My family and I stayed here during a long road trip from Texas to PEI. We arrived late in the evening after a long day's drive and received a warm welcome from the proprietor, despite the lateness of the hour. Our family of four stayed in a small cottage-style room. Truth be told, it was a little run down and rather cramped, but we had a comfortable couple of nights nonetheless. What I liked about the place was its charm. For instance, the motel had a pretty garden area where you could sit and drink your coffee in the morning. There was free W-Fi, but the signal was not quite strong enough to reach the cottages (I understand this will be fixed in due course). The motel complex is situated a mile or so from town, not really walking distance, unless you like to walk. I would stay here again if ever I was passing this way.

The motel looks cute and quaint from the outside, with light green/blue paint on exterior, and a parking space in front of each unit. Parking lot was tiny; I have a small compact car and I was afraid it wouldn't be able to squeeze past the car parked in the first spot to get to ours.

The room was clean and dust-free on pretty much all surfaces (which is quite rare), but at the same time, dingy: the bathroom walls had peeling and ripped wallpaper in several places. The ceiling suffered obvious water damage (roof leaks) in the past, as evidenced by the peeling paint and masking tape on ceiling. The rusty radiator in bathroom makes the bathroom ithe warmest part of the room when you turn on the heat.

Another off-putting thing about the bathroom was that it didn't have linoleum glued onto the floor. Rather, the linoleum was cut into three pieces and laid on top of the floor, so the sides were curling up from heat exposure. Why bother doing something at all if it's not going to be done right?

There is NO wi-fi in the room. Only the main building, where the office/check-in is, has wi-fi, and "sometimes," parts of the communal driveway area and on the porch. The only thing is, in the office, there are no seats, so if you want to use your laptop, you'd have to put it on the breakfast table against the wall, and crouch over it. Not an ideal (or ergonomic) situation for using for more than a few minutes, unless you're immune to neck and back pain. We ended up finding a cafe with wifi the next morning.

We were only planning on staying a night and moving onto the next city/state on our trip, but just in case, we asked if they had availability the next night. We were told that if we booked through them directly, the rate would be something like $10-15 cheaper than if we booked through Expedia again.

This dingy hotel provided the most luxurious, soft and fluffy bath towel that I had during my entire New England trip; it was much more so than the so-called "luxury towel" that Exeter Inn provided with a red ribbon tied around it. How ironic. Maybe the towel is so soft because not as many people stay at Homestead as at Exeter; hence, the towel remains in better condition.

One great bonus about Homestead was that its cable TV channels included the Food Network.

Homestead is truly a no-frills budget hotel. We paid $69.60 (before taxes) for a Wednesday night. If all you care about is a bed and a shower, by all means, go for it. Just forget about the internet and remember to bring shower slippers.

We stayed in a no-frills cabin that was dated and a little shabby, but clean and served our needs. Breakfast was minimal but the proprietor was super nice and friendly. If you just need a place to sleep, this will suit you fine, and for a nice low price, too.

Owner was very nice and room was clean, bed comfortable. In need of some serious updating and revamping. Heater worked great but was noisy. Quiet location. Would recommend if just need a cheap room to sleep in. Don't expect anything fancy!