Look. This isn't the Ramada. It's a little run-down and fairly out-of-fashion, but it offers a decent place to stay in the area. Right off of the highway and pretty close to downtown Bangor (about a 10 minute drive). It's located right in the business/commercial district, so you have your fair share of big-box stores around. Staff is friendly and our room was cleaned well (TIP YOUR MAID!). Breakfast was filling and good--staff even brought some homemade pastries to accompany the usual continental breakfast suspects. Verdict? If you're looking for a non-chain hotel and aren't too particular about decor, definitely hit this place up.
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Anna-Laurie B.
The best part about this place is the staff. Friendly at the check out desk, sweet at the free breakfast and caring and thorough maid service. The breakfast was good. There were eggs, sausage, waffles, fruit, sometimes baked beans and homemade muffins along with standard continental breakfast eats. Both the women we saw running the breakfast were very friendly and went out of their way to ensure everyone had what they were looking for. This place is quite dated (our ac unit was missing the cover/the 'new'paint job didn't reach the floor so you could see the old paint) however the rugs appeared new and it was nice and clean....the most important part to me. I know some rooms had been renovated and some not so others might have been better than ours.
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Dee H.
Definitely a solid place to lay your head for a night. The staff was wonderful; especially Joanie in the breakfast room. We were a little concerned that it might be noisy right off the highway; that was not the case, as the room was very quiet.
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Scott R.
Truly, a shelter from the storm .... A few weeks back, early Aug we traveled to Maine with some friends. The highlight of the trip was our plan to hike Mt Katahdin - up the Helon Taylor trail, across the Knife Edge, down the Saddle trail. It's only 10.6 (+/-) miles but if you've ever been there, you know it's an awful long day. That got longer as it went. We prepared for the worst (it's entirely possible you could get snowed in up top, even in August), meaning our packs were awful heavy. We couldn't camp any closer than Abol, so had to drive around to Roaring Brook at 5AM. By the time we brewed coffee and set out, it was 80 degrees and wonderfully sunny at the base. A few grueling hours later, we admired the view from Pamola peak, where the wind was blowing 15 mph, and temps more like 50 degrees. We had already broken out shell gear ... but at least it was still sunny. Just sunny enough to suck us onto the Knife Edge. Then the wind brought white clouds, then dark clouds, much colder air, and then the ominous sense we better get off the ridge quick ... though of course you might as well try to get off the moon quick at that point. So we pulled on winter gear, endured some sketchy moments involving breaking rock holds, injuries, and knock-you-off-balance gusts, and finally got off the Knife Edge. Heading down from Baxter peak, conditions were still ominous, and we were acutely aware we weren't yet out of the danger zone ... so you can imagine our incredulity at watching several parties of tourons heading up past us, already shivering and miserable in their cotton shorts and t-shirts. Obviously trying their best to prove Darwin got a few minor parts of his theory right. Anyways we managed to get all the way down to Chimney Pond before conditions got bad. But right away they got real bad. Cold, hard, heavy, unrelenting, hypothermia-inducing rain. The river bed we had earlier observed as a long dry path of boulders was suddenly raging. The trail we were supposed to hike was suddenly a 2 foot deep tributary. So ... about 5 minutes into this, my wife (and soon thereafter John's wife) proclaimed that it sure was going to be nice to get to the hotel we better be taking them to. Of course John and I insisted we were still up for camping (yeah, right) ... but when we got to camp we discovered someone had conveniently left both of our tent's rain flies open, and our sleeping bags were already wet. Yep, time to tear down camp - a hotel was now our destiny. Little did we realize that the entire central portion of the state had the same idea. It was a Monday night - but we quite literally got the last two rooms in Bangor, perhaps in 50 miles (lots of would-be guests arriving just after us to inquire at the lobby told horror stories of trying every hotel from Acadia to Bangor without success). Under different conditions ... I'd probably give this place two stars. Maybe one. Our room was horribly smoky. The shower/tub was stained. It was dim lighting and dirty carpet and tacky-even-back-in-1978 decor. Nobody would mistake this place for the Ritz. Then again, it sure beat the heck out of a night in Davy Jones campground. The night staff was incredibly patient and friendly despite the chaos. They gave us a fair price - it was probably the high end of their rack rate, but they could almost certainly have found takers at twice that. The included continental breakfast was decent enough. And the morning staff were pleasant and helpful as well. For reference, I might have given Bates motel 3 stars under the circumstances ... so take the rating for what it is. But I'm not complaining, Bangor Motor Inn did right by us. Who knows, we might even stop there again sometime ....
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Carl W.
Stayed there in July 2014 ahead of early morning flight out from Bangor airport. A little dated, but otherwise perfectly fine. Friendly morning staff had some breakfast stuff out at 4:30 a.m., which was great since our flight was at 6:15 a.m. In room coffee maker, free wifi, free breakfast. Very clean.
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Donna A.
Perfect place for one night. Very friendly staff. Free hot breakfast with real eggs and fresh fruit. Coffee and snacks at check in. Stay and fly includes 2 weeks of free parking. And it's really free. They don't charge a different rate for stay and fly. The place is dated and not very quiet.
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Halifax M.
Really nice place... friendly staff, nice clean setting and spacious suite! Close to the shopping in Bangor!!! We had a suite with 2 full bathrooms - plenty for a group Canadians doing cross boarder shopping! Staff gave us cheat sheets to tell us were the shops were as well as what times they opened at breakfast time. Free breakfast as well - sweet! When checking out she told us to come back for a better deal :)
Jonathan S.
Look. This isn't the Ramada. It's a little run-down and fairly out-of-fashion, but it offers a decent place to stay in the area. Right off of the highway and pretty close to downtown Bangor (about a 10 minute drive). It's located right in the business/commercial district, so you have your fair share of big-box stores around. Staff is friendly and our room was cleaned well (TIP YOUR MAID!). Breakfast was filling and good--staff even brought some homemade pastries to accompany the usual continental breakfast suspects. Verdict? If you're looking for a non-chain hotel and aren't too particular about decor, definitely hit this place up.
(4)Anna-Laurie B.
The best part about this place is the staff. Friendly at the check out desk, sweet at the free breakfast and caring and thorough maid service. The breakfast was good. There were eggs, sausage, waffles, fruit, sometimes baked beans and homemade muffins along with standard continental breakfast eats. Both the women we saw running the breakfast were very friendly and went out of their way to ensure everyone had what they were looking for. This place is quite dated (our ac unit was missing the cover/the 'new'paint job didn't reach the floor so you could see the old paint) however the rugs appeared new and it was nice and clean....the most important part to me. I know some rooms had been renovated and some not so others might have been better than ours.
(4)Dee H.
Definitely a solid place to lay your head for a night. The staff was wonderful; especially Joanie in the breakfast room. We were a little concerned that it might be noisy right off the highway; that was not the case, as the room was very quiet.
(4)Scott R.
Truly, a shelter from the storm .... A few weeks back, early Aug we traveled to Maine with some friends. The highlight of the trip was our plan to hike Mt Katahdin - up the Helon Taylor trail, across the Knife Edge, down the Saddle trail. It's only 10.6 (+/-) miles but if you've ever been there, you know it's an awful long day. That got longer as it went. We prepared for the worst (it's entirely possible you could get snowed in up top, even in August), meaning our packs were awful heavy. We couldn't camp any closer than Abol, so had to drive around to Roaring Brook at 5AM. By the time we brewed coffee and set out, it was 80 degrees and wonderfully sunny at the base. A few grueling hours later, we admired the view from Pamola peak, where the wind was blowing 15 mph, and temps more like 50 degrees. We had already broken out shell gear ... but at least it was still sunny. Just sunny enough to suck us onto the Knife Edge. Then the wind brought white clouds, then dark clouds, much colder air, and then the ominous sense we better get off the ridge quick ... though of course you might as well try to get off the moon quick at that point. So we pulled on winter gear, endured some sketchy moments involving breaking rock holds, injuries, and knock-you-off-balance gusts, and finally got off the Knife Edge. Heading down from Baxter peak, conditions were still ominous, and we were acutely aware we weren't yet out of the danger zone ... so you can imagine our incredulity at watching several parties of tourons heading up past us, already shivering and miserable in their cotton shorts and t-shirts. Obviously trying their best to prove Darwin got a few minor parts of his theory right. Anyways we managed to get all the way down to Chimney Pond before conditions got bad. But right away they got real bad. Cold, hard, heavy, unrelenting, hypothermia-inducing rain. The river bed we had earlier observed as a long dry path of boulders was suddenly raging. The trail we were supposed to hike was suddenly a 2 foot deep tributary. So ... about 5 minutes into this, my wife (and soon thereafter John's wife) proclaimed that it sure was going to be nice to get to the hotel we better be taking them to. Of course John and I insisted we were still up for camping (yeah, right) ... but when we got to camp we discovered someone had conveniently left both of our tent's rain flies open, and our sleeping bags were already wet. Yep, time to tear down camp - a hotel was now our destiny. Little did we realize that the entire central portion of the state had the same idea. It was a Monday night - but we quite literally got the last two rooms in Bangor, perhaps in 50 miles (lots of would-be guests arriving just after us to inquire at the lobby told horror stories of trying every hotel from Acadia to Bangor without success). Under different conditions ... I'd probably give this place two stars. Maybe one. Our room was horribly smoky. The shower/tub was stained. It was dim lighting and dirty carpet and tacky-even-back-in-1978 decor. Nobody would mistake this place for the Ritz. Then again, it sure beat the heck out of a night in Davy Jones campground. The night staff was incredibly patient and friendly despite the chaos. They gave us a fair price - it was probably the high end of their rack rate, but they could almost certainly have found takers at twice that. The included continental breakfast was decent enough. And the morning staff were pleasant and helpful as well. For reference, I might have given Bates motel 3 stars under the circumstances ... so take the rating for what it is. But I'm not complaining, Bangor Motor Inn did right by us. Who knows, we might even stop there again sometime ....
(4)Carl W.
Stayed there in July 2014 ahead of early morning flight out from Bangor airport. A little dated, but otherwise perfectly fine. Friendly morning staff had some breakfast stuff out at 4:30 a.m., which was great since our flight was at 6:15 a.m. In room coffee maker, free wifi, free breakfast. Very clean.
(3)Donna A.
Perfect place for one night. Very friendly staff. Free hot breakfast with real eggs and fresh fruit. Coffee and snacks at check in. Stay and fly includes 2 weeks of free parking. And it's really free. They don't charge a different rate for stay and fly. The place is dated and not very quiet.
(3)Halifax M.
Really nice place... friendly staff, nice clean setting and spacious suite! Close to the shopping in Bangor!!! We had a suite with 2 full bathrooms - plenty for a group Canadians doing cross boarder shopping! Staff gave us cheat sheets to tell us were the shops were as well as what times they opened at breakfast time. Free breakfast as well - sweet! When checking out she told us to come back for a better deal :)
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