Super 8 Motel

Went to Foxwoods for NYE, place was the cheapest hotel around. booked and showed up. The room was on the dirty side, with white stains on the floor and cigarette burns on the sheets in the non smoking section. everything also smelt like smoke. The tap water smelt and tasted dirty and the shower was dirty, was not taking a shower there. The one good thing was that all the side doors were broken and unlocked so we snuck like 10 more people into the room with all the booze… the ladies working the front desk were also the balls! They hooked us up with taxis I paid them in beers lol they also had no issues with us drinking in the lobby while we waited for are cab!

I had to think long and hard as to whether the Super 8 of Groton should be awarded 3 stars or 4. It was a tough one. In the end, 4 stars won out thanks to the phenomenal customer service skills of the night front desk clerk, Mary Beth, who checked us in last night when we stumbled into this hotel.
This was a very impromptu trip taken by my 7 year old daughter and myself with no planning. We are from Long Island, took the Orient Point ferry to New London, and had vague plans to stay in Westerly, Rhode Island 20 minutes away until I found out that the cheapest dump of a room there was $ 200 /​night. So when our ferry docked and our Über driver picked us up, I told him to veer off course to Groton when my search revealed that the Super 8 advertised affordable rates. We walked in and Mary Beth said that the only room left was a smoking suite (I don’t smoke), which is supposed to be $ 130, but due to it being smoking, she allowed us to have it for under $ 100. Had they not been close to sold-​out, a regular room went for $ 55. Mary Beth was friendly, accommodating, and really went above and beyond the call of duty with helping us with various things and making helpful suggestions with a smile. Stellar service.
We went to our room/​suite and while I read all the Unilocal reviews about the stench of smoke, I never uttered a word aloud about it. But my observant 7 year old summed it up best when she said, «It smells like Aunt Lauren in here.» (my sister, a VERY heavy smoker). Babies and Drunks Don’t Lie…
The suite was spacious, the bed was comfortable enough, there were enough TV channels to entertain us, and the temperature was on point. True, the furnishings are very old and out dated, but really who cares. If they decided to do a complete renovation of the hotel, that would just raise the price of the rooms, and I would rather have cheesy scratched up 80s/​90s furniture at a low price than modern furniture at a higher rate.
This morning we woke up and had the free breakfast. It is my pet peeve for people to complain about free breakfasts. (****FYI, by comparison, the worst Free Breakfast I’ve ever had was at a Comfort Inn in Washington DC, that consisted of only stale powdered donuts and coffee that was set up in a small area dominated by loud gossipy transvestites re-​capping the antics of their previous evening. And I did not complain about that, I was grateful.) But my only disappointment with Super 8 Groton’s breakfast is that there was no fruit or yogurt or anything even remotely healthy, except oatmeal, and I had only expected the Fruit and yogurt because the Super 8 I stayed at in Chicago 2 months ago had it, so I assumed it was a company-​wide thing. Oh well.
To summarize, it was a good deal for the price, and although I can’t imagine ever returning to the town of Groton for any reason, if I did I would stay here again for the value.

Stayed here for one night to go to a show at Mohegan Sun. This hotel is right off of 95 and a 15 minute ride to the Casino. It was clean, priced right, and served our purpose perfectly. They have a free continental breakfast where you can grab a danish and coffee. Next time we go to Mohegan Sun, we will stay here again.

I was working at an event in the area and needed a cheap room that was easy to get to. I wasn’t expecting anything great, I just needed a bed and shower for the night.
The king size non smoking room I booked through Priceline was actually a double bed smoking room. The front desk guy said that since I booked through a third party company, they could not guarantee what I had requested and there were no other rooms available. I was too exhausted to argue, which probably would have gotten me nowhere.
I didn’t mind so much sleeping in my own little bed, but I did mind the stale smoke smell that had permeated the hallway, the room, and the bed. I had a hard time falling asleep because I felt like my face was in an ashtray, and there were cigarette burns in my blanket. Time to get new pillows, mattresses, linens and carpets and stop letting people smoke in the rooms, because it’s disgusting.
On a positive note, the free breakfast, which I expected to be totally lame, included a make your own Belgian waffle station.
Bottom line– cheap and convenient if you’re in the Mystic/​New London/​casino area, but grosser than I had expected.

You get what you pay for, the Wifi works pretty good, room service turn down was good, go out for breakfast. The hotel can use a big upgrade but as far as the basics, it’s all there. Real good hot water for your showers, and restaurants all near by. 18min to Mohegan, and about 28 to Foxwoods.
I lucked out and paid $ 43 a night, but if I was with someone else I might want to upgrade.
Also, it’s about 4min to the Naval base.

Booked last minute and overpaid. This hotel was disgusting and despite me requesting a non-​smoking room it still smelt like smoke. Also the sheets were stained and had cigarette burns in them.

Old furniture water stains on wall and ceiling wifi sucks not enough pillows but bed was comfy

Was tired from Mohegans so decided to book a nearby motel. Came across Super8 and was skeptical at first based on the reviews but went with my gut instincts and glad I did! If you’re looking for a place with affordable rates and decent sized rooms, this is the place to go. Upon entering the double doors, I was greeted by a friendly smiling Super8 staff who set me up quickly and efficiently and within a few minutes I was on my way to the room. For the price I paid, I was hesistant to enter the room but surprisingly the room was nice and clean! If I pull another late nighter, I will definitely come here to stay.

Yea you get what you pay for. Stopped in here because we were going to Mystic seaport then Boston Mass. Never again at this Motel brand. I won’t explain everything that was wrong here but know this, be mindful of your car in the parking lot. There is cars being stolen from them. It happened when we were there. YIKES indeed!

OK, this place is OK. Not great, not bad, OK.
It is not dirty like some have alleged. The corridors are not dirty, the sheets have no cigarette holes in them, all this stuff I have read, including one who alleged poop in the bed.
It is cheap (we paid $ 69 base on Priceline on a long weekend Saturday).
It seemed like many of the patrons were young party hearty types, in which case the single management presence would have been overwhelmed had things gotten out of hand, but we saw no trouble. I could see how it could become «Animal House» but this has not happened the 2 times we stayed there.
The walls are NOT thin so that one can hear the folks next door, that is utter bulls*****.
The chines place nearby («Chinese Kitchen») is not too bad. There are other places nearby that we have not tried (rib place etc), and they are within walking distance.
The neighborhood is safe, it is sort of an old Route 1 MA type road, not in a residential Ghetto.
The AC /​Heater in the room cycles on and off, this woke me up, but did not bother GrandMa.
It is right next to a Taco Bell, and you will learn that many folks pull up to the microphone and scream like morons. Last time we were on that side, this time we were not.
There were no people partying in the halls or any of that stuff I have read about establishments close by.
In terms of this being close to Foxwoods, be advised, ummmm, your GPS will advise you to drive through the darkest, curviest, winding cow paths you have ever seen, to come out on Gold Star Blvd. where civilization is. thus, as a crow flies, Groton is «closest lodging» to Mashatucket, but in reality, it is a white knuckle ride, unless one wants to ignore the GPS, go Route 2 back to I 95.

Kinda getto but crazy cheep so who cares
no pool
cheep

Decided to stay here for 4 nights while visiting relatives in CT. This was the cheapest place I found close to the Mohegan Sun Casino. Using a 3^rd party website, I realized that the rate for a non-​smoking, 2 full size bed room was about $ 7 cheaper per night than the AAA rate quoted by the hotel staff. However, I quickly learned that 3^rd party websites cannot guarantee the room and is subject to the hotel’s availability. But what they don’t tell you is that the 3^rd party website in fact charged my AMEX immediately after I made the reservation with them. Smart enough, I called the hotel to make sure they had my reservation in their system and the the room was indeed available before heading over.
As for the room itself, had a mini fridge, a microwave, a coffee maker, and of course cable TV. Room and bathroom was fairly clean. Could’ve used an extra lamp in the room. Most importantly there was heat in the room, even though it took a good minutes to warm things up.
Here are the two drawbacks I had: The huge air-​conditioning and heater unit wasn’t completely fixed against the wall so it left a gap. That gap in fact caused COLD air to come out of there. I had to roll up a towel and place it along the gap on top of the unit. Also, there was a draft coming through the edges of the window. Obviously the windows were not tightly sealed.

It’s really not that bad!

Okay, so there’s more to this story. And now that I’m simply tired but not TOO tired to write a review, I’ll press on.
Now, Priceline never came through in fixing their big-​ass mess. The dealio was, I reserved a «smokingfree» room on their site, and ended up with a dank smokING room instead. The Super 8 staff said, in so many words, «HELL NO. We will NOT give you a different room because you ordered through a third-​party website, and we don’t have to honor that reservation!»
Fair enough. But still asinine. I wasted probably an hour or more on hold between the next two days trying to get Priceline to fix it with their guarantee. No avail. They DID discover, though, that even though the receipt clearly said «king/​smokingfree wireless internet/​continental breakfast,» the word «smoking» went with the word «king» (so a king room, smoking), and the word «free,» which was clearly attached to «smoking» instead belonged with «wireless internet.» Was I supposed to know this through osmosis? So they refused to attempt to fix it or even give me a small refund. They said, «Go ahead. Go to another hotel. But we do not offer refunds.» Needless to say, I then wrote an angry email, to which I got the response, «Please call us at your earliest convenience.» Suckered into thinking that they would then resolve this issue once and for all, I was once again left on hold with an unsympathetic agent who continued to tell me there was NOTHING she could do, especially since I had stayed there overnight. I sent another angry email. I got the same one back. I didn’t call because clearly it was a ploy for them to waste more of my time.
But all this seems besides the point. Super 8 is not Priceline, and it’s not their fault that Priceline clearly does not have a copy editor, and clearly does not give two shakes of a donkey’s tale about clarity and accuracy.
What is NOT besides the point, though, is the utter nastiness of the motel. Like I mentioned in my last review [whilst in the throes of despair], the carpet was filthy, the walls stained with something brown and drippy, and I had to call upon the infrequently used shower flip-​flops. The bed felt like laying on a piece of plywood, and the pillows and towels reeked of smoke. Thank God the window opened.
But imagine this… you take a shower after a long day, only to grab a towel that is saturated in smoke-​smell. I don’t know about you, but I don’t prefer to smell like a cigarette right after bathing. I think that’s a huge leap backward.
There are hardly any electric outlets. I had to unplug the clock to plug in my laptop, and I had to hope my phone wouldn’t run out of batteries.
All of these are just leading up to the kicker. Which is…
…my friend couldn’t get a room of his own the second night we were there, so he wanted to get a cot. Before we left for the day, we asked the front-​desk dude, who said, «Okay, you’ll have to talk to housekeeping, and it’ll cost you $ 10.» First of all, APPALLING. A $ 10 fee for a frickin’ cot? Well, he was willing to do it because the carpet was gross.
We come back later that night and ask the lady at the front desk for a cot to be delivered to my room. She looks on her computer, tells us the motel is full, and there are no more cots. I laugh in utter disbelief at how ridiculous this all is turning out to be. Then I ask her for a spare sheet. At least he could lay on top of my comforter, and have a sheet goddamnit.
She replies, «Well, we’re really full. I’m not sure if we have any more. I’ll go look.»
She’s gone in the laundry room for a bit, and returns with a few blankets and a pillow. How nice, I think.
We get up to my room, and my friend unfolds the blankets, and they are literally covered in cigarette burns. Like, someone used this blanket specifically for putting out cigarettes. I don’t know about you, but that’s what I call unacceptable. And gross.
We were both too tired to bitch further, but needless to say, I refuse to go anywhere near this place again. Between Priceline’s jerk-​offiness, the staff’s douchebaggery, and the utter filth… well…I’m just happy I didn’t leave with some sort of rare disease.

My wife and I recently stayed at this Super 8. It wasn’t anything exciting, but we were happy with it. Our room was older but clean, the halls were quiet, and the staff friendly. There’s no pool, and the clothes washer and drier were broken. The desk attendant said there were no plans to repair them. We tried a few times to get continental breakfast, but by eight o’clock each day, everything was pretty much gone. Otherwise we had a good experience.
We were on the first floor and didn’t notice any smell of cigarettes. (The review which mentions the smell is three years old, so things may have changed.)
It’s an easy drive to Mystic and area attractions. When returning from Mystic, take a left just after Taco Bell and go through TB’s lot to get back to the hotel.

No, no and no! Do not stay in this hotel, please! The hotel stinks like cigarrete, the whole hotel, not just the smoker’s room. The service is awful, customer service is terrible! Final point: It’s better for you to sleep in your car or in the sidewalk than in this motel!