BBQ/picnic area

Reviews of Current River Inn

3 out of 5
Current River Inn
602 Main St, Van Buren, MO

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 103 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 103 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Angela

Traveled with group
Disliked: Amenities
This is an old motel in the process of updating. We visited the area which has limited lodging for floating. It sufficed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Future return customers
The rooms were clean. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and accommodating. When we return, we would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/11/13
We appreciate the kind words and for you staying with us. We look forward to your next stay with us! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay. Nice location, comfortable room. Bed was fantastically soft.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/11/8
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and we are so glad that your stay was pleasant! We hope that you stay with us again.

4/10 Poor

Diana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
False advertising - the 2 beds room we got is not like the one pictured. It was very small, like the king you see with another bed crammed in the corner by the window. No restaurant or cafe like advertised either. Very disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/11/8
I assure you that the pictures are real pictures of our rooms. All of our room are a bit different from each other.

8/10 Good

Virginia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was so small there wasn’t room for a chair. The only place to sit was the bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/11/8
Most of our rooms have chairs but some of the rooms are smaller than others. This is a roadside that was built in the 50’s. They just built things smaller back then. We actually love this little place and have done a lot of work to make it as comfortable as possible.

10/10 Excellent

Albert

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Van Buren Stay
One of the few inns in the area, this stop has become one that I frequent on business trips. The rooms are super comfortable, and the price is within my allowed traveling budget. Beds have well enough sheets to keep a soul from freezing in the night which is more than I can say for most of the other hotels I frequent with similar price ranges. Staff is very friendly. They don’t offer a breakfast, which isn’t really a big deal for me since my company will take care of that somewhere else, but something travelers should be aware of. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/8/26
Thank you for staying with us and for the kind words!! We love seeing guest that enjoy their visit with us.

2/10 Terrible

Edlena

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/8/14
We hate to hear that you had a bad visit at our little place. There were no complaints logged in with the front desk during your stay. In the future you may want to visit with the front desk and let a place have a chance to resolve your problems if they can be resolved. Have a blessed day.

8/10 Good

Bryan

Traveled with partner
It was clean and convenient to our current river weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/8/7
Thank you for staying with us! Please come again.

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Would not shower - older and looked it!
Shower was disgusting so we did not shower. Pool was nice and beds were ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/7/22
I am sorry that you got a room where the shower hasn’t been redone yet! I promise it is clean it is just stained from past abuse and use. We have been working hard on making the changes need but as you mention, we are an old building and it just takes time and money to get all the changes needed. Maybe you can let us know when you are around again and we can make sure you are in a room with an updated bathroom and you can let us know what you think of the difference! Thanks for staying with us and we are glad you enjoyed our updated pool.

10/10 Excellent

Darla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our stay and will def be back. Pool was great and was open early in the morning. Towels on the pool area was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/7/5
Thank you for the review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to your return! Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room clean and comfortable. Loved the pool. Staff was friendly. We will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/29
Thank you for the kind words! We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay. Please come again!

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great time with the kids! Will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/28
Thank you for staying with us!! We love it when families have fun together!

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was all great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/23
Thanks for staying with us! We appreciate you.

10/10 Excellent

Amberr

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect little mom and pop motel. We broke down while staying there and they were the kindest people around. Rooms were good sized, pool was great and owner had coffee on every morning around 730 am. Very well lit up and office was open with supplies if need some. Cant wait to come back!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/23
Thank you for the kind words. We were happy to accommodate you during your time with no vehicle but we are as glad that you are back up and running again!! Safe travels and stop back by anytime!

8/10 Good

Sandra

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/8/7
Thanks for staying with us! We appreciate you.

10/10 Excellent

jayme

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/9
Thank you so much for staying with us!! As always, come again and safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location, nothing fancy but nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/6/1
Thank you for choosing to stay with us. We hope if you are ever in our area, you stay with us again.

2/10 Terrible

Karen

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was terrible. Mold in tub TV didnt work curtains are see through and no safety lock on door! And the restaurant advertised is closed
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/5/29
I’m sorry that you had a bad experience at our place. I am a bit confused by your review since no one made any complaints at their time of stay, including you. Our curtains are black out panels and there most certainly is no mold in any of our tubs. We take great pride in our place and housekeeping is an area that we as owners have high demands from our workers. Next to maintenance, it is our biggest budget expense. If your TV wasn’t working, you certainly should have let us know and we could have taken care of that. All of our TV’s are tested while housekeeping cleans but certainly a battery can run down and typically if someone has an issue, that is the reason, however, our system is a 2 remote system and sometimes some people are confused by that. Typically, if that is the case, our gust will just call and we go over and show them but you made no call. Our restaurant isn’t open 24 hours (as most restaurants are not) and we are closed on Sunday and Monday. I believe we offer plenty of hours to justify advertising our restaurant.

4/10 Poor

Cathy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very old and run down. The bed is so high you need a ladder to get in it comfortably the bathroom is so small you have to squeeze in past the sink. No breakfast is served There is a nice outdoor pool for when the weather is right..
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from CRI on 2023/5/9
Cathy, sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy your stay at out little motel. We make it clear in our advertisements that this is a small road side that was built in the 50’s. We purchased the motel in 2017 and have been working on renovating since. I will have to disagree with you about being run down now (it certainly was when we started). We have completely remodeled every room. The size of the bathrooms cannot be changed. This was how they build them in the 50’s. We have upgraded them as much as possible until we rework the electrical (which is on the list). I believe you stayed in one of our deluxe kings. Should you desire to stay with us again, we do have some completely remodeled suites that you could try (still in an old building). See, we love old buildings and we enjoy breathing new life into them but we understand it isn’t for everyone. Have a blessed day.

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little motel
Uneventful check in, and the lady there is SUPER nice. The room was small, but it was just me. Clean and comfy. The only thing it didn't have was a coffee maker.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/12/2
Thank you for the kind words. We do offer free coffee in the lobby. We also have some suites that are larger and do have coffee pots in the room. If you are ever in our area again, we would be happy to show them to you! Thanks again for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Virgel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures were misleading. There were a lot better places to stay. I upgraded to a two bedroom suite only to find there was no such thing. Had to book two rooms. So it cost me a lot more. No coffee in room
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/11/15
Mr. Virgel, we do not have 2 bedroom suites, we don’t advertise them and we don’t sell them. If the third party vendor that you went through misled you, I apologize but we did put you in two separate rooms as soon as you stated there was a problem. Our pictures are actual pictures of our actual rooms so I don’t see how they can be misleading. We do not advertise coffee in the room. We do advertise free coffee in the lobby, which was available on the days of your stay. I apologize if your stay was not up to your standards but we have worked very hard to have the nostalgia of a road side motel with updated amenities and our prices are in line with the other 2 motels/hotels in our area.

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ok-good
It's an old road-side-type motel with a lot of lipstick and rouge. Very small rooms, but it was clean and comfortable. My biggest issue is value (price vs quality). I paid $116/night i believe. Shouldve been $80/night max. The manager was a very nice lady and when i first rated my check-in as ok the hotel responded wanting to know what was wrong and what they could do. The hotel is old with updated flooring and new paint. The bathrooms are old, but worked fine. Hot water was nearly instant. Theyve used a lot of caulk and paint to cover over the things that are messed up. Beds and heater were good. I think this is a ok/good place, but would be great if price was closer to what you get, especially in winter.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/11/14
We appreciate your review. It is an old building built in 1955 so some things are out of our control (such as size of room) but we have tried one best to update the motel while leaving the nostalgia of the old motel. We are very proud of our place and prices are in line with the other places in our area. Don’t forget when you use a third party to book, you also pay for their services in the room rate. Thanks for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean and comfortable. We would stay here again while in the area. Draw back- the coffee pot is in the office, not in the rooms. But there is a mini frig and microwave.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/10/9
Hi Julie! Thanks for the kind words and we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay. It is the whole reason my family is here, trying to make travelers comfortable and happy as they pass through. We offer free coffee in the office because we are an older place (we like to buy old building and bring them back to life) and as so, there are not a lot of plug-ins in the rooms. Apparently, they didn’t need to plug in much in the 50’s . Anyway, I just wanted you to know that we have thought about it and would love to offer that feature but the buildings electrical capabilities just isn’t able to handle that yet. Hey, we do have some suites available and they have coffee pots in the room as well as a full kitchenette! Check those out if you are every through our area again! Thanks again and safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Kaylee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean room and comfortable bed .Right in downtown van buren close to all the restaurants and float rentals.I prefer this place over the rosecliff lodge and so much cheaper .I will be staying a at current river inn for now on.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/9/30
Thank you so much for the kind words! We sure appreciate you and your choice to stay with us. Please come back any time! Thanks again.

6/10 Okay

Tom

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/9/26
Thanks!

8/10 Good

Jo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was nice enough for a couple of days. The inside property did not match the photo--no table/chair inside. King bed too high for a 5'2" woman to climb into easily. Property is clean, well-maintained and convenient to downtown. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/9/18
Thank you for the kind words. All of our rooms differ a bit on the inside. The pictures are actual pictures of room so if there is a particular room or certain amenities that you prefer, please let us know when reserving. The king beds are new to our facility and do have running boards to aid with shorter people when getting in the bed but I am looking at some additional aids for this purpose.

8/10 Good

mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i thought it was fine, we enjoyed our one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/9/4
Thanks for the kind words and for staying with us. We hope that you will join us again!

8/10 Good

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite & relaxing
Great staff, restaurant on property was excellent, clean, comfortable room. Only complaint is lack of outlets, which office staff attempted to remedy & window ac vents needed cleaning. I enjoyed the quaintness of the town & surrounding hiking activities.
Current River
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/9/4
I love the picture! Thanks again for staying with us, Teresa! We hope you stay again!

8/10 Good

karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice stay
there was a small problem checking in after that everything was great room was clean bathroom is small pool was clean & they had pool toys for kids staff very nice would stay again but would book direct thru them
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/8/25
I am sorry that you had a little trouble checking in but we do appreciate you staying with us! Thank you for the kind words and we do hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/7/17
Thank you for staying with us! We appreciate you. Please come and see us again.

2/10 Terrible

WENDI

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/7/17
Sorry that you did not find your accommodation to your satisfaction. We have worked very hard to remodel and update our little place but we understand it isn’t for everyone. I would encourage you to come to the front desk and let us know what the problem was as we may have been able to fix it for you while you were here. We can’t fix what we don’t know. Have a blessed day!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable bed!!. This place is so cute. Well maintained and very clean. This is our second time to stay here while traveling. We will definitely stay again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/6/15
We are so happy that you enjoyed your visit!! Thanks for choosing us and for the kinds words. Please come again and safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Derrek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such a quaint, well cared for gem nestled close to scenic Mark Twain Natl Forest. Family owned and run, spotless rooms and hands down the most comfortable mattress and bedding we’ve ever slept on in a hotel! We travel A LOT and stay in the finer chain hotels and none have compared to this sleep experience. Outdoor pool is reminiscent of the motels back in the day. This was our second stay being we frequent between Wichita and Nashville, we’ll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/6/9
Thank you so much for staying with us and for the kind words!! We are so glad that you were able to see our vision and the hard work that has been done. We have amazing staff and family support. Thanks again, see you soon and safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Susan M

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Choices very limited in area
Check in was easy and speedy. This is a older hotel but very clean and comfortable. We had a problem with hot water and we were quickly moved to another room. Nice fluffy towels. In room coffee would be nice. They don't offer any type of breakfast so plan ahead. The Springhouse cafe serves a great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/7/13
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

Michael, Springville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the stay, staff was great. A little out dayed but recently updated and very clean. Stayed on 2 occassions and would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/7/13
Thank you for staying with us!

8/10 Good

LYNDON

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothibg
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/7/13
Thank you for staying with us!

2/10 Terrible

Donovan

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/5/19
I do wish, if you had issues or concerns you would have addressed them with us while you were at our location so that we could have tried to accommodate your needs. Unfortunately, you did not so I have no idea why your stay would not be comfortable. We are an older motel that has been remodeled and we do our best to ensure that all of our guest comfortable. We are very proud of our little nostalgic roadside but it isn’t for everyone. I do hope that you would speak up at the next place to stay and give them an opportunity to accommodate you before just giving them a low review. These can hurt small businesses that are truly trying to make a great little place for people. Have a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Springville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff very nice, food close. A little dayed but clean, bed gret.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/5/17
Thank you for the kind words and for choosing to stay with us!

8/10 Good

Tom

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/4/26
Thank you for choosing to stay with us! We appreciate you. Safe travels and we hope to see you again. 😊

8/10 Good

Denise

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Several nice touches. Comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/4/18
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for the kind words. We do hope that you will come again!

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was great No hooks or shelves in bathroom to hang clothes Would stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from CRI on 2022/4/5
Thank you so much for the kind words! We appreciate you choosing to stay with us. We do realize being an older building that we love, it does have small rooms and bathrooms (I guess they didn’t have as much stuff back then 😂) but we will try to address places to hang your clothes. Thanks again and we hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traveling in Southern Missouri
We were there just one night. Room was nice and clean, my only complaint would be the lack of outlets to plug in my CPAP machine. Hotel manager was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/11/26
We appreciate the kind worlds and you staying with us! Unfortunately, the outlet issue is a known problems but due to the age of the hotel (built in 1950), other than running all new electric, there isn’t much we can do about it. We do have new electrical on out “list” and would love to get that done. It is very expensive so I am not sure when we will be able to do it. I guess there wasn’t nearly as much stuff to “plug in” in the 50’s. Thanks again and we hope you will stay with us again!

6/10 Okay

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
One night getaway
For the age of the hotel it was very clean. Heater took a while to warm up the room, TV reception was unacceptable IMO. I called the desk about the reception and she said they were hoping to go with satellite soon. Still, with technology the way it is their reception, even with cable, needs to be upgraded.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/11/23
Thank you for staying with us…. We appreciate you! We are sorry that you had reception trouble, it is a problem that is currently being corrected. We have tried many times to get help with the reception with our cable company, unsuccessfully. We are scheduled to change to Dish as soon as they send someone out to wire the building so if you stay with us again, that should not be a problem in the future. Thanks again and happy thanksgiving!

8/10 Good

Willard, odessa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older motel. But clean. Easy to work with staff. But not the greatest TV channels.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/10/30
Thanks for the kind words. We are in the process of changing our tv carrier but it is expensive so it is taking some time. Thanks for staying with us! We do hope you will come again.

8/10 Good

DANIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All of our requests were met. The owner was very nice. A very cozy relaxing place to stay. Adorable updated motel. We will stay again if we are in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/10/16
Thank you so much for the kind words!! We appreciate you staying with us and we do hope you find yourself in our beautiful area again one day! Safe travels!

8/10 Good

Larry, Pittsburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Updated older property. Very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/10/15
Thank for staying with us!! Please visit again! Safe travels.

8/10 Good

Stephen B

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful scenery
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/10/11
Thank yon for staying with us! We hope to see you again. Stay safe.

4/10 Poor

Donna

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a no-frills motel with no amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from CRI on 2021/10/9
As we advertise, we are an older motel (built in 1950) that we are remodeling. We have made more progress than you can even imagine but we admit we are still working on some things. We do have rooms that offer more amenities than others but you requested none of them. We appreciate you staying with us but the next time you stay at a small, older motel and you have certain amenity needs, you should at least ask to see if they can offer them to you before you state they just don’t have them. Just a thought! Have a great day.