Friendly staff. We stayed in the guest house overlooking the river, the room was very comfortable and clean, had a gas fireplace in one corner. Huge poofy mooshy king sized bed -- very comfortable. Lovely gardens and flower plantings. We had a chance to take our folding chairs down to the lawn by the river and just sit ... so... more

This place has a great location and the staff is really really friendly. The room was large, and clean. I am really picky about cleanliness and I thought it was great. Our recomendation, take a room with private jacuzzi and fireplace, they are lovely. It took us maybe 5 minutes or so to walk to the center. more

This hotel is close to town. You do have to walk a bit to get to the center but it's less than a mile. The hotel was clean and had beautiful views. I read bad reviews about this hotel before my stay and I was a little nervous but I found no problems with the staff, the room or the... more

The room was a nice size with 2 comfortable chairs and good reading light. The king size bed was one of the most comfortable we found in our 6 weeks of travel. The room was very clean, yes it is somewhat out dated to modern motels, but ao what, all fixtures worked properly. We had an excellent view, looking out... more

We were visiting friends in Vermont and our host, a retired Innkeeper found this Motel for us. We told them we were arriving after 9 pm and they offered to leave the door of the room unlocked. Nothing caused us any problem, It was justa little too far to walk back into town so we drove back for a late... more

The Shire is a cute motel but nothing more . Rooms are clean but dated . The bathroom's are dated and really lack water pressure . Morning coffee is not available until after 9am .The location is what is key you are right on the edge of Woodstock within walking distance to everything the little town has to offer .... more

The Shire has the quaintness of a B&B with the privacy of a hotel. The room we stayed in, a fireplace room with a king bed in the separate building, was very comfortable and tastefully decorated, not like some of the ridiculous B&B rooms we've experienced, and the view of the surrounding mountains was amazing. The staff at the front... more

My wife and I just returned from the Wassail Weekend in Woodstock and wanted to pass along our wonderful experience with the Shire Motel. On the recommendation of a family member who travels to Woodstock often for business, we stayed in the suites located behind the two story motel. After a long trip from Connecticut in an icestorm, we were... more

We booked the Shire Riverview Motel at the last minute as other travel plans fell through and we needed a getaway. We arrived late Friday evening as it was pouring and the trip from just west of Boston took much longer than normal. I called the front desk to let them know we would be late. Becky went out, unlocked... more