We spent one night at the Noretta Motel when visiting the Stratford Festival. The website is misleading. The room was very small and dingy. The bathroom was TINY! and the fixtures arranged oddly. While the room appeared clean there was a dingy, run-down appearance to everything and the pillows were absolutely flat. We did appreciate having a fridge in the room but there is no ice machine available. Although it was the least expensive lodging we've used at Stratford, I would gladly pay more rather than return to the Noretta Motel.

Do Not Stay Here. I made a reservation for my daughter over the phone and before I confirmed I asked if I could cancel the day before as I was unsure of their plans. The answer was yes so I confirmed. As their plans had changed, I called to cancel the reservation, only to be told that I would still have to pay for the room. I was not told that I would have to pay when I first made the reservation. The staff are uncourteous, unfriendly, and would rather have the $72.00 for the services that were not provided than to have a patron leave the office with a positive opinion of the motel. While I am here, I might as well tell you of my thoughts of the place. The web site is very misleading and the pictures are too. I would not have let my daughter stay there anyway. If you need a place to stay in Stratford, please take my advice and stay somewhere else. Stratford is full of lovely low-moderate-high priced hotel/motels.

Let me start by saying that if you are only staying here for one night, maybe two, it is a fine enough stay. If you plan to stay longer, the "little" things will probably start to become more annoying and noticeable. This might also change from room to room, we were staying in room number 8.

The pros:
-Like I said, for one or two nights, the place is more than tolerable
-The bedding looks like it has been updated. The desks have probably also been updated
-We had tissues in our room (someone else said they didn't)
-Again, a very good location
-Adequate parking
-Free soaps, shampoos, good house keeping (note: they never replenished our shampoo, just our soap, no big deal though)
-Large Tube style TV with lots of channels (note: remote didn't work, again no big deal)
-Wireless, although somewhat low powered, we got 2 bars in room number 8. You have to ask for the password from the front desk.
-The room is small but comfortable, they've updated the decor I think.

The cons:
-No Bathroom fan (although the A/C unit has a fan you can use for "grey" noise and there is a window in the bathroom)
-No coffee maker (in our room at least).
-No dresser for folded clothing (there is a rack for hanging clothes up though)
-Only one waste basket (in the bathroom)
-Bathroom is a bit small as people have stated.
-Water pressure was not consistent in shower
-Temperature nobs for the shower were extremely sensistive and it could vary (without touching) from scorching hot to freezing cold.
-Okay, behind out room there is a house with a yard that has dogs. We only heard them bark once and it was at like noon so we weren't waken up by them, but this could be a big problem for some people
-The doors are somewhat sticky and they have weird nob locks instead of key cards or deadbolts, but they do have a secondary chain lock
-The mattress is not great, for one or two nights, you probably won't notice, we stayed for four and were noticing it on day three.
-No climate control for the heat (that we could see). You could control the temperature settings on the A/C though
-No continental breakfast, etc

Room was very small and nicely decorated, bed was comfortable and room was clean. The bad was the bathroom - Extremely small and you could hit your head on the sink when sitting on the toilet, shower stall was old and out dated. The lady was very nice at the counter but the man who I assume is her husband was very rude on the phone when dealing with my wife about checking in early which we did not do and when we showed up well after check in the room still was done but it was very clean when we got in.. Over all the room was okay for the cost but I would request one with a bigger bathroom if they have any.