The Little Lion, Great Barrington

Fine for one night if...

Liked: The location was great for a one night stay. Close to town.
Disliked: It was pretty desolate with no staff on site. Our bathroom wasn’t clean and actually had a sprout of a plant growing out of the drain! When we came back after going into town for a bit, we realized our door didn’t lock and could just open without entering the pass code. I didn’t feel comfortable with not having a locked door but I called the staff at the Red Lion sister site (since there was no staff on site here) and thankfully there was another room available that night to switch over to. Once we got to the new room, it was much cleaner and we realized the bathroom in our previous room probably wasn’t cleaned for a long time. Not sure what happened there but we had a decent night sleep and thankfully only were staying one night. We asked for some sort of discount since it was late at night when we had to switch rooms and we were downgraded from a king bed to twin beds and thankfully had nothing stolen but no one ever got back to me.

Good

Liked: Basic accomodation but it was what we were expecting. Coffee/tea was available in the main hotel but it would have been nice to have available in the room to save a drive. Lovely location.
Disliked: The air con/heating unit was very noisy so we couldn't have it running at night.

Very good

an old-fashioned little motel in...

Liked: easy access from the road
Disliked: arriving late at 7.30 pm (appointment had been for 3 - 5 pm) the office of the motel was closed, there was no note on the door for late guests, and there had no note been sent either as SMS or e-mail. To reach the manager by telephone was rather complicated, the key-safe at the office's door was not functional. Nonetheless, finally the door to our room could be opened.The next place to get a meal was a four-mile-drive away, opened only until 8.30 h.The room was smelly, the snoaring of our neighbor next door could be heard through the wall. There was no coffee-making-set in the room.Next morning the office was not occupied either, so we did not get a receipt for the payment made through credit-card.

Didn't stay, felt creepy.

Disliked: No one was at the hotel, no staff or visitors. Nor was there a note on the door, or any indication when they would return. It was a non-refundable reservation. We left and got a call an hour later from the Red Lion Inn who is apparently "managing remotely." I managed to get a refund, thankfully, as it was isolated in the countryside and I didn't feel safe without staff on-site.

Had a great stsy and...

Liked: The property is a very centrally located.
Disliked: Nothing it was great

Decent but no amenities on-site,...

Liked: Nice location. Walk-in shower.
Disliked: The lobby was not opened and the highly advertised fire pit could not be turned on because of under staffing.