I travel quite a bit for business, sometime last minute, and always multi-night. I happened to have an unexpected trip to the New London area the week ending and weekend of Valentine's Day. Of course all of the major hotels, including the casinos, were booked. I checked TripAdvisor and found this motel, called, and asked about the rooms, rates, etc. I talked with Debra, who was very helpful and - surprisingly - open and honest about the property. She was relatively still new as the onsite manager, it had a long history and lack of attention, but she was working her way through the property room by room and renovating them. She suggested I check out pictures on their website and I did. It looked inviting enough, the price was good, especially for a last minute holiday stay, so I booked.
I was very pleasantly surprised by my room. The manager, Debra, must have had some professional sales training because she underpromised and overdelivered. I was expecting an old, tired motel with a fresh coat of paint. What I got, instead, were Italian tile floors, a brand new king size Tempurpedic, full kitchen with plates, glasses, etc, wireless access (never thought to ask - was expecting to have to get email at Starbucks), good towels, pleasant staff (Elaine is a Yankees fan - always a plus for me). The location couldn't be more convenient. Right off of I-95, 15 minutes from the casinos, and downtown Niantic is a very pleasant seaside town.
I'm back in CT, again, and staying, again, at the Rocky Neck Inn (in yet another renovated suite).
- Rocky Neck
- Rocky Neck Hotel
