The hotel has only 21 rooms, all on the second floor of what looks like a converted office bullding. The entrance is at the opposite end of the building that you would expect. You have to drive through the parking lot and then notice the awning, which is on the end of the building on the first floor. The lobby has no space to speak of--no chairs to relax in or coffee tables, and no bathroom. There is no restaurant or bar. There is no help to bring your suitcases inside. You have to grab a cart and wheel it out to your car. You use the one elevator to take the cart to the second floor and wheel it down the hall. The hall is spare, and smelled a lot like fresh paint when we were there. The room was the best part- very large with a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace. The bathroom was ok---nothing to write home about, but serviceable. It had a skylight, which is nice. There was a refrigerator-mini bar. There is a very small balcony overlooking another nearby building and a courtyard, and beyond you can see cars on the highway constantly and trains going by occasionally about 150 ft away The room cleaners had a lot of used towels and other materials in the hallway--I expect a neater cart than that. The TV was ok, but on the small side, and not flat screen. Another good thing was the free breakfast. This was acutally pretty good, with cereal, pastries, fruit, coffee, and orange juice. You also get free wine tasting at the very nearby Merryvale winery. We didn't use that so can't report on that experience. Overall, it was clean and neat and well located but not 4 star.
- Southbridge Inn
