My Scottish Terrier, Rosie, and I stayed here for one night as we were meeting a rescue Scottie in Saugerties the next morning. I am a frequent business traveler, and typically stay at Hyatt or Marriott properties. Comfort Inn Saugerties compares most favorably with other properties in the mid-range traveler category.

The lobby is warm, welcoming, and tastefully decorated. There was NO discernible odor of cigarette smoke within the hotel during my stay.

The room was well-appointed, with an exceptionally comfortable bed. Furnishings included a small refrigerator and a large-screen television. High-speed Internet was indeed high-speed, as advertised.

My room was near an outside exit, on the side away from the NYS Thruway, and was convenient for taking my dog outside.

Breakfast was fine; eggs, sausage, an assortment of cereals, "healthy" Activia yogurt, coffee, tea, juice, pastry, bread for toasting, and bagels, as well as a waffle-maker.

Exercise room is well-appointed, with safe, quality exercise equipment.

Peter, the general manager, was friendly, informative, and efficient.

A year ago, I avoided staying here based on tripadvisor reviews, and instead stayed at a pet-friendly Holiday Inn in Kingston. This year, because the reviews were positive, I decided to stay here, and I am very pleased to add a positive review for this well-run, clean, safe, convenient, and quiet hotel.

The Comfort Inn would be a good deal at about $75 or $80 a night and maybe a place to stay for JUST ONE night. For example if you're traveling I-87 and just need a decent place to crash. Its not run down by any means, its just not very nice in several areas. First impressions count for a lot. When I walked into the lobby the first thing I noticed was a strong smell of cigarette smoke. Apparently the front desk workers smoke in the office behind the front desk, thus the whole time I stayed there the lobby area smelled like smoke. Who wants to breathe 2nd hand smoke when they check in? In this day and age most better establishments are 100% smoke free, but not the comfort inn which still has a fair number of smoking rooms.

Secondly the rooms themselves are small and cramped. NOt so bad if you're flying solo, but a family of 4 will be on top of eachother. The room itself was clean, including the lav, but the bedspreads were worn. There are high powered lamps outside that shine in the windows.

The third issue and really worst problem was noise. The walls are so thin you can hear the sound of the TV in the next room or people talking. The doors to the rooms slam, so any time anyone in your vicinity comes or goes your whole room will shake. The heating unit also cycles on and off with a loud groaning noise, disrupting your sleep. Honestly, this was one of the worst 2 nights of sleep I had in a long time.

The breakfast was forgettable and not healthy at all. Don't listen to anyone who said it was good- they must subsist on greasy diner and processed foods. The eggs were powdered, gray looking fatty sausage patties, stale boring cereal. Hard boiled eggs tasted funny. Yogurt was not healthy brand, it was overly sweet and processed. No cut up fresh fruit and t hen a bunch of processed pastries, similar to what you could buy at a gas station. NO fresh baked goods.

If you want a decent stay, find a Hampton Inn, Courtyard or Hilton Garden Inn, all of which have better amenities. I can't believe I paid almost $100 a night for this crappy place. Never again.

The room was clean and comfortable. I received a warm welcome from Larry and Murphy. Larry was extremely polite and helpful; it made a difficult business trip much more pleasant. I would recommend the hotel.

Pros: Room was OK. TV updated, but not great picture. Clean enough. Large fridge.
Cons: INTERNET is very INTERMITTENT. If you need internet for business, do not stay here or you'll be frustrated or worse. I am rating POOR for this reason. Their sign touts "high speed internet" which is not true at all.

Room cleaners knock around 9AM. If you sleep later than that, you probably won't get the room cleaned as I was told "they don't come back".
As noted elsewhere - NO ELEVATOR to 2nd floor.

Some staff were pleasant, some not. (Not even a "thank you" upon checking out.)

Not many choices in the area, though.