While my son was attending the Cooperstown Village All Star camp for a week, we stayed here for about five days. The hotel is well maintained, a bit dark, so it looks drabbier on inside than it probably is. But, it isn't a bad choice for those who don't want to stay in Cooperstown, it was convenient to the camp. There is a grocery store and fast food just south of the main drag, a five minute drive. The pool is green, small and skanky, but good enough for the kids. Rooms were cleaned on schedule each day. Parking lot is ample and well lit. Bathrooms were clean and updated. I would rather stay at a Mariott or Hilton chain, but this wasn't bad given we had limited choices for this location.

We booked a 'large' room with a roll away bed. Got there around 6pm no rollaway in room. Room was very small 2 dbles that sank to the floor when sitting on any egde. They brought the rollaway and left it did not set it up. We called front desk to ask where it goes because their was no room for it. We were told we had to rearrange the furniture, move the desk, lamp, and 2 chairs next to bed...so now you can't get out of the bed on that side...and it should fit. After struggling to move the furniture ourselves we open the bed up to find no pillows or blanket. Once afgain we call the front desk and this time we were told sorry we dont have any extra linens for the bed the hotel is sold out! Our reservations were made 3 weeks in advance. The beds were awful and so was the service! the indoor pool was nice enough but you couldnt use it becasue the room was steaming hot no fans or anything! thank god the pool wasnt heated also! Dont stay here nicer places just down the street!

My husband and I were traveling to Vermont for family get together. We are from Wv.
we had been traveling for some hours and were looking forward to a relaxing evening.
I have a theory about hotels if the entryway is dirty when you walk in more than likely the rest of the hotel will be the same. This Clarion proved my theory true!!
The room had cobwebs in every corner, especially the bathroom. The bathroom door had to be propped open with trash can. The credenza the coffee pot was on was dirty around it . The coffee maker had DRIED coffee grounds in the pot. The carpet was dirty especially around the edges. The bed was lumpy.
No continenal breakfast. But you could eat in their overpriced restaurant.
Why would we have to pay a $2 service gratuity??? FOR WHAT???
Needless to say this Clarion Hotel will be the last Clarion Hotel we stay in.

Over the last year, I've stayed in the Clarion, the Holiday Inn and the Hampton Inn. These are the three higher end chain hotels in Oneonta. The are all perfectly adequate for any traveller, including families, but they each have different amenities that may suit your needs.
The Clarion has an indoor pool and is located downtown near shops, bars and quaint restaurants, but it doesn't have its own bar and the hoel restaurant seems like an afterthought. The Holiday Inn has an outdoor pool, bar-be-que and sports facilities (basketball, soccer, volleyball?), and a devcent restaurant and bar. The Hamptons Inn has a good free breakfast (and maybe an indoor pool, I forget). As for prices, I've priced all three at least 5 times this past year and the Holiday Inn is usually higher by about 30 dollars, then the Hamptons and then the Clarion. I priced all three for this weekend and the Holiday Inn was $199, Hamptons Inn was $169 and the Clarion was $149.
The service at the Holiday Inn was the best followed by the Hamptons Inn then the Clarion. This is not to say that the Clarion had bad service, but that it is just a notch below.
Indiviual trips may go bad, but you can't fault anyone for staying at any of these three places.