Super 8 Gardner

The beds worked, so did the wall heater and fridge. The dog poop by the entrance was charming, as was the sign posted outside the office window (and right next to a cigarette extinguishing pole) saying «Don’t smoke by the office window». Ya know, the same office window that they put a smoker’s pole next to. There are a number of entertaining signs all over this dump.
Fixtures here are about ²⁵⁄₃₀ years old, which is to say they’re much younger than any of the staff members I encountered. The staff had all the personality of their off-​white bathroom towels, and the gentleman from a large asian country whose main religion is Hinduism was rather unapologetic and unaccommodating when I requested a one-​hour late check out, citing that the company automatically charges if you stay past 11:30.
The kicker was the poop stain at the base of the toilet in my bathroom. I’ve paid 25% less for more modern, well cleaned fixtures that featured staff that at least gave me a fake smile.
I suppose it’s one of the only options close by, but I’m happy to wake up earlier and drive longer to get to Gardner if it means this poorly run establishment won’t get any more of my money.

I was at a weekend class in New Hampshire and this was the closest place I could find. I booked online way in advance, at least a month. Turns out that when I arrived my room had been given away. I had been in workshops with my phone off all day and they had not been able to reach me about a problem with my credit card. There was a smoking room available at a higher price that I could have. This could have been avoided had I been contacted a day or two earlier, or if I had thought to confirm. Still aside from the cigarette stench and a mysterious brown stain in the tub, the room was fine. I would stay there again, but will call ahead of time to ensure that there will be no surprises.

We got the motel through
. They honored our coupon & we had our 8 lb dog, which was $ 15.00 pet fee.
Room was very clean, my wife checked for bedbugs, and the sheets & mattresses were spotless. TV had tons of cable channels, including MSNBC. Beds were comfortable, good quality sheets & pillows. Bathroom was very clean. Nice towels.
Both the evening desk person & the manager/​owner were very pleasant.
It was raining when we left, but we were able to back right up to the covered entrance so we could load the car without getting (very) wet.
Continental breakfast was free, but limited. Coffee, juice, bagels, muffins, cereal, bread/​toast.

This was an adequate motel but we had an unpleasant experience here. We made a reservation for one night via hotwire, and then discovered we wanted to stay two. We called up and asked for a second night at the same rate and were assured we could have it. Well, when we got there there was a lot of hassle about this and they just about called us liars. Then we were told we had to pay extra because there were two people and not one. We had never even noticed that the hotwire site had rolled over to one person, but we are sure we spoke of two people when we were on the phone. It was all very unpleasant.
As for the facility, it was reasonably clean but hard to get around in because they put alarms on all doors but one, presumably so they can cut down on staff. The coffee in the room was insufficient and the «breakfast» that was included was not worthy of the name.