Captains Lodge

After about 3 hours of being there found a bedbug crawl across the bed. Shower and toilet didn’t work. after them saying it was recently refurbished.

On the whole the room wasn’t bad — but it’s when you look at the spider webs in not very difficult to reach places — you wonder if the neatly laid out bed has ever been washed

Others who reviewed this place are a bunch of prima donnas who demand special care and pampering from a caste system that shouldn’t be a part of our American culture.
Based on the other reviews we expected the worst. We expected hell on earth. We got nothing of the sort. The gal at the desk was great. The room was clean. The shower was hot and nice. The doors seal tight and allow in no draft or noise. It’s close to Main St. The price is the best in town. It’s great. All three of us thought it was great.
We are travelers who have been all over the world. We are not pampered, pathetic p#ssies who need a brand new building void of all character and culture in which to sleep. We need a ROOM. That’s what we paid for– A ROOM. We didn’t require silver spoons, a makeup crew, and a butler. We needed A ROOM.
And our room, 125, was absolutely wonderful with no flaws. Character is not a flaw. It’s the Captain’s Lodge, not the Hilton. We came to Gloucester for Gloucester. If we wanted some b#llshit in the Hamptons, we would’ve gone to the f#cking Hamptons, but I’d rather sleep with the homeless than spend my time with the snobs who’ve ripped this place apart. We’ll all be back.
Don’t drink the kool-​aid from the wankers. There’s nothing wrong with this place, whatsoever.

COCK ROACHES on the ceiling falling onto the bed. When addressed with Mr. owner he came to the room and took the roach and asked if we had seen it die. Then, Mrs. Owner called the room and screamed, «This isn’t a roach room, this is a clean room!!! If you leave, you get no refund»!!!
Never been so horribly treated! Roaches do not equal clean. I’m hoping BBB and Consumer Affairs feel differently about my refund.

Great place to lay your head… Clean and friendly service. However, It looks like it was built in the 70’s and if hasn’t been touched since then. We got what we paid for and it was a great price.
Please note I read the horrible reviews and was expecting much worse. We enjoyed out stay.

After being shipwrecked on the North Shore, two captains had no choice but to try to find lodging for the night. Every single hotel/motel/b&b was full in Rockport. What are two hard up sailors to do?
We journeyed south to Gloucester and found the last room at the Captain’s Lodge. The rooms were huge. The bathrooms were clean. The staff was beyond friendly. If I am ever shipwrecked again, you can bet this seamwoman will return to this establishment.

After a long Saturday of beebopping around Rockport with Alyssa J, we made a last minute decision to keep on beebopping through the weekend. We roughly called 30 motels, hotels, and inns, and the Captains Lodge was the only place with an available room. After scanning the Unilocal reviews, I presented Alyssa with the following dilemna:
Good News-​motel is only about 1.5 miles away. Bad News-​we will probably be shot.
However, the two of us are brave little officers of the high seas, and decided to brave the Captains lodge…
…and it was fine. Maybe more than fine. While the Captains Lodge is definitely a no frills, extremely dated motor inn, the other Unilocal reviews seem a bit harsh. Perhaps the lodge has changed management or perhaps we hit it on a good night, but the front desk woman was absolutely lovely.
She even let us check out our room, a smoking double (the only double left), before we decided upon it to make sure it was not too stinky. The room itself, while clearly a smoking room, was clean enough. It was also huge. Like you could rollerskate in it, but you probably shouldn’t.
Pool, tennis court, and landscape were all very much full of wear and tear but certainly workable. Prices are reasonable. I wouldn’t make the Captains Lodge a destination, but if you do end up here, you’ll more likely than not be just fine. We were.

I wish I had checked Unilocal reviews before booking this hotel. It was HORRIBLE, dirty, beds uncomfortable, and the woman at the front desk was not friendly or helpful. Four of us were traveling together, and we had reserved two rooms and had written confirmation. Only one room was available, and we could find no other accommodations nearby. We did not feel safe in this motel, very flimsy lock on the door, and it was in a somewhat remote area. Do not stay in this hotel.

If I could give this place ZERO stars, I would.
All we needed was a room to sleep in for a few hours (early morning fishing), and the Captain’s Lodge couldn’t even manage that. They double booked our room, and then couldn’t find us another room anywhere (and they kept insisting we call the hotels they found, which were all fully booked and 45+ minutes away, not 20 min as they claimed).
The night manager literally ran from the office, and the handy man came in acting as the «new» manager. Choice phrases from the night:
«American express can s%$t in their hat»
«I’ve had crackheads and winos give me less trouble» (I’d feel safe staying here, wouldn’t you?)
«There’s going to be calls for shots fired soon»
(this after HE had called the police on US because we wouldn’t leave the lobby – having nowhere to go from there, we were looking for somewhere to stay ourselves)
He also called my mother a b%#ch and threatened to pick her up and bodily remove her from the office.
We’re still waiting for the call back from the owner that we were promised, but we’re not holding our breath.
Stay away – very far away.