Hillcrest Motel

Room was clean. Bed was confortable.

There were no drawers in the room and didn’t even have any hooks to hang up clothes or coats. Self-service office. There was no staff on site. Tiny room. The electric heater either made the room too hot or too cold.

Room was quiet, convenient location, and great value. Everything was clean, continental breakfast was a nice bonus. Dogs were comfortable.

Shower could have used a shelf of some kind.

First impression: coffee pods for the Keurig, plus cream and sugar, coffee cups and drinking cups. Towels were soft. I liked that there was a fridge and microwave. The TV and Wifi were good, especially considering the weather. I'm sure the truck that pulled up with snowmobiles on their trailer enjoyed the location better than I did.

There were only enough coffee pods available for my first two mornings, not the remaining four mornings. There was coffee in the "lobby," but who wants to walk outside in a single-digit temps with 20 mph winds first thing in the morning to go make a pot of coffee in the lobby? I realized afterward that I could've emailed them to ask for more, but they should ask guests how many pods will be needed. I bought some. The lights under the eve of the building were very bright, and the curtains didn't block out the light. The highway noise was loud. They didn't plow the parking lot until nighttime, and we had to walk through snow drifts to get to the car the entire time. I used the plastic shovel leaning by the lobby door to clear a path, but it wasn't a sturdy shovel, so it didn't cut through the packed snow. The pillows were flimsy, but when you stack a few together, they served the purpose. There were no extra blankets. The mattress was fairly hard. The water in the shower came down like needles, and don't try to shave your legs because you can't bend over without smacking your head. There is no interior lock, so I was worried the staff would come in while I was in the shower. We thought we'd like the location, near some of our relatives in Stonington, but with the weather, the back roads didn't get plowed, so we couldn't visit them. Even the highway was drifting over with the high winds, so it was risky to drive anywhere. Should've stayed in either Gladstone or Esky.

Did not use

The bathroom is wayyyy to small