Something about red roof that makes me itch to death, bummer cause they are the most affordable hotel in new england so i worry if i am itching for bed bugs or lice or the product they use to wash the sheets.

I stayed in Red Roof inn many years ago when they did not have free internet. They were contracting with T-Mobile.

i was looking for cheap but convenient place to stay one night and i found this location.

I had very good experience here.

* Staff was very friendly.
* Rooms was clean. i had room with no coffee m/c. I realized that they have different price for the room with coffee m/c. That as not biggie.
* It is conveniently located from many good restaurents. so for dinner, with 2-3 miles, you can find good restaurent.
* internet connection was easy to find and speed was reasonable for business quality work.

I would recommend this place for business people, specially owners of small businesses where we need to control budget but still need business quality and safe stay.

On vacation in New England, we didn't know where we'd be on a particular night, therefore hadn't made a reservation near Boston when we got there. We called 13 hotels having no rooms available near where we needed to be and finally got the very last room in this Red Roof Inn in Southborough, MA. Unfortunately, it was a smoking room. We don't smoke. We got there after dark, unloaded the luggage into a room that smelled of a never-cleaned ashtray. The beds were fine and the place was relatively convenient to roads we needed (MA Turnpike and I-495 as well as the Turnpike Rd East and West.

The shower had black mold on the ceiling. I awoke in the morning to a large unidentifiable spider in my bed. When we reloaded the car we saw used condoms, bar soap and soda cans thrown on the ground by other guests but not picked up by the staff of the hotel. I informed the front desk as we departed. I now know Red Roof Inns can be as atrocious as Motel 6 and Super 8 due to their low price attracting LOW- and NO-Class guests who have no consideration for others and a staff who are poorly trained.

Overall, this wasn't a bad stay.

A couple of us came to the area for a major disc golf tournament and stayed here based on price and that it wasn't too far from the course. It was quick to check in, quick to check out and easy to get to, for the most part. It's right off a major highway, too, which is a nice thing.

Now for the goods and the bads.

The good...

Price. I had a special rate being a Red Roof rewards member and it was my birthday month, so they had given me a code. Even without it, though, the rates were strong as we had originally booked with a AAA rate.

It was quite easy to get to, though coming from one direction on Rt. 9 makes you go past the hotel and swing around because of a median. No biggie. The hotel is two buildings. Everything was pretty quiet and clean. I never felt unsafe here. The room wasn't bad and it was, again, clean, which is what I really look for.

The shower pressure was pretty good, though the bathroom is quite small. The television was good and it got a decent amount of stations, including two HBOs. The wi-fi signal was also pretty strong, even in the second building, which is where we stayed. The AC worked well (thankfully as it was a hot weekend!) and we got all our wake-up calls, which was also welcomed.

The bads...

The beds. I realized beds have different firmness, but the beds we had were very firm. It was hard to get comfortable and in the morning I woke up with back pain because of how stiff things were.

Again, the bathroom size. But a lot of smaller motels seem to have this issue. It had a toilet and shower. The sink was outside the bathroom. It worked though and it was clean, so no issues. The towels weren't too great as it seems like it's nearly time to invest in new ones.

Overall, the value was strong and I'd stay here again. If I came back for this same tournament, I'd likely try and stay closer as 18 miles doesn't always mean a 15-minute trip or so! But if I was swinging through here and needed a place to crash for a night or two, I'd consider it. I would just hope for a more comfortable bed.