Ramada Lewiston Hotel & Conference Center

Second and last stay at this Ramada. It is in need of an uplift and when I walked into the lobby I expected to hear Christmas music as decorations were still up and possibly I’d entered the Twilight Zone. Please, is there not supposed to be some attention to detail? Or, was this a Christmas party in July event?
Desk attendant Zachary very pleasant and helpful but then we entered the jacuzzi… we also experience clumps of hair but decided to enter as we were a bit tired from a long ride and looked forward to relaxing. Turned on the jacuzzi and immediately the jets churning the water produced a froth that seemed like we were in a bubble bath. THEN we noticed dirt around where previous guests had been leaning against the wall!
Exited quickly and unless things change we will not be staying here again.
Desk attendant Zachary very pleasant and helpful but then we entered the jacuzzi… we also experience clumps of hair but decided to enter as we were a bit tired from a long ride and looked forward to relaxing. Turned on the jacuzzi and immediately the jets churning the water produced a froth that seemed like we were in a bubble bath. THEN we noticed dirt around where previous guests had been leaning against the wall!
Exited quickly and unless things change we will not be staying here again.

This place needs a major update! The rooms, lobby and hallways were all brick walls. It was cozy and creepy at the same time as the fixtures and doors looked ancient. The room was clean and had a couch and a recliner. That being said I think every piece of furniture in the room was 30+ years old.
Due to the lack of renovations there are no outlets near the bed to charge any phone, iPad, etc… The bathroom is extremely small, if you had a child it would be tricky to give them a bath in this closet sized room. However, I wouldn’t bring children here. A lot of intoxicated people roaming the halls at night as a club in the building. I don’t know if there was a problem with the AC but the room was very hot with the AC as low as it could go.
The bed, let’s talk about the bed– it was the oldest most uncomfortable bed I have ever slept on. Lumpy, springy, squeaky are all words to describe it. I barely slept because I kept waking up with aches and pains. I seriously contemplated sleeping on the couch or the floor.
The coffee was good, the staff very friendly.
Also, I really hope there was some Christmas in July party going on. If not, the Christmas décor is up year round. I would never go back, my 31 year old body cannot handle that bed.

Ohhhhhhhhh, the Ramada. Anyone who grew up or had friends in Androscoggin county has (probably) at some point in their lives attended a wedding at the Ramada. And most likely they stayed in the hotel rooms that the hotel blocks off for the guests or party itself. I think the last wedding I attended here was in 2005. I’ve only very recently gone back to visit with a friend in town… and I’m not sure anything has changed in the past almost ten years (including the water in the pool or the hot tub).
Now — one of my FAVORITE things about staying in a hotel is the pool. I love swimming; and, as a Mainer, swimming in the middle of any cold weather month indoors still delights my inner child. At my request, my friend and I headed down to the pool area at the Ramada to find moody lighting, an abundance of plastic flora (and one real aloe plant), and the place to ourselves. The overly chlorinated and seemingly salty (which I don’t think it’s supposed to be) water had a film on it… of hair, debris, «floaties», etc… that made jumping in less desirable than it should have been. Maybe their filter system hasn’t worked in a while? So, we went to the hot tub area instead and found that the water here was also severely questionable (again, «floaties», hairs, food bits, you name it). Finally, we poked our head into the sauna, where we found broken slats in the floorboard making it a bit too dangerous for our liking.
(Please note: I soothed my inner child’s heartbreak over this with an abundance of peppermint patties on the drive home.)
The rooms themselves also struggle to maintain general cleanliness: circular rust-​colored stains on the ceiling and big, dark stains all over the carpet were more than a touch off-​putting. I was glad I wasn’t the one spending the night there!
I also would have appreciated a touch of decency from the front desk, instead of the nasty glares they threw our way when we walked in at 9pm after dinner. You could tell they wanted to ask who we were and what we were doing there, but instead they just judgingly stared after us. Fun.
All in all, this is just not the place it once was. Or maybe my non-​diluted-​with-​alcohol-​because-​there-​was-​an-​open-​bar-​at-​the-​wedding sensibility is seeing the Ramada for what it is: a secondary option in Lewiston/​Auburn if the newer, nicer hotels are booked. Just remember (especially here): you get what you pay for.

This place is in desperate need of a facelift. The room felt damp and drafty. My clothes smelled like an old basement for the remainder of my trip. The brick wall lets in quite a lot of noise from the neighboring room. The bathroom felt like a closet (the door had been shaved down near the floor so it didn’t hit the toilet). My bed felt like a rock. On top of everything, the place was pretty pricey.

It’s a good hotel, though I feel that it’s a bit overpriced. The rooms and bathrooms are clean enough, and the hotel is decorated in faux-​brick (which makes it more interesting than the standard hotel room). The computer for public use is in a locked room, which is kind of obnoxious, and there is only one of them (so you have to wait for a long time for it to be free).

I agree with Emily D review of the Room 100percent.
I on the other hand had excellent service, and used the pool and hotub with my 3 kids (the only reason we stayed here, was for the indoor pool and hotub) my kids loved it!
There was always clean Towels by the poolside and it was very clean. I used to be a pool maintenence guy almost 20 years ago, and can tell when a pool is clean, dirty, or jujst plain nasty.
The hotub was really nice and clean. The pool was too, I was hoping the pool would have been just a little warmer. Maybe next time.

The Ramada has been around for decades and is still the popular spot for getting a room if you are only in town for a few days. The Décor definitely shows how long its been around but the ammenities are sufficient for its price. The pool, hot tub, sauna area is very nice and well kept. The gym is small but adequate for most everyone’s needs. The beds are your typical hotel beds but a little more comfortable. Internet is wi-​fi and doesn’t cost anything.
This is also a popular place for large functions. I remember going to a prom and several weddings here. It’s also a poplur place for lunch at Dudley’s where its cheap but plentiful buffet.

My husband and I stayed at this Ramada with two other friends April 10 – 11, 2009. We got there super late and the hotel was very quiet. We rushed up to our room cause we were so tired driving from Boston.
The Hotel Lobby was on the older side, not very modern. We didn’t see an elevator, luckily we were on the second floor. We got to our room and it was kinda humid and musty so we turned the air on immediately. We left it on all night cause it wasn’t too cold. We preferred the air flowing in the room.
The sink was outside the bathroom. the bathroom was very small. Just a toilet and shower/​tub. The shower did look on the older side. but it was clean.
The room does come with an iron and ironing board, coffee maker and little refrigerator which was useful for us. The beds were not very comfortable, very hard with two pillows and no extras.
In the morning our neighbors got up really early and we could hear their shower as if it was in our room. That was very annoying. They also had a few kids that were screaming and crying all morning. The walls were paper thin and could hear everything. I’m not one to complain and neither were my friends. so we just ignored it and went back to sleep.
Earlier in the week I requested a late check out, they told me I could leave at 1pm with no problem. When I woke up and called the front desk to confirm my late check out. they said that we could only have until 12pm for a late check out and after that we would have to pay a half day’s fee. So then I was peeved and I just wanted to leave as soon as possible. We decided to leave at 12pm.
At Check Out. My husband noticed that the hotel double charged my CC and immediately said something to the lady at the front desk.
She was very apologetic and quickly took off the double charge.
If I ever return to this part of Maine I don’t think I’d stay at this hotel. It wasn’t such a horrible time but the little issues we did have make me not want to return!

I used this Ramada as a base camp for my friend’s wedding and stayed one night. Overall I was pleased, it was exactly what I was looking for plus a few extras like a pool, and very friendly hotel staff.
We arrived at 11AM (and asked if our room was ready, check-​in is at 2PM). They said that because the original rooms we wanted weren’t ready we were upgraded one class to rooms that were ready (cool). This way we could change into our garb for the wedding.
We arrived back from the wedding and invited friends into our Executive Suite. The suite defiantly would not be worth the extra 40 $ they normally charge but for free, it was nice. The difference (I know this because other friends did not get upgraded) was a small 2 person couch and a reclining chair. In addition our room had a queen bed, tiny bathroom, tiny closet. Unlike the first reviewer, my AC was perfect. We set it to auto and it kept us comfortably cool all night. My friend in another room had his AC blowing ice all night as well. Be ready to hear the room next to you when they get in the shower. It sounds like a waterfall in your bed, when they turn on the water. The noise subsides when they turn it from tub to shower.
The next day we used the pool (open 7AM-​11PM) for a quick swim. There is an outdoor patio that is enclosed by the hotel, it’s very nice to catch some sun. The pool is heavily chlorinated (but I guess this is a good thing).
I do agree with Pete S. that it is dark, but the rooms light up well.
While I did see a few families here, I get the impression that lots of people were «here to party.» Everyone from the 20somethings to middle aged adults were talking the next morning about «the partying they did last night.» The is a uniformed security guard that walks the halls, and tells people to be quite. Seems like both groups had a good time though.
All for 99 $ + tax, I think it was a good choice. A few steps up from the surrounding Motel 6.
I also took a trip to the hotel bar:
Forgetting to bring a wine opener, I was told that the bar would open my wine for me. Walking into a bar I ran into a middle aged crowed dancing the night away to Kool & The Gang’s hit «Celebration.» The small dance floor was crowded, but in a good way crowded. The was a simple DJ on an elevated platform. If that’s your thing, then I guess you would like it. I just wanted to get my wine opened and head back to my room.
The two… yes there were only two bartenders… were unattentive, and slow. When one finally came up to me I politely asked to have my bottle opened. I placed it on the bar so she could open it. She asked me for ID (I realize she’s probably only doing her job), I patted down my pockets and realized that when I changed out of my suit I didn’t put the wallet into the clothes I was currently wearing. I asked her if she really needed to see my ID (since hello… I brought the bottle to the bar which means I already had to show ID to buy it), and she said she did. I said OK and went to grab the bottle off the bar and go back to my room to get my ID. The bartender grabbed my bottle (The bottle that I brought to the bar) and wouldn’t let go. Giving me the impression that since I didn’t have an ID she was confiscating my wine. I had to yank it out of her hands (she was not happy and neither was I). I went to my room, I got my ID, and I asked somebody else at the bar to open in. In my opinion stay way from the bar.
Fun fact, they don’t use swipe cards to get into the room… they use these little black USB keys in the shape of an actual key.

There are only two things that separate this Ramada from the 1960’s…Cable TV and WiFi internet. I just got back from a conference at Bates and I’m glad I only had to stay one night at the Ramada. The whole hotel smelled musty and it was pretty dark. The kind of dark that makes you wonder if it is dark to hide imperfections/​dirtiness. The air conditioner in my room was a joke. I turned it on when I checked in at 4pm, left for dinner and drinks at Fish Bones, and when I got back at around midnight the room was still warm and very humid. I checked to make sure I had it on A/​C and I did. It was on the coldest setting! I thought to myself I’d just open the window but the room did not have a window to open.
I am a Platinum Elite Marriott rewards member (the closest Marriott was not close enough) so maybe I expect better but I think I might have been happier across the street at the Motel 6. At least it would have been a better value. Granted the Ramada was only $ 116.00 for the night and although the staff was fantastically friendly I do not think it was worth the $ 116.
There are plenty of options in the area. So I suggest if you are going to visit Lewiston that you try to book somewhere else before resorting to the dungeon that the Lewiston Ramada is.