Easter weekend was our third or fourth stay at The View Motel located outside of Galena, Illinois. The owners, Andy and Joyce have taken such pride in thier property over the last 10 years! From the high quality bedding and the plush towels, it seems like you would be staying at an expensive hotel. We tell everyone how much we... More

Just Checked in and this place is great! We got to chat with the owners for a few minutes before going to our room and they definitely made us feel welcome. The room is nice, decent size AND the towels are actually a good size too!! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a place to... More

This motel is about 15 minutes from Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort, and about half the price for a room as the resort. The bed was very comfortable and the room was warm and large enough to spread out all our ski gear to dry out. The owner was friendly and accommodating. Water pressure and temperature of the shower were great... More

Every year we go to Galena to the Tom Manglesen reception and this year we stayed at the View Motel! A great Motel! We were greeted by the owners Andy and Joyce and they made us feel like we had been friends forever. We also got a Welcome drink of our Choice! Very Nice Touch! The funny thing is that... More

The best way I can describe our stay, is that we felt as if we were amongst friends we had known a long time. Andy and Joyce were so hospitable. They had us laughing and crying because we were having such a good time just visiting with them. This is even before we got to our room. We were so... More

if you are looking for a friendly, comfortable place to stay this is it. Andy and Joyce greeted us like we were neighbors and even served us a glass of wine. Rate is very reasonable, cable tv , rooms very clean. will definitely stay again, recommend reservations as there was only one room remaining at 5:00 PM

From the minute we pulled up we were treated like kings and queens. Andy and Joyce meant it when they said to ask for anything. Andy came out and started the fire pit for us late into the evening, then stayed and had a drink and chatted with us. Wonderful experiance would recommend to anyone!

If a person were asked to list the top 10 best things they would want and expect from a hotel or motel, "the VIEW MOTEL" would win hands down! It is rare to find operators such as Andy and Joyce who want to make your stay as pleasant as possible. In reading some of the reviews I noticed one common... More

We met friends here for a couple of days. When I looked it up, I wasn't too excited at staying but then I read the reviews so went ahead and booked. Andy and Joyce were so warm and friendly, you wanted to spend time with them. Their recommendations for restaurants were excellent. The rooms were clean and charming and much... More