Understated motel featuring basic shared rooms, private rooms & suites, plus free breakfast.
Motel Du Beau Travelers Inn is a 1920s-era motel in downtown Flagstaff, a couple of blocks from the Amtrak station and within easy walking distance of the city's restaurants, coffee shops, and bars. It's an old-school, no-frills place rather than a chain hotel, and reviewers consistently point to the location as the biggest draw — you can park the car for your whole stay and walk to meals. It holds a 4.6 rating from 378 Google reviews.
Rooms run small and basic, in keeping with the building's vintage character, but most reviewers describe them as clean and the beds as comfortable. Free breakfast is included. The motel sits close to active rail tracks, and it's a no-whistle zone, so there's no horn blast — but light sleepers still mention hearing trains and street noise at night. Cooling can be a sore spot: one guest was caught off guard to find the room had no central air conditioning, so it's worth asking the front desk about cooling options if you're visiting in warm months.
It suits travelers packing light who want a walkable downtown base the night before or after a Grand Canyon trip, rather than a resort-style stay.
383 reviews
4 weeks ago
Giving it 5 stars becuase for the price, it is great. This place is 100 years old. Super cute and cozy. Old bricks and vines growing up etc. Room noise wasn’t bad as we got room 11 in the back and had a/c for white noise. We also stayed on a Sunday. Rooms 1-12 probably have less noise as the o th er ones face a street with bars. Clean everything. Really simple breakfast. Laundry is available le with quarter machines! And there’s a community kitchen.
5 months ago
Spent 3 nights here recently and it was a very enjoyable stay. As others have mentioned, there are active train tracks nearby (about half a block away) but it's a no-whistle zone. While you do get the sound of trains going past, there is no blaring horn. If you're a light sleeper, this may still be a problem but I didn't have any trouble with it. Even a deluxe room is pretty small (the shower has barely enough room to turn around in; also, there are signs posted in the bathroom that it may take up to 15 minutes for hot water to start flowing, but in my experience it was closer to 2 or 3), so it's geared more toward people who are traveling light. The location is the major selling point for this place, being in the heart of downtown. There are a TON of bars and restaurants within easy walking distance. I got breakfast and dinner all three days/nights (six places in total) and never had to take the car out of the parking lot. It's also within a couple blocks of Humphrey Street, which takes you out to Grand Canyon roughly 90 minutes away. It's a 1920s/30s-era motel, so don't expect Hilton or Marriott. But if you're looking for something quirky and different from homogenous corporate hotel chains that all look the same, the Du Beau is a great place to start.
2 months ago
This was a perfect one-nighter stop for me! Took my motorcycle through the mountains to Flagstaff for the 4th of July weekend from downtown Phoenix. This a cost-effective cozy no frills place to rest your head. Fantastic location and extremely friendly and helpful staff.
3 months ago
I stayed here on a two week long Arizona road trip and it was the worst night sleep I had, despite also spending a week camping and backpacking. It is SO noisy, even with ear plugs jammed in your ears. I didn’t realize there’s no AC until I got there and I couldn’t let the fan window unit in because of the noise, so it ended up running while sitting on the desk. The noise from passing traffic, the train, other occupants, and pedestrians is magnified, as if it’s happening in the room with you. The location is great for walking downtown and not having to worry about parking, but also sort of sketchy, with homeless people meandering around and people sitting right outside the window to the room at a picnic table. I also saw at least two spiders in the room during my stay and woke up to a bite on my face and hand. I wanted to love this place but I would not recommend staying here.
6 months ago
A very vintage motel with a history. Rooms aren't large but are clean. Location is great, near downtown Flagstaff and Amtrak station. Multiple restaurants/coffee shops are within a one minute walk.