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321 Route 103 S, Ludlow, VT 05149
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Happy Trails Motel
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Happy Trails Motel
Ranked #5 of 6 hotels in Ludlow
2.5 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
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Goffstown, New Hampshire
Reviewer
5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Run for your life - this place is terrible!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 July 2011
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We arrived to a dark empty office. After a minute or two, an employee (owner?) arrived without a smile. By now we had a feeling this wasn't going to be great. We asked to see the 2 rooms first, and we are glad we did. The hallway was narrow, dingy, smelly, dirty carpets, and poorly lit. When we opened the door to the 1st room, we were hit with a strong smell of cat urine. The furnishings look nothing like the web site (not pink and cheerful and clean!). The second room was not much better,except instead of cat urine, it smelled strongly of mold and mildew. We peeked in the room with the hot tub and saw white plastic garbage bags filled with ? piled around the hot tub. We returned to the office and told the person there that the rooms were dirty and we would not be staying - she seemed shocked at our statement. She never said a word to us as we left. The only thing this place may have in common with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans is is that when the song "Happy Trails" was a hit - that may have been the last time the rooms were cleaned!

Room Tip: Smelly and dirty. Carpets in halls and the room were disgusting.
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Ellicott City
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Modest Priced Hotel in Ludlow”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2011

The good - Rooms are spacious and clean with refrigerators but no micro waves. Wifi and about 20 channels of cable are provided. There is a hot tub that is open from 4 to 8 in the afternoon. Ski and stay packages are available for Okemo.

The not so good is that there is absolutly no breakfast or coffee available at the front office. Only a little in room coffee machine had to ride into town every morning to get a cup of coffee.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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New Haven, Connecticut
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“dont expect much”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2011
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we had made reservations through orbitz a week in advance and reserved a 3rd bed (folding roll-away). we got there and first said they were booked full and had no reservations made with orbitz.com. then when we showed them our confirmation paper that luckily we brought, we had to wait 3 hours for them to find us a room, and then they said they couldn't give us the 3rd bed. around 10pm they came knocking on the door and gave us the 3rd bed,which was falling apart and useless, i ended up just using the mattress on the ground. other than that it was reasonably priced, close to the mountain, and town, and passable as far as cleanliness. oh and bring an ethernet cord if you want to go online, no wifi, plus we had to reset their router with our computer from our room because they said they had to get someone to fix it, so hopefully you know about computers if u want internet acess.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Good place to stay if skiing on a budget”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2011

We have stayed here every time we ski at Okemo over the last 4 years. Good place to stay if you want to ski all day and just need a place to sleep at night. Rooms are relatively clean and very spacious. There was one time that we did not get hot water in the shower but generally the water quality it good.

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“Wonderful value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2010

We stay at Happy Trails regularly - at least four or five times a year. It is a reasonably-priced option for those of us who want a place to sleep in Ludlow without breaking the bank. We've never experienced the problems other visitors have complained of: our rooms have always been clean and the staff has always been friendly. During ski season, we do occasionally hear other visitors, but that speaks more of the guests' inconsiderate behavior rather than anything over which the owners have control, unless the suggestion is to vet all potential customers, an impossibility for motel staff. We're planning to visit Ludlow again soon, probably April, and we'll be staying at Happy Trails as usual.

  • Stayed February 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Happy Trails Hotel
Address: 321 Route 103 S, Ludlow, VT 05149
Price range (per night):* INR3,635 - 15,378

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