Name: Weathervane Motel
Address: 2212 Main Street, Manchester, 05255, United States of America, Manchester, Manchester, Manchester, 05255, United States of America
Rating: 7

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Free parking

Parking

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Pool and beach

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Pets allowed

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Location

At the mini-hotel

Equinox Preservation Trust

Museum of Creative Process

Rutland Airport

Weathervane Motel

Manchester

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

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.

Run away, stay away from the management.

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 Expedia but we're still waiting.

Plumbing problems ruined our stay

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.

Dark, cold, smelly rundown.  Good luck.

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.

Bates Motel / Schitts Creek, DO NOT STAY HERE

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 Expedia and they flat out lied to Expedia 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.

Run..... don't walk away from this nightmare.

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. 

No Hot Water--Still

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 .

Very disappointing

stayed for one night this month.  everywhere i looked, there was a problem.  the stone walkway in front of our room had huge loose stones- very trippable.  the room was very 1960's dated.  curtains were held together by a huge clip.  there were paint stains and chips every corner of the room and bathroom.  the wall paper was coming off on most seams.  i was afraid to unpack anything.  i kept my shoes on as the carpet looked dirty and had visible stains.  this place was very scary and could have been a set for a horror movie.  i didn't sleep well.

a very scary place

I stayed here for one night in February. Place is clean, quiet and friendly staff. However, room was super cold. They should have a stronger heater for winter. The guy at the officer told us the was a small heater but it didnt do much. Also the AC/HEATER work up to 72 degree but it was still cold for us. I suggest one stronger heat for the room like most hotel/motel has.

Good stay for one night

I am very familiar with this area but stay closer to the ski areas. My girl friend and I were doing a favor for her friend so her friend was the one who made the reservations. Our room was spacious and appeared to be clean, no unusual orders. The combo ac/heater wall unit was not capable of heating the room to a more comfortable temperature despite being set to the maximum setting of 72 degrees. I removed the unit's filters only to find them solidly caked with dust. I rinsed them off in the bathroom sink, shook them out and replaced them. The bathroom was cold and the tub looked grungy with a green stain. The tiles look like they fell off and were replaced by an rank amateur using tub calking instead of tile grout. My girl friend only was able to take a shower because she brought flip flops she could wear in the shower. She had to run the hot water to get the bathroom steamed up and heated enough to comfortably take a shower. I wonder what it will be like when the real cold Vermont winter sets in. It seems that all of the most recent reviews give this place a poor rating. It has really nice potential, a nice large front lawn, set back off the road as well as a lot of open property behind it. I hope the current owners can bring this motel back up to what it must have been but it will take money to accomplish it.

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