Rip Van Winkle Motel

Stayed in this motel for three nights, but had to check out early since it was disgusting and miserable the whole time.
Pros:
* Very nice front desk guy.
* Cheap prices ($ 55 a night)
But that’s about it for the Pros… We found the bad definitely outweighed the good.
Cons:
* Our door was broken, almost impossible to open or close or lock.
* Our room (121) had a disgusting smell of cigarette ash and dill pickles
* Heat never worked, room got freezing cold at night
* Horrible insulation: walls were soaking wet every morning.
* Shower was disgusting and the bath faucet was broken and always running.
* Neighbors were yelling at each other every morning.
* Almost no outlets in the whole room.
And the list goes on…
I would never advise anyone to stay at this Motel, ever. But, if you do stay here do not stay in room 121.

This place is really quite and the employees are friendly to their costumers all the the time

Pulled into this place late night on 11÷02÷14 with my wife, sister and her boyfriend. We were on a road trip for a friends baptism and after a long day on the road were just looking for a cheap place to crash.
It started out ok with a pleasant desk clerk who got us taken care of quickly but, after that the issues began. Room 121 had no heat and it was freezing. After 4 hours and several failed attempts by staff to get the heat working we requested a different room.
While awaiting this request we began to investigate the room further. Both beds had several blood stains on the sheets and mattresses. At this point we decided we no longer wanted any part of this motel. While requesting a refund, staff became uncooperative to the point of shrugging off our concerns by stating that «people you know cut themselves and women get their periods, it happens». It wasn’t until my brother called his bank to make a stop payment that the boss finally gave us a refund.
All in all the place is the kind of motel that you just expect Jason, Michael Myers, or various other ax toting serial killers to show up at. I’ve stayed at a lot of motels over the years and some were not the greatest but, this one is one I would avoid at all costs. We ended up staying just up the street at the Howard Johnson for roughly $ 14 more than this place and got a nice two bed with a balcony for the night. Sadly the rip van winkle is so bad that the lady at Howard Johnson said it’s one they are not even allowed to recommend.

As soon as we pulled up to van winkle we all had this eery feeling. It looked like we jumped straight into one of those horror motel movies. It had a funky smell to it as my family and I got out our car. When we entered the office we spotted ant traps in each corner of the office ewww already! it looked like it was an unofficial family business ran by Indians. To make matters worse in this sketchy situation, we had to split our family of four into 2 separate rooms! But because it was sorta cheap (110 for 2 rooms) we decided to give it a chance. Worst decision of our life! We found 2 beer bottle caps immediately after opening the door! If they couldn’t even clean that up I didn’t even want to touch the bed! The bath tub had brown stains. We had only been there 3 minutes and were so disgusted! Thank god they let us get a refund in that rundown infested environment! So we drove down the road to Hampton hotel (less than a mile from van winkle) which was 1 beautiful room with two huge queens sized beds that kept my family happy safe and together! Free breakfast included, indoor pool, clean bathrooms, and free coffee! For 169 dollars! It was just a little more for a lot more pleasure and secureness in our trip!

Seeking shelter in the wee hours of a Saturday morning, a friend and I pulled off Route 29 at the Warrenton Holiday Inn Express.
«$ 120.» Said the attendant. I shuddered.
«Say you were unable to pay half that. Where would you go?»
He nodded grimly. «There’s a place up the street called the Rip Van Winkle. But I must warn you… you get what you pay for.»
There we found an old lady at the front desk smoking a cigarette, her hair in curlers. She clearly lived there, at least part time. We signed a waiver, paid $ 50 cash and BOOM! were teleported straight back to the 70s: earth tones, wood paneling, plaid blankets, antenna TV, colored toilets et al.
Unless you’re a total neat freak you’re going to LOVE staying here. Sketchy, cheap, cozy, good times.