The managers running the motel are onsite and are super friendly and I like the atmosphere and the room feels comfy, homey, and there’s a mini sink to wash dishes if you want to bring your own food into the motel. It is located in a great location near the grocery across the street and great restaurants. They offer free breakfast and the home made bread is the bomb! I highly recommend staying here if you want a more homey and relaxed environment.

This place is awesome. Old on outside, clean on inside. Awesome neon sign and neon lining parking lot. Owners are incredibly nice and helpful. Stayed here one night and decided to come back for a second. Cheap and more than you can get for $ 55 a night in most places in America. Definitely the place to stay in Kanab. The neon!!! Also Don is the nicest guy we have encountered in all of the United States. Seriously — AWESOME!

I came with a friend to see the wave, and met Don and his wife (the new managers who came after wayne). Both were very friendly, very helpful, and a pleasure to stay under. I stayed in one of the newly renovated rooms which are in great condition for a vintage hotel. Don explained to me the renovations were in progress to update the look further. if you are in the area, this is a great motel to stay at, with the managers being the best i’ve encountered. they served home made breakfast (bread and banana muffins made from scratch) and even home made pizza at the end of one of the nights. we were an international bunch and we felt right at home. highly reccomended.

All a budget motel needs to be is adequate. This is adequate and the couple that manages the joint are both very friendly. If you’re on a budget this a good place.

Wayne and his wife are friendly and helpful and this is a great budget motel. I’ve stayed here twice while I volunteered at Best Friends and their weekly rates were great and cost me less than half of other options. They allow pets so you can bring Best Friends cats or dogs for sleepovers which is an issue at a lot of other hotels/​motels.

This place is great! It might seem a little sketchy on the outside… but the people are really nice, the rooms are clean, and the beds are actually super comfortable. It costs us $ 45 for two of us to stay. You should stay here if you’re in town!

A righteous retreat, straight outta the picture show! Wayne took the time to hula hoop with me in the parking lot, barefooted. He’s quite the trip. You see what you get. You want cheap, then you go here. It’s got character though, kinda like the Bates Motel. But like the Bates Motel at a Phish Show. As good as it gets for this price & your sense of fun!!!

The comparison to a Coen brothers movie is pretty accurate. Wayne reminded me of the random guy on TV in RoboCop «Ain’t nothing free, because there’s no guarantees. You know? You’re on your own. That’s the law of the jungle.» in the nicest possible way. Eccentricity aside, he puts on a great breakfast spread of donuts, pastries, toast, muffins and preserves along with, quote, «Good Coffee». For the money, what you get can’t be beat, and that’s diabetes and insulin spikes.
Sure the rooms look old, but they’re clean, and you get TV, wifi and a fridge that closes with a door latch. When you’re passing through Kanab and need to lay your head, what more can you ask for for $ 45?
Funny anecdote:
Me — «So Wayne, where do you get your ‘Good Coffee’ from?»
Wayne — «It’s just Folgers man. Folgers.»
Classic. And the coffee is pretty tasty.

We stayed at the Sun-​N-​Sand the first week of January on our way to Zion. We read the other helpful Unilocal reviews and decided to give them a go.
Wayne offered us each a beer (because its hard to find decent beer in Utah!!) but we came prepared and he looked a little bummed when we turned him down.
The other reviews were right on–
He is very talkative, helpful, super friendly, and rough around the edges :)
The motel is the same way… there was cable tv, free internet, and a mini fridge. We had a brand new mattress and clean sheets. The room was drafty but he told us to go ahead and crank up the heat, so I did. The walls were patchy, the toilet was wobbly, the shower dripped all night (I couldn’t hear it, but I couldn’t stop from wasting water either), and I had to safety-​pin the curtains closed to satisfy my modesty (the blinds were missing a few slats).
We ate dinner at the Mexican place across the street with the Sun-​N-​Sand discount, and the food was decent.
The neighborhood is a little cracky/​methy, but we felt safe and secure in our room with our jeep parked right outside, snug as bugs in our squeaky bed frame, and left well rested in the morning.
Its not the Ritz, but if you don’t mind all the caveats above, it fits the bill for a cheap one-​night stop in Kanab.

We were kind of nervous when we rolled up because Wayne looks like he just got back from a Vietnam reenactment and the place hasn’t been remodeled lately. Or ever.
But it’s not very expensive, it’s clean, Wayne is REALLY nice (he lent us his bottle opener), the continental breakfast is really good, and they have cable.
No, not fancy, yes, maybe some of the wall paper is peeling. But it’s got character and it’s cheap.
I will stay here if I ever stay in Kanab again.

We were in a pinch and pretty skeptical of the place at first, but it turned out to be the gem of Kanab.
For the price ($ 40 – 50) it was a great deal, two beds, free WI-​FI, cable, coffee and breakfast in the morning. Although the actual rooms themselves could use some work (lots of wear and tear– the wood around the lock on the door appeared eroded and the shower head was a bit short) the room was still very clean and well-​kept.
Overall i’d recommend it for the value. Great deal. Wayne, the owner, gave us GREAT travel advice, and per his suggestion we stopped at Bryce Canyon after the Grand Canyon trip. His recommendations were much appreciated. Great hospitality!

You get more than what you pay for at this place.
Imagine if you could be an extra in a Coen brothers movie for the low price of only $ 40 a night, and all you had to do was sleep and show up for breakfast in the morning — that’s Sun-​N-​Sand Motel.
Wayne «the Dude» let us check out the room first before we agreed to stay the night. The fixtures were old, but clean, and everything worked.
The next morning, we dined on «good coffee» (really, it wasn’t bad), juice, toast and fresh fruit with a colorful cast of characters. Wayne even urged us to take some fruit for the road, which we did.
Be sure to pet Doby the dog on the way out.

This is probably the best value you’ll get in Kanab. I spent a night here during a road trip up to Zion. For $ 40/​night (including tax), you get a clean room, free WiFi in your room, free breakfast (bread, butter/​jam, PB, tea/​coffee, fruit), and the pleasure of meeting other road-​trippers (since, I’m assuming, Kanab isn’t exactly a «destination» city).
Wayne’s the nicest motel worker I’ve ever met. He tries his best to make you feel welcome and provide you with the service you want (and he has a whole shelf of pamphlets for things to do/​see around the area). Also, their cancellation policy is great (cancel by 6pm the day of arrival with no charge).
I’d definitely stay there again.

Helping a friend’s son who is 22 from Switzerland and traveling across the US for the first time solo on his way to LA map out & see the National Parks from Denver thru Utah to Las Vegas. Found SNS online, read great reviews (did I mention he was on a budget?) so I called, OMG this staff is so friendly & helpful! We tried sending a package to our friend c/​o the SNS hotel and unfortunately the USPS lost it. I called SNS and confirm our friend had been there, the package had not arrived and then was asked” If it does arrive what shall I do with the package?” This is service I have not seen in years! Next time I am traveling or helping someone who is going to this part of Utah, SNS is your place!

I’m a bit torn in my review… Wayne is a super guy, and the hotel is clean, but it is pretty run down. I guess the most revealing thing I can say is that my wife would never stay here.
Yes, it’s inexpensive, $ 32 + tax. Yes, the sheets were clean. But everything else is out of the 50’s or 60’s, and they didn’t keep any of the good stuff.
If you are in town during the high season, summer and fall, and you don’t want to put out $ 90+ for one of the other local motels, then Sun-​N-​Sand may fit your tastes. But you can most likely stay in a nicer place for only a few bucks more.
The door to my room had huge gaps around the edge and the wind blew in all night long. The font window shades had several broken louvers, forget your privacy. Very old carpet, very dirty, but swept clean. Beds were pretty hard and pretty old. Tv was pretty hard to watch, flickering with static. The shower dripped all night long.
But to give them credit, while everything was very old, they did their best to keep it clean.
The most disappointing thing was the ‘breakfast’ bar. Nothing, and I really mean nothing, has been refrigerated… ever. This only left me a few items I was willing to eat, and it wasn’t much beyond toast, skipping the margarine that was sitting out for days or the jams that may have been there for months. And the pastries were long past their prime.
Now, if you have always wanted to stay in one of those motels you have seen in the movies, this is your place. They even have the flickering neon, creaky doors, weird people shouting in the middle of the night, dog that greets you when you ring the bell, and more.

This place rules. This past summer my friend Leah and I pulled up to Sun-​N-​Sand Motel after a loooonnnngggg day of road tripping and few hours of «sun ‘n’ sanding» ourselves… at Lake Powell. We were so tired and only wanted a place to rest our weary heads.
We drove into Kanab and passed a couple of chain hotels like the Best Western but our hearts just weren’t in it. Then we saw the neon sign of this little gem, two people BBQing in the front picnic area, and a $ 36 a night advertisement on the marquee. We were SOLD!
Wayne, the front desk salesman, was more than helpful. He offered us free breakfast in the morning along with the best coffee in Kanab. We weren’t sure but, he really wasn’t kidding! We got up to head out on the road early and sure enough, the front office was clustered with people from all over the country planning days out to Bryce and Zion indulging in free toast, donuts and fruit while washing it all down with juice and/OR…the best cup of coffee in Kanab!
I know you’re all wondering how clean this place was for $ 36 a night? Clean enough. We checked the bed for bugs and there were none, in fact we checked the entire room. The bathroom was alright although I will confess that I wore flippies in the shower.
In the end would I stay here again? Hell yes I would! SNS has character. Wayne also told us that a lot of old westerns were once filmed in the area so we know it’s got lots of history as well. It’s definitely an old motel. AND… it’s a rad place, in a rad little town, with rad people!
So hell yes!