We stayed here because the rest of our family was booked here. I was very conerned because of the negative reviews. much to my relief it was not so bad. The service at the front desk was fantastic! They could not be nicer or more helpful. The room and bathroom was clean and freshly painted. The breakfast room was very nicely set up too. The only complaints would be the very thin walls and a very strong smell that I could not identify.

This hotel was one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in. I wanted a cheap room to go to foxwoods, and got this one priceline. Its not off the main highway and takes a little bit of a drive to get there, which made arriving at in the late evening not to exciting. The man behind the front desk looked like the crypt creeper, and the place was so out dated, I felt like I was in the Bates Motel! The walls are painted red and pink, and the place has an awful odor when you first walk and, which follows you down the hall and into your room. The lamps barely worked in the room, there were stains on the pillow cases, and the mattress must have been 30 years old, since I sunk right into it. The room smelled of moth balls! I felt like I was in a creep horror movie, and waiting for the serial killer to come in and get us! My advice...the super 8 was much better and around the same price, stay there! If you get this room by naming your own price, eat the money and either sleep in your car at the casino or get another room all together.

Very disappointing ! Can't believe I left my clean house to stay in such filth . My husband ran out to buy bleach to clean the disgusting bathroom, which had urine on the walls, and Febreeze to cover up the God awful stench that hit us even before we entered the hotel .We are still airing out our bags to rid of this moldy/mothbally smell . Ordered and paid for 2 Queen size beds and walked in to 2 full beds . The hotel said that they were out of Queen beds and refused to reimburse us for the difference . Spent our 1st hour of the trip on hold with Expedia, to fight for our $$$ back. Had to call them back the following day so that they could speak to the manager, who refused to talk to them that night . Was misled by Expedia, who aid they had a casino in the hotel, (which was actually 15 mins. away). Also was misled by the "complimentry breakfast", whcih consisted of canisters of old cereal and urns of old coffee, in one of the guest rooms . Do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else !!! Should have spent an extra $100 a night and stayed at the Mariott !

My husband and I were going to a concert at Foxwoods, and decided to stay in the area on the night of July 31st. We were desperate for a room, so we went through Priceline, named our own price, and were the "lucky" winners of HoJo in Groton for $97. We then checked Tripadvisor reviews, got scared, and found that we were locked in due to the fact that we had used Priceline's name your own price feature - no refund to be had. We prepared for battle and brought sleeping bags, pillows, long sleeved pants and shirts and socks to sleep in, and Fabreeze. I noticed the funky smell to the place as soon as we set foot in the door. The man at check-in was nice and cheerful, but that was the only bright spot. Our "non-smoking" room reeked of stale cigarettes, and in general was very stuffy, dusty. It ust looked as if nothing had been disturbed (aka cleaned) in a very long time. Someone with allergies would not fare well here. My husband thought it was hysterical to see me spraying Fabreeze all over the place to try and mask the funk. There were mystery stains on the carpet and chairs, iron burns on the floor and walls, and dead bugs on the bathroom floor. I didn't bother looking in the bathtub, because based on previous reviews we wouldn't be showering there anyway. We placed our sleeping bags and pillows on top of the bed so we wouldn't have to touch anything or get under the covers......I think I actually slept better that night because of it! The next morning we got up early and got the hell out. The other reviews on this site are not exaggerations. I've stayed at all sorts of hotels from 1-5 stars. I'm not picky, and it really takes a lot for me to say "awful," but HoJo was definitely that bad. If you don't mind staying at the Bates Motel, then go right ahead and do so, but if you're just a normal person looking for a hotel and this is your last resort, do yourself a favor and go camping or sleep in your car instead.