Under $100

Offering 35 beds and family rooms, the Ashland Hostel (150 N. Main St., 541/482-9217, www.theashlandhostel.com [1], $28 pp dorm bed, $59 d private room) is a two-story 1902 house near the Pacific Crest Trail, only three blocks from the Elizabethan Theater [2] and Lithia Park [3] and two blocks from the Greyhound station. Reservations are essential, especially March–October. The hostel has a coin-op laundry.

The Ashland Motel (1145 Siskiyou Blvd., 541/482-2561 or 800/460-8858, www.ashlandmotel.com [4], $65 and up) offers good value and clean, basic guest rooms. All rooms have fridges and microwaves; there are two 2-bedroom units, and you can relax in the outdoor pool.

Moderately priced guest rooms are available from Cedarwood Inn (1801 Siskiyou Blvd., 541/488-2000 or 800/547-4141, www.ashlandcedarwoodinn.com [5], $88 and up), with a pool and continental breakfast.

Newly remodeled, Village Suites at Ashland Hills (2525 Ashland St., 541/482-8310 or 800/547-4747, www.windmillinns.com [6], $89 and up) offers suite-style guest rooms at a great price.

A dollar-wise choice in this high-priced town is the Columbia Hotel (2621/2 E. Main St., 541/482-3726 or 800/718-2530, www.columbiahotel.com [7], $89 and up), in the center of town. This well-kept 1910 hotel with a grand piano in the lobby has 24 rooms. Most rooms share bathrooms.

Rooms at a sister property, The Palm (1065 Siskiyou Blvd., 877/482-2635, www.palmcottages.com [8], $73 and up), are in a well-maintained cottage-style motel in the midst of lovely gardens.