Days Inn Kittery

Happy to check in here because i had a surprise and it was a last minute thing. it rained the entire time. it’s day in so it’s not super great like other hotels but it did it’s job. the only thing that could have been better was the drapery/​curtain in the room. when you close it to cover the windows, it also completely blocks the entire AC so the air doesn’t come out or circulate. when you leave it open, anyone outside can look into your room so there’s no privacy at all.
the breakfast wasn’t too bad. too bad there wasn’t a toaster oven or a little toaster. the little muffins were wet and pretty gross. I did enjoy the bananas :)

I stayed here because I was looking for an inexpensive place that accepted pets. I made the mistake of not checking Unilocal first, or I never would have stayed here.
It looks like other people have also had issues with the pet fee and rooms. I didn’t see the pet fee spelled out anywhere online, so I was pretty surprised to find out that it costs $ 20 per pet PER DAY. That’s right, if you’re traveling with pets then tack on $ 20 to the nightly rate for each critter you bring. I’ve traveled with pets many times, and I’m happy to pay an extra one-​time fee. Even though my dogs are well-​behaved and don’t make a mess, the housekeeping staff will probably spend extra time airing out the room and vacuuming up hair after I leave. However, there’s no reason for a daily fee. It’s just greedy.
The rest of the hotel experience was also terrible, especially for over $ 100/​night. My «one king bed» room turned out to be a one full bed room, which was not very roomy for me and my husband. The bathroom was cramped and most of the metal surfaces had rust. The breakfast was very small, with just cereal, oatmeal, and toast and only two tables to sit at. To top it all off, I passed the owner in the hall as I was leaving. He was berating one of the cleaning staff for some small error. He was being absolutely awful, and the poor housekeeper had no choice but to stand there and take it. Looking back, I wish I had said something. I was just too focused on getting out of that place.
Bottom line: stay somewhere else.

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Worst experience I have ever had at a hotel in my life. From poor customer service to very rude management. The moth holes in the curtains to the mold on the shower curtains. Smelt like something had died in room when first walked in. I would never recommend this hotel to my worst enemy. Days inn should remove there name from this place. Stayed at a days inn a week before in campion Nh the people in kittery should take lessons from them. Because they know how to clean a room and treat a customer. Again I have to say this was the worst experience I have ever had at a hotel in my life.
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Bad experience. The owner/​manager is either a liar or incompetent.
I booked a room through
, which states that the hotel is pet friendly. When I arrived, I was informed that only a few rooms accepted pets, and that I would have to «upgrade» to a more expensive smoking room, forcing me to pay for the pleasure of the stench of tobacco. If I had arrived during tourist season and these rooms were not available, then I assume that I would have not been given any room, despite booking online, reading their policies, and arriving at night.
The manager, Raj Patel, claimed no responsibility for publicly posted information about his hotel. Either he was lying, or you can’t trust any information about this hotel posted online due to his incompetence.
Raj Patel, if you bother reading what people think about your establishment, you should be aware that you bear responsibility for publicly posted information on major booking sites. You must either update the information so that it is accurate, or provide exceptions so that you can honor publicly posted policies/​promises at the time of booking.
Don’t stay here.

You definitely get what you pay for. My wife and I were out and about every day of our vacation so we didn’t care much about the room, just needed to sleep somewhere at night. We payed just a touch over $ 100 per night, which is damn cheap compared to others in the area. The room wasn’t really dirty but it also wasn’t really clean. Lots of cosmetic problems with the room too, made it feel kinda gross honestly. If I had to do it again I probably wouldn’t stay here, I’d pay a little extra and stay somewhere a bit better.

It is what it is. If you’re like me and are just looking for a hotel room close to Portsmouth NH or the Kittery outlets to crash overnight without paying high prices, this place works. Location is good — you can’t walk there but downtown Portsmouth is about 5 minutes by car. So that is worth the 50% savings (I paid $ 75 and most in town are about double that).
The hotel is an interesting contradiction. It’s obviously an old roadside motel that ha used some Days Inn money to try to dress it up a bit. My room had an entrance off of an outside hallway in the old motel style, but then also has another door to an internal hallway. Strange design. If two doors raises security concerns, this isn’t for you. The outside wall also has a window overlooking the walkway, which is nice for natural light but has that usual problem that anyone walking by can see into your room.
CONS: The structure has seen better days and the maintenance is ok — cheap paint, old carpet and isn’t the cleanest place I’ve ever seen. The room is small and the bathroom is even smaller (one of those where you can’t open the door without hitting the toilet. Bed is old, but comfortable.
My room is supposed to be non-​smoking but had a clean ashtray in it. But i have to admit that there wasn’t a smoky smell, and I’m one whose had sleepness nights (at an expensive chain hotel) because you could smell smoke in the bedding. Not a problem here so not sure what that’s about. I did comment to the night clerk who said «well if someone smokes in there it’s their problem…» Well, actually it’s my problem but it wasn’t in this case so I didn’t press the issue.
PROS: I will say that all of the basic services have clearly been updated. There is a VERY LARGE brand new wide-​screen TV, decent cable service (HBO, etc) and the internet speed is MUCH better than most hotels. A new shower head and great water pressure made for a good shower. New AC unit in the wall (although I didn’t use it or the heat and was comfortable) and a dorm-​size fridge. All in all, everything I needed for a quick business stop over. Breakfast was very basic, but coffee was fresh and I was able to get toast with peanut butter and jam so was just fine.
All in all, it’s ok, if you know what you’re in for. Not a place to spend time, but decent for a quick cheap stop.
There are a couple of other small non-​chain «quaint looking» motels across the street — Northeasterner, Blue Roof. I didn’t check them out and they’re not on the booking site I used, but you might be able to search them out and find something with character for less.

Please pay attention to the fact that this hotel has a very low rating. I did not even stay there before I got treated badly. I booked and had to cancel due to an illness, since I was not getting a refund I chose to keep the reservation and called the hotel. The person who answered, whom I believe to be the owner, was rude, racist, swore at me, and just really could not have cared about my business. I would not have stayed there after that conversation because lord only knew what would be done to my room.
It was a very upsetting experience.

I paid $ 394 for 3 nights at this hotel. That is WAY more than I should have paid for this place. The room should have been $ 50 max. I think they get away with it because there are not a lot of options I the area and the Ramada which is almost next door which friends of ours were staying in was even more expensive for not much better rooms.
When I was about an hour away from the hotel I called to make sure I would be able to check in early as I was getting into town at 10am. The woman who answered said it would not be a problem.
Upon arriving when I went to check in she told me it was not possible that someone told me I could check in early as they had no rooms available. I showed her the number I called on my phone and she said that was their number. I’m 99.9% sure she’s the one who answered the phone.
She finally was able to find us a room. It was a freaking dump. Disgusting. I didn’t even want to sleep in the sheets. I kept my flip flops on while walking on the floor and considered doing the same when I showered. Our air conditioning did not work in the room. The toilet did not flush all the way, the first light when you walk in did not turn on and the sink was leaking. The remote to the tv was MIA. The fridge in the room was a tiny little out dated box. Seriously I’m pretty sure it was from the 80’s and I was too scared to open it up. Seriously it looked like something would crawl out and roaches would crawl through the cracks in the walls. The room had a really, really strange smell. Almost like sewage but not quite that strong.
There was another door at the other side of the room that led to a super sketch breezeway. If you left your window open, which we had to because of the lack of air in our room, people could just peek right in and say hi. No one did. But they totally could have. I get why it’s there, making walking on that side of the hotel easier. I know their winters get pretty rough. But it didn’t really make it any less creepy.
I went down to the front desk to ask for another room. I even said I would pay extra to upgrade. The woman was uninterested in helping me and told me curtly that nothing else was available. I don’t think he even checked. My boyfriend and I were going out for the night and she said she would send someone in to fix the issues I brought up. They fixed the toilet and nothing else.
The next afternoon I complained again. This time bringing my boyfriend with me. I hardly got any sleep because it was so stuffy in our room. There was a man at the front counter this time and he was very, very, very friendly and moved us to another room immediately and apologized. The room we stayed in for the next two nights was MUCH better. Clean, no weird smell, it had a fridge that was up to date and clean, the bathroom was working and clean. I didn’t feel the need to wear my flip flops on the carpet. It still had another door to the creepy breeze way but we didn’t need to open the windows because the air worked!
While they were cleaning rooms in the morning I was able to glimpse some other rooms. The rooms in the other side of us looked even better. They had a little patio it looked like. Lots of light coming through an open door. They looked pretty nice.
The hall ways seemed clean and they were for sure air conditioned. The hall ways did smell like curry. The people at the front desk were Indian and I’m pretty sure they must cook their food in the hotel. I love Indian food, but if I can’t eat it, I don’t want to smell it!
They did have crappy tube TVs in all the rooms. Not many channels to choose from. They had cable but a lot of the channels were fuzzy and didn’t come in clear and thee just didn’t seem to be a lot of channels. I don’t think there was even 50.
The continental breakfast was good though. I wish they had bagels or something. But they had English muffins, toast, mini muffins and mini cinnamon buns which my boyfriend loved. Two kinds of cereal. Oat meal. Bananas and apples. Coffee– regular and decaf. Hot tea and hot cocoa. They also had orange juice and apple juice.
Overall I gave this hotel 2 stars because I absolutely overpaid for what the place was. The halls smelled like curry. The woman at the front is absolutely useless. I don’t know how she even has a job still there. The first room I stayed in was so gross they should never ever put anyone in there under any circumstances. The redeeming qualities which bumped the place up a star for me was the one man who works there was very friendly and accommodating, the breakfast was good and the second room we got was decent.
I would recommend only staying here if you HAVE to. It’s not horrible as long as you don’t get room 120. (If they give you room 120 immediately ask to be moved elsewhere). If you can go somewhere better, DO IT! Don’t waste that much money on that place. The only way I would stay there again is if it was $ 50 or less a night and if they can guarantee I will not be going near room 120.

OMFG worst customer service ever tonight! Definitely going to Speak to a manager tomorrow. We checked into our room, and upon pulling down the covers I found five (FIVE!!) hairs! And stains on the sheets! check the pictures. I called down to speak with the woman working the front desk. I told her that we found five pairs in the sheets and it looked like they weren’t cleaned. She said, «That’s not possible. We clean the sheets daily.» She offered no discount, just to move us to the room next-​door. So we moved to the room next-​door only to find TWO MORE EFFING HAIRS on the sheets next door! I may just sleep in the bathtub tonight. Never stay here!

Room was found to have a very nasty odor. Empty juice bottle found under one of the beds. No exhaust fan in the bathroom. Fried onions found on the bathroom counter. Hair drier does not function. Mold found on tub sealant. Toilet loose from floor. Breakfast is a joke. Warm milk, hot water for tea and oatmeal was found warm. Orange juice is Sunny D drink. All muffins were small and tasted like banana bread. Only two choices of cereal offered. Corn flakes and fruit loops. Dining room only seats 8 people with four tables. Had to eat in room on two occasions. Food is never restocked and the floor was always found covered with food. Microwave can be found in the main lobby, although they offer nothing that it could be used for. Maybe it is to heat your water!

First the room, although acceptable clean, certainly not up to hotel standards. The television is ancient, the alarm clock time could not be reset so we had to rely on our cell phone for the correct time, tiles in the bathroom broken. Both doors, one to the interior of the hotel and the other to the parking lot stuck and had to be slammed to be sure they were closed properly. Upon our check in we were informed of some renovations happening and the noise would be done by 7:00 PM. The renovations consisted of hammering, drilling, and power saws, 2 doors down from us. At 7:15 I had to go to the desk and ask if they could stop. The following day was the Holiday and one would anticipate it would be quiet at the hotel. No, renovations began at 4:00. Really? Who the heck begins work on a Holiday at 4:00? After spending the day touring and shopping this is the last thing we would want to be listening to. After speaking with the management his only offer was to move us upstairs. Not acceptable to me. After sending a letter of complaint to Wyndam Hotels, Mr. Patel the General Manager states in his response they (meaning him and his staff) offered to cancel our 2^nd night reservation and give us a 100% credit. Such a liar. Really? If one stayed in such a place and they offered a refund, why would one say NO? STAY AWAY. Bad business.

I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. There should be a box for no stars for this hell hole. The lobby smelled like urine and the rooms almost had a dead body smell. We found some air freshener at a nearby store but did not get a wink of sleep. I should have slept in the car. The rest of the area hotels were full and these people get there money up front with no refunds. The food they offered for their breakfast was old and cold. I would suggest pitching a tent in a Wall-​mart parking lot before staying here.

Staying at the Days Inn definitely put a bit of a damper on our otherwise fantastic trip to Maine. I only wish we had checked Unilocal before booking it.
It started with the fact that we were accidentally reserved a smoking room, which seemed to have been the result of a miscommunication between the travel agent and hotel staff. I realize that accidents happen, but an apology goes a long way for me. Did I get an apology? No.
The two people at the front desk did not seem to care about this error, despite my explanation of needing a non-​smoking room because of my asthma and allergies. They simply stated and restated with annoyance that they had no non-​smoking rooms to offer us. They said that they air out the smoking rooms and that they use incense when they clean — which is also not asthma/​allergy friendly.
Fine. So they finally offered to allow me to check the smell of the room, and if it wasn’t acceptable, they said they had another smoking room I could opt for. The first room had a significant cigarette odor, so I returned to the front desk roughly two minutes later to tell them that I’d like to see how another smoking room compared. As the woman walked with me to show me the second option, she asked me if I had «used» anything in the first room. Yeah, lady, in the two minutes since you last saw me, I took a power nap on the bed and stole the towels. Seriously?! And she actually stopped in the first room I entered to inspect it before letting me sniff test the second room. I was not happy.
I did end up taking the second room even though it smelled of incense, as did the hallways and lobby of the hotel. We were traveling with another group of people — who did get the non-​smoking room they asked for — and we didn’t want to deal with the inconvenience of searching for another hotel. We and our travel companions affectionately referred to the odor at the hotel throughout the remainder of our trip as the «musty butt» smell.
But the smoking vs. nonsmoking issue was not my only problem here. The Days Inn was not at all what I would expect for the $ 125 we paid. And let me be clear that I am not prissy and I do not need a ton of amenities. I spent the two nights prior to this hotel visit camping in a tent. I’ve stayed in a wide range of hotels… from $ 60/​night to $ 1000/​night. All I wanted at this particular hotel was for the place to be clean and functional. At this price, I was not expecting it to be pretty or stylish.
As another review mentioned, the bathroom door only opened to about 80 degrees and then slammed into the toilet. Also, the exterior door stuck badly enough that I had to throw my body against it to open/​close it. The room was not well cleaned, as evidenced by the accumulation of grime on trim and in the corners of the room. The metal bathroom fixtures had rust on them. Two of the four power outlets in the room did not function. The sink stopper was not adjustable and caused the sink to fill with water. The lock on the window was broken, and we were on the first floor. There were several places where significant paint was chipped on the walls, and where holes were left unfilled from fixtures/​pictures that had been removed.
To be fair, I will list some positive things about the Days Inn as well. The exterior is deceivingly nice. The room was small enough that the AC cooled it very quickly. The TV and lights worked, and the room had a mini fridge. They have a pool, which we did not use. The bed appeared to be newer and was comfortable, and the furniture was in decent shape. The hotel has both hot and cold water. They did not have bed bugs (we checked). There was adequate parking around the perimeter of the building. Supposedly they offer a continental breakfast, but we were in such a hurry to check out that we didn’t stay around to eat.
In summary, unless you turn tricks and are looking for nothing more than a comfortable bed surrounded by four walls to entertain your clients, look elsewhere.

This is by far the worst place I have ever stayed for the price that I paid. I was performing in a show in Portsmouth, and my boyfriend and I just need a place to sleep for the weekend. I called and made reservations at The Days Inn in the afternoon. We got there around 9:30pm, and we were excited about the location…
But, that was the ONLY thing we were excited about.
The room was disgustingly small. There were 2 doors: one going into the Hallway and one going out to the parking lot. The door going into the parking lot barely worked, it was CONSTANTLY stuck. The bathroom fixtures looked like they were from 1972, and when you opened the bathroom door, it slammed into the toilet.
I’m not a gal who is hard to please. I don’t mind staying in motels with sub-​par amenities… as long as it’s clean, safe, and REASONABLY PRICED!
Are you ready for how much I paid for this?
113 DOLLARS! Are you kidding me? I’ve stayed in hotels that are VERY similar for HALF as much.
I was absolutely disgusted. Thank goodness we only stayed there one night. We spent our second night elsewhere for only $ 86 at a MUCH nicer hotel also in a WONDERFUL location.
I need to take 12 showers after staying in that room.

This hotel was a nice value for the price. After calling several hotels in Portsmouth that had no vacancies, we drove up to Kittery hoping for better luck.
We pulled in and found that they not only had a room available at 9pm, but also gave us a Suite for the price of a regular hotel room. The front desk staff was really nice and courteous. They made checking in a pleasure. It was nice to be greeted by such wonderful people.
Our room was very large, clean and the bed was amazingly comfortable. I slept really well! There was some excess furniture (2 dressers, an extra table) but that didn’t ruin our stay.
In the morning we headed to the continental breakfast and were disappointed. The coffee was cold, the breakfast room was small and the selection was lacking. The milk for the coffee was nearly empty as was the juice. We got there at 8:30am and the breakfast was to be served until 10am. It didn’t seem that they had even been back in to freshen the continental breakfast room up.
I would definitely recommend staying here to someone who is looking for a comfortable room at a reasonable price. I’d probably recommend you bring your own breakfast though!