I’m always up for an adventure! So when Motel 6 asked Points With a Crew to stay at one of their properties and write a review, I snagged the chance. I’ve never stayed at a Motel 6 before, and I thought it would be an excellent way to extend our trip to Montreal by a day. I selected the Motel 6 Colchester Vermont, and the team at Motel 6 booked the reservation and mailed me a payment voucher. Keep reading for our Motel 6 Colchester Vermont Review.
Guys, it’s a Motel 6. It’s not an oceanfront resort. It’s not a Ritz. Though we often get away with some crazy hotel redemptions in this hobby, I do like to keep realistic expectations going into things. I was ready for a clean room; that’s all I needed for a one night stay – and that’s what I got.
Motel 6 Colchester Vermont Location and Price
The hallway leading to our room, orange accents on the entryways.
The Motel 6 Colchester Vermont is located at the intersections of Main Street (Route 2) and Interstate 89. At about 10 minutes from downtown Burlington, it makes a great roadtrip hotel. You’re also conveniently located near a grocery store, a few fast food and family restaurants, a pizza place, and a Costco.
My stay was covered by Motel 6 for this review, but nights are reasonable. At this particular Motel 6, you’ll be spending $70-$100 USD per night. By comparison, the Quality Inn next door looks to be about double on any given booking. Burlington boasts a few mainstream hotels downtown too – Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, and Courtyard by Marriott. If you don’t mind staying a bit outside of the city, you’ll definitely save some money on the Motel 6 Colchester Vermont.
Motel 6 Colchester Vermont Rooms
Two full size beds, sporting the new orange and red color scheme.
Motel 6 has recently modernized their rooms, so they’re going to be nicer than you remember from family roadtrips as a kid. They’ve adopted a medium orange throughout their design, including accent walls and bedding within the rooms. I don’t mind the orange at all, and I definitely feel the modern look with the bright colors. The flooring is a faux wood panel throughout, including the bathroom. Looks nice, and I’m sure it’s easy to clean. A huge plus both for the hotel and the guests. Ever go into a hotel, and wonder what that mark on the floor is? Won’t happen here.
The rooms are on the smaller side, and the beds seem to be a bit smaller than a mainstream hotel. Probably a full size bed, as opposed to a queen. No worries, at barely 5’7″ I’m not a very big dude. Fair warning though, your feet will stick out if you’re taller than I am.
I wouldn’t say anything about the room itself was in poor shape, but there were two things that caught me off-guard. The room itself was very hot when we got in, no big deal. We turned on the AC and waited a few minutes, but I’m not sure it made the room much cooler. It did, however, make a loud buzzing every few minutes. Not loud enough to keep us awake, but certainly a bit annoying. Louder though, were people roaming the halls at night. The front desk informed me of their strict 10PM quiet rule when we checked in, and I think most of the guests followed that. Occasionally, someone would stomp up or down the hall, or be chatting with a friend while walking past our room. The walls seemed very thin. Might have just been me, but it seemed really loud when people went down the hall.
Motel 6 Colchester Vermont Amenities
February isn’t the greatest time for swimming in Vermont, but the Motel 6 Colchester Vermont does have a pool! It’s right behind the building, and there’s a handful of chairs and tables if you want to enjoy some summer sunshine at the pool.
In the mornings, the Motel 6 has coffee and hot tea by the front desk. I believe the hours are from 6-9AM, and you’re free to head down and grab some. You’ll also see all of the typical hotel accessories – ice and vending machines, flyers and brochures for nearby attractions, you know the drill.
When you just need a place to crash for the night, consider the Motel 6 right off that highway exit. With my stash of SPG and Hilton points, I likely won’t be going back anytime soon, but for the price, it’s not a bad stay. This was my first time at a Motel 6, and I thought it was pretty good!
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You clearly have happened upon one of the rare jems in a mountain of junk.
We were on a road trip last fall and needed some inexpensive pet friendly hotel nights on the long first leg. Our two experiences with Motel 6 were horrible. I used Hotel Tonight to book one of the nights and ended up on the phone with them demanding a refund. They complied and I rebooked elsewhere.
I’ll spare you the details.
You got lucky. Motel 6 is off my list…even in future moments of desperation.
Well I guess I’m glad I was lucky! The curious side of me wants to know the details, but something says I don’t need to know!
FYI. They were probably regular full.
•Double/Full 54 × 75
•Double/Full XL 54 × 80
•Queen 60 × 80
I’ve never been to a Motel 6, but I have been to some Super 8 motels. They can be OK, but the quality can vary a lot more than higher brand.
Sometimes I like the motels where the door in your room leads right to the parking spot. It makes me think back to family travel when I was a kid. You were out for an easy place to stay the night – not a hotel experience. My dad (passed on in 1999) would be the first at that free coffee in the morning.
Gotcha, thanks Carl! I’m sure everyone can relate to the dad that likes free coffee 🙂
All sounds good except the price….$40. OK great.
$70-$100. is too much. The chain can rent out that room every night at $100. and make a fortune.
I haven’t stayed at that one but have stayed at some. My issues are that there can frequently be a less desirable element staying or hanging around them. One time we pulled into a Motel 6 in Ann Arbor and the police were there hauling away someone. For just a few bucks more in most cases, one can stay at Super 8 which is a bit better and has breakfast. I could stay in one if I checked it out a bit first.
I’m with you on that one – Motel 6 often has an interesting cast of characters in the parking lot… 🙂
Stayed at a quite nice one in Jackson Hole, WY. It was the only reasonably priced hotel in the area.
C’mon.
If Motel 6 (or any hotel for that matter) offers a travel blog to stay at their hotel, you know they are putting you in the best room they have with the latest updates and the room was inspected with a magnifying glass.
The only way to get an accurate impression is to just show up as an average Joe.
Thanks for reading! I would have thought the same thing, but then the air conditioner started acting up, so who knows..
I have stayed at some very nice Motel 6 properties and some not so nice. The rooms are all the same but the grounds can be vastly different. I would recommend the Las Vegas strip Motel 6 (walking distance to the MGM grand), the Auburn California one and the one in Goleta California. All are much more reasonable than other hotels in the area. I like that they do not charge for your dog to stay with you but I don’t like having to pay extra for internet. I stayed in one in Houston that was awful as well as one in Shreveport.
Yes – Motel 6 is like some of the lower-end Choice hotels where you really need to watch the reviews of your hotel as there’s a wide disparity in quality that you don’t see in places like Hyatt House or Hampton Inn
You can say that again. Stayed at the Days Inn Indianapolis NW and checked out before our stay was complete. The pictures online make it look like a decent place, and then we arrived. What a dump. I’ll never stay at another Days Inn again.
I used to stay at Motel 6’s back in the ’90’s. Didn’t they have those nice commercials with the tag line “We’ll leave the light on for you” ? They were decent, but I had nothing to compare them with at the time as I was strictly a cheap hotel or hostel type of person. But back then I was paying about $35-40/night. I can’t imagine paying $100. Still, I’m sure they’re better than the Lucky Boy and other similar motels I pass on the way home from work every night.