"One goes to El Rancho to soak up the ambiance of the place where movie stars stayed. It delivers that - the decor of the Old West and lots of photos of stars and movie scenes. Because it’s true to that, rooms are smaller than we’re accustomed to - one can barely turn around in the bathroom- and things like an antiquated elevator (you open gate and door manually) can slow down folks in their 80s and 90s. The shower was great for size and water pressure, but no grab bars. We enjoyed sitting in very comfortable chairs on the second floor mezzanine looking around and down at all the photos and memorabilia. Breakfast was good- spicy green chili on the huevos rancheros, but slow in arriving. This was our most expensive motel, won’t need to go again, but glad we did."