Colonial Motel & Spa

Booked a room here, showed up and the front lobby door was locked. A note on the door said to ring bell or call a number to be let in. I rang the bell numerous times, no answer. Called the posted number and spoke to someone who barely spoke English, no help there. Tried to get a refund through
(over an hour on the phone).
called the hotel and they claimed that someone was at the front desk, which was not true. Still in the process of trying to get a refund from this hotel. What kind of business are you trying to run here?

Nice people. Comfortable and clean and quiet. Well worth it. If you are looking for a reasonably priced clean and comfortable place with renovated rooms and a relaxed atmosphere this is a great place. It’s an interesting combination of an old fashion roadside inn and a modest resort with pool, spa, and tavern.

We gave it 5 stars for two reasons. It’s about 100 dollars cheaper than the cheapest hotel in the area, and it surpassed our expectations. We checked in late, no problem. We had a massive King size comfortable bed. The room looked newly renovated and felt nice and clean for a motel room. And the Spa, we didn’t get to enjoy it, but saw many others having a fun time in the pool. Thanks again.

This place was clean, included everything you could need, and seemed like they have been trying to make it more modern. The tavern had just opened a few days before we stayed, but we enjoyed their attitude and saw how they were all trying to help one another, which is something you don’t often see.

Very friendly day staff. Hotel is dated but they are working on updating it. Above average for the price.

Are you nostalgic about the 1970s? Would you have like to know how roadside motels were back then?
You’re in luck! The place have a big sign in front stating «Family owned since 1976» and the place probably look and feel the same since then!
Granted, maybe you would like to have a little more than in the 70s? Well, again, you are in luck and that barely change anything, they offer free wifi!
The staff here is nice and very accommodating. I had a large truck to park for a day and they allow me to do in their large parking lot. What’s better is that it was safe since it was highly visible. They include a free breakfast which is nice even if it is rather basic. A pub/​restaurant is available on site at night.
Clean, safe, friendly and cheap if a bit basic and dated.

Decided to try this place on a whim. Like other posters, this place kind of surprised me. (In a good way) it is on the older side but my room was clean, comfortable, and quiet. I was surprised to see a microwave and fridge which was a nice plus. TV’s are older models but I don’t watch TV and it wasn’t an issue.
I took a quick shower and water was immediately hot with good pressure. Another nice touch are the soap/​shampoo dispensers inside the shower and by the sink area. Better than those single use samples and less wasteful. Also the towels were nice and soft and smelled freshly laundered. Nice!
I will check to see if breakfast is included in the morning. It looks like they had the setup for it in the lobby.
This is a nice, fairly inexpensive place to stay. There are a lot of convenient stores and restaurants nearby and downtown Brattleboro isn’t very far down the road.
I would definitely recommend.

Stayed 2 Nights and honestly very nice place for the money, spacious room, comfortable bed, charming, well lit, clean and quiet. Saw some of the negative reviews and was afraid coming in but I can only speak for my experience which was completely positive.
My only minor complaint is the size of the TV relative to the room but didn’t come to VT to watch TV so not really an issue. There was free WiFi and parking was easy.
Pleasantly surprised, would def stay here again.

Spent the night before skiing at Mount Snow and it was a nice choice. Cheap and close to nearby restaurants and bars. Be aware that there is no jacuzzi and the indoor pool is a lap pool that is always busy.

So I made a big mistake. We decided to head up to VT a day early, so I booked this place on a whim. I relied on
reviews but failed to check my trusty Unilocal for a more realistic sense of the place and sure enough, Unilocal was correct with the lowly ratings.
Upon walking into the main check in area, it was warm and cozy with a wood stove burning so I felt pretty optimistic. I now realize however… This place is pretty nasty. While the rooms are rather spacious and not as bad as some others (definitely outdated). The indoor stairway areas to get to the second floor are heinous. If you’re on the first floor and don’t need to go into these areas, consider yourself lucky.
The indoor stairwell areas have horribly stained carpets, chipped paint all over the walls and linens all stashed into a corner on the floor downstairs (is this where the hotel staff keeps them?). Totally disgusting! I’ve paid less than the $ 98 I spent here and have received much more in the past at other places.
In terms of the room —
Pros:
— Coffee maker (didn’t expect it at this place)
— Small Refrigerator
— Shower pressure was good
Cons:
— One of the main lights didn’t work
— Bed wasn’t very comfortable. Woke up a lot.
While I wasn’t expecting much due to the low price, the photos I saw everywhere made this place to be much better. I didn’t check out the pool area which I heard from other reviews ywas the only redeeming quality. Will probably avoid this place next time and spring for something a little nicer. This town is too cute to rate your experience on with a place like this.

Yup this place is a little crazy, I wish Brattleboro had better accomodations for people traveling with pets. We had really bad service at the pool, besides the pool being mobbed with people not staying at the hotel, not to mention. The room isn’t the worst, but it shouldn’t be so expensive for what it is.

I wasn’t sure if I should give 2 or 3 stars, so I went with 2 for many reasons.
When you first get to the hotel, you go to the ‘office’ area to check in, which was very cozy. They had a wood burning fire place area, and a nice Christmas tree. It was very festive. We got to the front desk and proceeded to check in. We had reserved 2 rooms, and asked to be placed next to each other. They were able to accommodate this, which we were thankful for. We asked the man at the front desk what the hours for the pool were. He checked the schedule, and told us the hours. We then asked what the hours of the hot tub & Jacuzzi were. He looked back down at the schedule, and told us the hours. We went to our rooms.
The next day, after a long day of skiing, we all get into our bathing suits and start walking towards the hot tub. Guess what. THERE IS NOT HOT TUB! The hot tub was supposed to be outside, right in front of the spa area. But it looked like they had started building it and never finished. We proceeded to go inside the «spa» area and notice that there is a 3 lane lap pool, where 3 people are swimming. We had just wanted to go into the pool and relax, but that was impossible because of those 3 people swimming laps back and forth. The guy at the front desk of the spa area told us that we could go sit in the first lane of the pool, and the people swimming would understand. I stated that I didn’t feel comfortable interrupting their swimming. I then asked about the Jacuzzi’s that were advertised on their website, and he proceeded to tell me that they have 2 Jacuzzi’s, however they are not working. There was nothing for us to do there, so we got our stuff and went back to our rooms. This put an extreme damper on our trip because the main reason we chose this «motel & spa» was because they advertised the hot tub and Jacuzzi on their website. I was even more upset that the guy at the front desk told us the hours of the hot tub & Jacuzzi, yet he had to have known that there was absolutely no hot tub and the Jacuzzi’s were not working.
The room itself wasn’t bad, the TV was an older model box tv, but it worked. The bed was very comfortable and clean. There is no main light in the room, there are several lamps place all around, however they do give off a lot of light. There was a full length mirror in my room, which is a plus because not a lot of hotels have this. My friend’s room had a half length mirror. There is a mini-​fridge and microwave, which not many upscale hotels even offer. There is a thermostat in the room, but it takes a while to get to the desired temperature. The bathroom area is split into 2. The toilet and tub are in a small room, and the sink/​mirror are out in the open. This was a pretty good setup so that 2 people can get things done simultaneously. There is a hair dryer. They don’t supply you with many towels or toilet paper though, so I would ask for more if I were you. They gave us 2 full body shower towels, and 3 or 4 small face towels. They gave us one full roll of toilet paper, and half of another. The shower itself was pretty okay, the water pressure and temperature were good, but the curtain that was hanging kept moving and all the water would fall on the floor when the shower was on. There is a small garbage can in the bathroom, and then a bigger one outside of the bathroom area, but the clear garbage bags that are in there are way too small and kept tearing. A downside of the hotel is that there is carpet in the majority of the area, and I do not like carpet because you don’t really know how often it is cleaned. It looked like it had some stains on it, but for the most part was okay.
There is free Wi-​Fi which is a plus. There are lots of drawers in the room if you are the type to fully unpack, however make sure you check the drawers because my friend’s room had underwear/​socks/​shorts in one of her drawers. We called up the front desk to tell them about the clothes and the guy stated that there was construction going on in the area and the workers stay at the motel often and may have left clothes behind. My friend didn’t mind the clothes, she left them there, however this looks like a lack of cleaning done by the cleaners.
We paid a total of $ 219.97 for 3 nights, which came out to an average of $ 66 a night. In my opinion it was honestly worth maybe $ 40 a night simply because there were no real amenities available to us.
Overall, I wouldn’t stay at this hotel again. Their website states that Mount Snow is an attraction. Mount Snow is an hours drive away! We were not expecting that especially after having driven 4 hours from NYC already, we would have chosen a hotel closer. And along with the front desk man deceiving us about the hot tub/​Jacuzzi hours, I had asked him if he could print out my Ski Lift tickets because I had forgotten, and after checking us in, he took the next customer and completely disregarded what I said. A «no» would have been better than ignoring my request.

I wouldn’t spend more than $ 70/​night for this place, and would have preferred to pay less. The rooms had been recently painted (although it was a sloppy job) and the carpet and bed linens seemed new-​ish, but all the furniture was old and worn and the drapes were badly frayed (the ends appeared hand cut and never hemmed). Overall I got the impression that the bare minimum was done and that the goal was making the most money for the least input. The public spaces seemed more thoughtfully cared for. Breakfast was cereal or some small muffins (nothing special, but better than nothing).
The pool and hot tub facilities were the main redeeming factor and the only reason I didn’t score this place lower and would ever consider returning. Double check the open times with the pool directly regardless of what you’re told at check in. There seems to be an ongoing communication problem between the front desk staff and the pool staff as to what the hours actually are. Not sure what the dynamic between the two is but do yourself a favor and double check before you plan a post-​dinner swim!

Excellent place to stay. This hotel has own history because older. Jacuzzi outside with swimming pool awesome. Owner and his wife very nice and friendly people. They remember me even if I stay a year ago. It’s not fancy compare to expensive places but clean, very nicely presented shower towels and soup. Wifi perfect. Owner constantly improving outside and inside looking. My favorite place to stay in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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This place is horrible (mold issues, outdated rooms, unpleasant staff, falling apart equipment). Staying across the street at the newer hotel for about $ 10 more seems the better idea. You may be saving what surmounts to be a week’s worth of cheap coffee (when you’re breathing in mold and sleeping in what appears to be low income housing last updated in the 50s) but the «price» is too high.
Simply driving by this place makes me cringe…

We paid about $ 85 for an overnight stay in a room with two queen size beds. The cost is moderate when compared to something like a Super 8 or Holiday Inn. The size of the room is quite comfortable: there is lots of space in the rooms of the left side of the lot, not sure about the Tyler (right) side. The room is clean, yet something about it was just not right…
Our first impression of the room was not positive: there was a damp, musty smell which made it difficult to get comfortable; speaking of comfortability, our mattress felt like a waterbed without enough water – so much for the charm of a family-​owned (since 1975) establishment. Lighting in the room was poor, especially considering there was a desk in the room where I could’ve done some work, studying, reading, etc. I’m kind of glad I left the laptop at home… Although the free Wi-​Fi signal was excellent. There was another nasty smell that I discovered: my pillow cases smelled like someone wiped their rear end with it, and we were appalled that the cleaning staff left an envelope with a hand-​written illustration depicting a magical broom despite the odors of the place.
The TV would have been fine if it weren’t for the unmatched remote control in our room, making it impossible to adjust channels, volume, or remove subtitles from the screen.
The bathtub was clogged and it seemed like our feet were bathing in everyone else’s spent water from adjacent rooms – gross!
From what we’ve heard the pool is awesome for families and kids, but we were not about to venture across the promenade in Speedos and 30 degree weather…
The mini fridge in the room was a plus, except for the fact that it froze everything overnight! What a shame…

Never again will I stay at this hotel. Hotel website was extremely deceiving to the room we actually stayed in. Felt like we were in the movie, The Shining… décor was old, room was dirty, bathroom was 70s style everything and the bed was uncomfortable. Stay at the Hampton Inn instead.

For $ 60, I had a fine experience. My four stars is not indicating that this is a «Four Star Hotel», it indicates that I got what I was expecting plus a little bit more.
Yes, the room was a bit dated, and the bathroom needs to be redone. Yes, the hallway smells of mildew, but if you’re sleeping in the hallway, you have bigger problems than can be solved by a $ 60 motel room. The service was friendly, the bed was comfortable, the TV worked, the fridge kept my milk cold, and I got to the ski hill on time. AND… when I got back from skiing, the pool was outstanding and the hot tub was hot.
In fact, I skipped skiing with the family on Sunday, and I swam instead. Beautiful.
Don’t be discouraged by the people who expect the Four Seasons for their sixty bucks. This is a great find.

I so very much wish that I had looked at the reviews before booking a room and the Colonial Motel. We arrived in Brattleboro on a very hot day and proceeded to check in at the Colonial. We should have suspected something was awry given that the lobby was like an actual sauna. We were dripping just standing there. We also should have suspected something was awry as we drove by the motel rooms with spare parts and mattresses sitting outside… but alas, we ventured to our room.
I can’t quite describe the smell in the room, but the friend that was with us aptly described the overall feeling as «a little too Bates Motel-​y for me…» To top is off, the A/​C didn’t work well by any standards. I’m pretty sure it was cooler OUTSIDE. After we spent about 20 mins in the disgusting room and after determining that we could find a room elsewhere, we called the front desk and informed them we would be staying elsewhere. The front desk employee had the manager called to come talk to us about a refund.
We explained that we had a wedding to go to and that the A/​C just did not cut it. We were polite enough not to mention that the room was disgusting (though perhaps we should had). Instead of a polite business-​like conversation, the manager/​owner proceeded to argue and raise his voice (despite the other guests in the lobby) about getting our money back. He explained that it is just really hot and that NO air conditioner could make it cool in this weather (ridiculous!). Knowing that we needed to check in and get ready for our evening commitment, we finally just compromised and split the difference on the cancellation charge. We stayed at the Holiday Inn across the street, which magically had working A/​C despite the weather in which «no one would have working A/​C.»
All in all, a ridiculous experience. Save yourself the stench, sweat and rudeness and spend a few extra dollars to stay at the Holiday Inn across the way.

I have stayed here at least 4 times in the passed 10 years. Its on the outskirts of town, and is near to shopping and the highway. I first decided to book this place years ago because based on the website, I thought it would be a «spa» like atmosphere for a super affordable price. Not really, its a standard motel, with an indoor pool and outdoor pool. It has always been clean and the staff friendly.
This last trip we had a huge room but the floor was extremely squeaky (even though it is carpeted). Everything is pretty dated, but clean. I was disappointed though, because I had planned on getting up and having the continental breakfast (that I had all the previous years) but they did away with that. They just had an awkward coffee bar area. My husband and I were chatting with the concierge, who explained that they had transformed the previous breakfast area into the dining room for dinner. (The Tavern– An upscale restaurant) so– no more free continental breakfast.