Motel 6-Colchester VT - Burlington

Very Good
Traveller Type: family with young children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler

Very Poor
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Not one single thing.
  : So to start. My family and I spent $923.96 for two rooms - for two nights. We arrived to find cars on blocks, with flat tires, on vehicles that obviously haven’t moved in many months. As we walked in the front door, we saw a sign that said “no smoking within 50’ of the the entrance” - with smoke snuffers about 8’ away from the entrance. This isn’t an issue for us, but the pot smoking at the entrance is - we had an 11 year old along. We checked in and our rooms were 306 and 308. As we waited for the elevator, we heard what sounded like a dog fight on the elevator on whichever floor it was on. We got to our floor, and was greeted by Halloween decorations on the outside of the room doors, which made it obvious that people were living here. The rooms were ok - we had nothing more than a clean room, towels, and soap. No shampoo, conditioner, or lotion. My wife, adult daughter, and our 11 year old grandson decided to go to the McDonalds next door…they were greeted with a prostitute going door to door, and drug use in the parking lot. This was topped off with the police and an ambulance responding to an overdose in the motel’s back lot. So after all of this, we went back to our rooms, then to the front desk. We booked the next night in another motel, and asked for a refund for our second night. They told us they can’t help it. The state has more or less dictated that they take in homeless people, and they have no say in the matter. My family and I were visitors to the state for the fall season. Why were we not told that this motel is a homeless shelter? Why would we be charged this amount, to feel like we should lock ourselves in our rooms to avoid interacting with aggressive dogs, and who-knows-what as far as mental issues, or drug use? Motel 6 in Colchester needs to be removed from any motel booking sites, and I am really disappointed that we ended up paying $520 for two rooms for one night, in that environment. At this point I will never stay at another Motel 6.

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : nothing
  : everything bad and the worst the very old poor mattress

Very Good
Traveller Type: young couple

Fair
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Good location. Central to the highway and shopping. walking distance from downtown Colchester good restaurants.
  : City using the hotel to offset the homeless shelter so there were a lot of schety people around the motel.

Very Good
Traveller Type: solo traveller

Very Poor
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : nothing
  : everything bad and the worst the very old poor mattress

Very Poor
Traveller Type: young couple

Fair
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : No major complaints about the room; the bed was warm and comfortable enough although nothing to write home about. Room did include a small refrigerator and microwave. There were plenty of parking spaces around the hotel. Free coffee and tea was available in the morning but I didn't have any so I can't speak to the quality of it. Location was easy to find, right by the interstate.
  : There are clearly lots of homeless people being housed here, so there's lots of sketchy people wandering around day and night. The inside of the microwave was dirty. My room was right next to an external door which was opened and closed loudly all day/night. No amenities to speak of, such as breakfast.