Weathervane Motel

It is a shame I must write such a bad review for such a great hotel, BUT, while the experience could have been the best ever... Do not stay in room 111 ever. The hotel has some sort of water cistern which must be refilled every third night at 3 AM for an hour and the pipe goes thru that rooms ceiling. Absolutely impossible to sleep through! I thought a guest upstairs was running their hot tub. When I called the front desk and spoke with the General Manager he was loud, rude and informed me to live with it as there was nothing he could do about it and not to bother him again. In the morning I went to the front desk to complain to him in person but he was gone. The nice lady employee at the desk said she would pass on my concerns to management to attempt to reschedule the time of the flow.This was Tuesday morning. The next morning I spoke with the Desk Manager lady who first told me that they had gone to great trouble to change the flow time to 1:30 am and then proceeded to argue with me and informed me to basically learn to live with it as there was nothing more they would do for me,that they were booked solid and could not offer me another room and that I should deal with it. I dealt with it by checking out 3 days early and going to the new Holiday Inn down the road. The regular employees were as nice and as helpful as they could be, the room amenities, the Montague community, the views, the ducks geese and swans as well as the food were all excellent but the management was the worst I could possibly imagine. They were rude and insulting and I never expected to be treated that way by anyone from Michigan. Shameful attitude, manager had an excuse for every complaint. No problem was their fault. We and no one we know will ever be back there.

We checked into the hotel and was told that the water was off but a plumber was on the way. We went to dinner and came back and the water worked for a short time but then didn't work again. We could not use the restroom or take a shower. It was already late at night so we stayed. The next morning, I spoke with the owner and he said he would comp one of the rooms. It's been 2 weeks and we haven't gotten a credit. They're not answering the phone so we reached out to ******* but we're still waiting.

Dark, cold, smelly, rundown, albeit clean. Did NOT look like the picture on website. We walked in, tried to turn on one light which was broken, and noticed the lampshade on the other light was ripped and broken. Temp was in the 50's ("we don't turn the heat on" said the clerk--"you can turn it on if you like".) It was dark and smelly and there was no way we were going to stay in this place for our 30th wedding anniversary so we walked out, gave him the key back, and left. We had been duped into booking just over an hour beforehand by "room77.com", aka "HotelBlock Reservations" or whatever they are called when we had called for a different hotel in Killington, VT and they switched us to this dump and tacked on $50 in fees. Despite having just booked it an hour ago and sending us to a dump site unseen, they refused to give our money back. Luckily, we found another place to stay.

I generally don't post negative reviews, giving the owner/proprietor the benefit of the doubt, but "BUYER BEWARE." This motel is a combination of the Bates Motel and Schitts Creek. May have been a good motel 60 years ago, but the current state is old, dilapidated, grimy, and overall awful. Our first impression of the motel was the oven/range sitting on the walkway. Once we saw the state of the room/motel, we tried to find another place to stay, but everything was booked - except for one place that would have cost over $1,000 for 2 nights. Paint and wallpaper were peeling. Wallpaper torn completely off in other areas. Holes in walls were either open or covered with a scrap of wood. Curtains were coming off of rods, bathroom mirrors were damaged, a picture had broken glass, the hair dryer was attached to a wall fixture, except the fixture was not attached to the wall. The sink had no plug, the bathtub/shower water regulator was not operational- you had to turn the water off to adjust the temperature, and the tub was tiny. There were dead bugs in the shower light fixture. The air conditioning/heater sounded like an airplane roar. I could go on, but you get the gist. The only positives for us was that the room was very quiet, large (two king sized beds with plenty of room to move around and put suitcases), large bathroom vanity, and bedding was clean. If you need to stay in Manchester, book a year in advance and spend more money.

Run don't walk away from this motel. Extremely dated and not in a cool retro way. Filthy, and I mean filthy, dirty sheets, dirty tub, stains all over carpet, walls, and bedding. Very poorly lit exterior. Tons of fraudulent charges, I had to call my credit card company because they refused to do any refund at all. I called ******* and they flat out lied to ******* about the length of my stay. After a weeks worth of calls they promised me a one day refund. 7 days later no refund and the husband and wife who own it just hang up on me. Run away as fast as you can. The aerie hotel in Manchester is around the same price and my stay there was exceptional.

No hot water in my room until the evening before I left. The apparent owner assured me multiple times that it was fixed, but it wasn't. I am understanding, but I resent being gaslit. I ended up taking a shower in another room he offered for my use that had no doorknob. The coffee pot leaked out all the water when I attempted to fill it. The room smelled musty. I stayed there because of nostalgia, but never again. I feel totally aggravated and ripped off.

Very dated motel, repairs and painting only 70% complete. Screen door to the back yard and to the pool had caked on dirt which appeared not to have been cleaned in years. Pool had 3’ of black water and debris strewn about, this was a July stay! The backyard grass was cut neatly and over all the room cleanliness was adequate. Skip this place!

Very disappointing The first night I stayed in Manchester at the Aspen. Should’ve stayed there. Chose to go to the weathervane to save $20. Big mistake. The rooms smelled of over deodorizer and mildew. Critters didn’t work. Not the friendliest of people. Avoid it if you can .