We were without power due to an ice and snow storm. After 2 nights in a freezing house I decided to look for a hotel. The Publick House had just reopened after being out of power itself. They said that they were running on a generator and although it wouldn't be "warm", it would be more comfortable then the temps at home. Once we had checked in we opened the door to a beautiful 2 room suite with 2 full baths. It had a king size bed, a queen size sofa bed and an inflatible mattress in the closet. Our king size bed was extremely comfortable and I am 6'3". The room was nice and toasty at about 75 degrees too.
Room #14 comes highly recommended as does the inn. We stayed there on Halloween night and even though it was founded in 1771 we weren't even visited by ghosts ;-).

I love staying at this place. If you want all-the-frills, B&B-type rooms, they have them. If you want an economical rate, you can stay at the motor lodge. I choose the motor lodge. If you want Hilton-like amenities, don't stay here. The floors squeak, there are no coffee makers, and the furniture is old. But, it's cool.
For around $60, you get a clean room, a breakfast (in the pub) w/ home-made sticky buns, bread and muffins, coffee which rivals Starbucks and an atmosphere un-matched.
I stay in hotels 100 nights per year and I go out of my way to stay here when I can.
On one hand, some of the rooms / bathrooms need improvements. On the other hand, they began an 'improvement' project, last year. I stay in both.
Dinner in the pub will be memorable.

We spent a night a the travel lodge for a wedding this past weekend, the main inn was
fully booked. Paint and wallpaper was peeling and the p;ace should be completely gutted
and redone. Everything about the room was a turn off......the bed, the linens ......old
and depressing room. We paid $159.00 for the night, it was like a $45.00 motel room.

We stayed at the publick house for a conference I was attending in Sturbridge. The staff was gracious and gave me a special rate for business travel. We stayed in room 4 which is really neat with the crooked floor and old beams. The floors are a little skeaky but hey it adds to the historic feeling. The restaurant was great, my favorite was the prime rib- I'm pretty sure it's only available for a few days during the week. my wife had the chicken pot pie which looked great as well. Both the restaurant and front desk staff were friendly and helpful.