Motel 6

Quite possibly THE loudest hotel we have EVER been in. The walls are beyond tissue paper thin and altho no fault of the Management the people above us let their kid — roller skate? Bowl? Who knows but the NOISE was incredible ALL NIGHT LONG=and they moved the FURNITURE – ALL NIGHT LONG. So – why we were able to hear EVERY LITTLE SOUND is the hotels fault. Every footstep on the outside balcony (we were on first floor) every time some one turned on the water it sounded like Niagara Falls IN our room==the heater is incredibly noisy and unable to be reached by mortal man — my 6’2″ husband had to climb on a CHAIR to get to the controls. Very limited programming on TV. WIFI is NOT free — and not fast. Room was large and clean but odd position of a double bed shoved into the wall and a corner while the light was across the room meant we had to move bed before we could get in or some one would have to climb over the other person to get out. Even with ear plugs I was unable to sleep due to excessive hiway and hotel noise.

I often stay at Motel 6’s when driving because they welcome my extremely well behaved Chihuahuas. I travel across the country every year, and have driven across twice in the last year alone. So, I feel I can give this one 4 stars. Why? Because I have stayed in some stanky motels and, over all, I have had more good/​decent stays in Motel 6s that some others that charge more for animals as well as for a room.
Despite a faint smell of smoke intermittently (both cigarette and weed) which I have experienced in many motels, this Motel 6 had superior front desk staff and, my room, was spotless. I stayed one night, then returned the next night and asked for the same room. I got it and it was very clear the room was well cleaned, both nights. Everyone knows this is not a luxury motel chain, but any place that accepts dogs (high end or low end lodging) is a huge plus for those of us who will not travel without our fur babies. When it’s clean and the staff are very nice, it’s worth 4 stars.

My entire stay at Motel 6 Brattleboro this past August was a nightmare. I did not feel safe in my room. Although there is a sign posted of no smoking within 25 feet of the rooms, on several occasions people stood outside their rooms (next to mine) and smoked. There was no attempt to stop them. Thus, my room continually smelled of smoke, made even worse by the noisy air conditioner. Also, these same people were very noisy and talked loudly even though it was 1 a.m.
Secondly, upon walking my daughter to her room at 11pm, the door of the room next to hers was open and people were talking loudly inside. They had thrown some sort of liquid out the door — possibly beer — so that we almost slipped walking to her room.
My room was not cleaned properly. The sink was left dirty; the bed was made but the pillows were thrown haphazardly on the bed two days in a row. The room had a bad, sour smell that could not be alleviated in any way.
When you stay in a hotel or motel, you expect quiet, cleanliness and a general feeling of safety and order. Motel 6 Brattleboro provided none of these.
When I wrote to the manager afterwards, I received something that was akin to a form letter, promising that the problems I pointed out would be remedied and that steps were being taken to do so.
I do not think that because a hotel or motel is inexpensive, that that should also mean the rooms would be compromised in any way. A good reputation needs to be earned, and Motel 6 Brattleboro deserves this negative review.

The stench of cigarettes in this «non smoking» room is overwhelming. The AC/​Heater makes noise, but not enough noise to over come the din of trucks and cars on the interstate outside my window. But, the noise of anyone else in the building using water drowns it out now and then, so there’s that.
I’m airing out the clothes I need to wear today as I write this. Ordinarily I wouldn’t be writing a Unilocal review at 7:30 on a Saturday morning but sleep has been out of the question at this smelly, noisy dump.
The people at the front desk are friendly, but so was Norman Bates.
Don’t stay here.

I think I reserved the room for $ 59 a night with tax I think it came out to over $ 70.
Although the woman behind the counter seemed nice, it was very shady. There was a glass window for you to talk through. I was surprised when she asked us if we wanted a smoking or non smoking room, because i choose non smoking in my reservation. She than made a comment like looks like you are getting the last one, as if she was doing me a favor.
You drive up to your room, and it was very clean, thank goodness. No carpeting and everything was basic. Crazy that you had to pay for wifi. We opted not to. My internet wouldn’t even work it was very strange.
We had a horrible sleep because the room we got had this loud banging pipe noise, that went on and on through out the night. When we checked out and they asked how everything was, we said, um we basically couldn’t sleep because there was a loud noise that kept waking us. It winds up the ice maker upstairs was never insulated and caused the noise. Ugh. Try not to get that room!

I am giving this 3 stars solely because it was very clean, the beds were pretty comfortable, it was cheap, and it was easy to get to and close to other restaurants. Now for the negatives. The hotel advertises wifi but it isn’t free, it’s $ 2.99 per day. No big deal since I have a smartphone, but my reception was also terrible so it was a little annoying. Again, not a major issue. Second, there were no tissues in the room or a hairdryer, and not enough washcloths/​towels. The major issue for us was that we had a reservation, and came to check in at 7:30pm and the room wasn’t ready yet. They claimed there was a problem with something and they were running behind due to it being Labor Day weekend but to me this was unacceptable considering check in was at 3. Overall it was a pleasant night, the hotel was quiet and we were able to have our dog with us for free, but don’t expect any extras like wifi or continental breakfast.

If you are looking to save money this is where you stay in a pinch. We were able to roll in without a reservation at 8:00 pm and get a 2 bed room. The thing that I liked about it was that it is within sight and walking distance from a 99 restaurant so we could get a few drinks and a bite to eat without driving.

Wicked cheap but halfway decent as long as you expect nothing more than a basic bed and shower

So if you are looking for an inexpensive but «livable» (I use that term loosely– by livable I mean– having a roof over your head) motel room, I suppose this one works. But as I was driving around the area, I noticed tons of other little motels that look better and might be the same price (they are so small they arent online on places like
, so it would take some extra research, but might be worth it!). This room had a full size bed for two people (and was BARELY full size, felt more like a twin) which was kinda hard and had HORRIBLE pillows, so I barely slept. I had a non-​smoking room, but people could smoke in the rooms above us, and outside, so it smelled like smoke anyways. When I got in the room, the AC was on so high it felt like a FREEZER, so I turned it off, but then it got hot in the middle of the night, so I had to turn it back on to get the room back to a decent temperature. The shower’s water pressure was AWFUL! (but at least the water temp was reasonable.) They had Wi-​Fi, but it wasnt free. And no kind of continental breakfast or anything. I would probably not come back here unless I couldnt find a cheap deal anywhere else.