Hotel Coolidge

A lovely old-fashioned hotel in...

Liked: Historic building, home-like room, walk-in distance to several restaurants (the Turkish cafe is great for breakfast). Can hear the train blaring (if you don't like noises at random hours in the morning or evening, this could be annoying). Very friendly front desk receptionists. Kudos to Andrew, who was extremely welcoming and solved a problem in our room immediately. Overall, a lovely old-fashioned hotel in a small village.

Bad

One of a kind historic...

Liked: It is so cool to be able to step off the train and cross the street to your old-timey hotel! People were enjoying the spring sunshine at cafes on the sidewalks of this tiny town, which has as many funky consignment boutiques and theatres as it has blocks, and even more good places to eat. There are options for fine dining, but we enjoyed the very old-school pizza place and the BBQ as well. Free, clean, reliable buses ferry you around the valley, making visits to Dartmouth and reaching trailheads so easy without a car. The staff are friendly, and knowledgeable; they will happily tell you about every detail of their corner of Vermont. The antique feel of this place made for a unique and memorable getaway and I will almost certainly come again. My son and I wanted separate beds so we ended up in a 3 twin room, which was really a suite of two rooms connected by a bathroom, which worked wonderfully for us.
Disliked: This is nothing like a chain motel. These rooms are mostly unchanged since the 1920's. If you like everything modern and new you will not be happy! We love the historic feel, but the beds and bedding could have been more comfortable. (I would not be surprised if the management has prioritized updating the king beds and bedding over the twins, so keep that in mind.) The biggest negative for us was the lack of room darkening blinds or curtains. There were only venetian blinds and thin white curtains and the hotel is essentially on a city block with lots of lights shining in. I wasn't able to sleep well in a room that bright. I wished that there was separate shampoo and conditioner; I can't use the combo stuff.

Bad

Incredible value for the price,...

Liked: The location is fantastic, the building is beautiful and full of historic information, it's unique, which we love, plenty of hot water and nice clean , white sheets.Staff super friendly and full of helpful information.
Disliked: The bedding was nice and clean, but the mattress in this room needs replacing badly, lumpy. I woke up early , pressure point pain. The chairs in the room could use replacing as well, fabric worn off the arms and they smell not so nice.

Very excellent stay several times...

Liked: The mystique of this charming old hotel
Disliked: The cleanliness. The kind staff.

Superb

Pleasant

Liked: Oldish style hotel
Disliked: Oldish style hotel

Old fashioned hotel with wonderful...

Liked: Staff is very good. It's in the center of town, close to several restaurants. Has a wonderful libby with a fireplace.
Disliked: It's close to the train station so you hear train noises during the night.