This overpriced motel is right at home among all the other overpriced motels in Portland. Their prices range widely, even as you stand at counter and hear room rates as people check in. The lobby is shabby, the staff is surly, and the motel appears to be a grab-the-money-while-you-can operation. Unless you have an unlimited budget and can afford an upscale B&B downtown (as in $300+), I suggest you investigate your options away from the city. The locals tell me that Portland commerce in general is like this. Maine is such a lovely state, but Portland left a bad taste in my mouth.
- South Portland Howard Johnson
