The Freeport Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Smelled like cigarettes covered in perfume in all the common areas. The room was overall clean but the walls are very thin and you can hear everything going on around you from slamming doors to a man coughing.

Freeport is our midway stopping point to Acadia and our usual place did not have any availability so I tried this as an option, primarily for the price point and its major brand affiliation. Signage could use a boost - at least put something really obvious for registration/the front door. No one is ever actually at the front desk - you have to ding the little yellow bell a number of times, or there is a phone number to call to chase someone down. When they appeared, we had obviously interrupted something important and we were a bother to deal with. We showed up at 1:30 on the off chance there was a room available - we knew we were early, but sometimes we luck out; we were told to come back after 4:00 (the Check In on the website is 3:00). We’re from Upstate New York; the woman checking us in told us she visited Manhattan once but left because there were too many Black people. 😮 🚩 The breakfast (traditional eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc… was surprisingly good. The mattresses need to be rotated - I felt like I was stuck in a ditch. The room and bathrooms were clean. This is a “manage your expectations” kind of place. Did we need a hotel room and a place to sleep? Yes. Did this fulfill that need? Yes. Will we be returning? Nope.

Stayed from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15 (two nights) and couldn't get out of there fast enough on the morning of the 15th. I ignored some of the negative reviews, the average was still 3-stars, so not a big deal for 2 nights. WRONG! "Ascend Collection" my a**, this is a MOTEL. Only "slightly" better than a dodgy Motor Lodge. I don't know how some people have given it high marks. Continue reading if you need more reasons NOT to stay here: Here goes: CONS: -Bathroom door wouldn't close due to to being off the top hinge because of rusty nails/rusty hinge -Couldn't look through the peephole as something was shoved in there like paper or a cotton ball, I tried and couldn't get it out, not that i really wanted to touch it -No smoke detector/taken down and not replaces -Old a** sprinkles that probably didn't work, looked like they were from the 70s or 80s -Keurig didn't work, it was dirty around it anyway -Fluorescent lights looked like a hospital ward -Double room was tight and basically claustrophobic (Rm. 176) - Dirty ice bucket and phone area on desk (next to keurig -Could hear every door open and close in the corridor -The entry door of Section F (where we were at the end of the complex) needed to be fixed as the key reader didn't work if it was closed all the way, preventing re-entry (I loved when that happened to me at night to have a smoke and I had to walk around to Door E at this sketchy place) -the unmaintained landscaping doesn't help the derelict vibe -Kind of sketchy, looked sketchy even in daytime Also I wouldn't be surprised if they have some nefarious business practices as they charged for the WHOLE stay like a month before. I believe in being fair, so here are the few PROs of this joint: -Prime location off of I-295 and right on Rt. 1 -Right across from the Maine Beer Company (I didn't go but supposedly it's really good, if you want to drink away your sorrows because you decided to stay at The Freeport "Hotel") -Cigarette dispensers at every entry door in the parking lot if that's your thing -Shower was actually ok, but the shower curtain should probably be replaced -Lots of TV channels

Great value: nice “boutique” motel… loved the beautiful pictures that were in the room and on every door- boats, puffins, fishing buoys, etc. rooms appointed well

Breakfast included was a bonus.

It really smelled like cigarettes covered by heavy perfume in all the hallways and main entrance. The room was fairly clean but oh so dated

Yuck. This place may have been renovated but it is definitely old and not kept up. It was very dirty, makeup handprint on cloth shower curtain, old filthy curtains, grime on the shower walls, trash around the building and i could go on. The bed was comfortable if that is all you are concerned with. This definitely should not be rated an 8. If there had been another hotel with availability i would have left, refund or not.

Owners were kind and helpful. Very clean rooms. Terrific breakfast.

Great price and value and it was nice and clean

Convenient location