Daniel Boone Motor Inn Pikeville, Kentucky: Stay and Support Local Business

Every year, my family has its family reunion in Long Fork, Kentucky, and every year, we stay at the Daniel Boone Motor Inn in Pikeville, Kentucky. There are a few larger hotels in the area, but the Daniel Boone Motel is one of the only owner-operated hotels and the one we usually stay at during our annual trip.

Pikeville is a small town in southeastern Kentucky with around 6,500 residents. Ask anyone in the area for a hotel recommendation, and the odds are good that they will point you in the direction of the Daniel Boone Motor Inn, though I'm not sure why. I'm equally not sure why we continue to stay there when there are so many other options, but it has to be because they treat everyone like family.

Three years ago when we ventured to Pikeville for a funeral, the Daniel Boone Motor Inn owners gave us a discounted rate for the hotel room because of a death in the family. And since our family uses rents a block of 10-15 rooms every year during September, they also give us discounted prices for the reunion. That's something you won't find in a lot of big chain motels.

The Daniel Boone Motor Inn lacks a lot of amenities. Though it was over 90 degrees during our visit there in September, the pool was already closed. You also won't find room service, laundry service, or fancy suites but you will find a comfortable room and good service.

The Motel allows pets, which is a big plus for us since we have three small dogs we don't like to leave at home, and they don't charge extra for the pets. Coffee is available twenty-four hours a day from the front desk, and though they don't publicize it, we were able to get free bags of ice for our coolers.

The rooms at the Daniel Boone Motor Inn in Pikeville are nothing fancy. There's the usual hotel amenities; beds, dresser, television, etc. and a very small bathroom. I'm close to six feet, and I had to walk inside the room, and nearly climb in the shower to close the bathroom door.