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Reviews of The Briarcliff Motel

3 out of 5
The Briarcliff Motel
506 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 236 out of 384 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 384 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 384 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 384 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 384 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Susan

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very basic and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 12 Apr 2024
Not sure why our rating would be poor as the only issue the guest had why a declining Expedia payment. Expedia corrected the issue. Spoke with guests in the morning at breakfast and no room or stay issues were communicated. These guests travelled with their dog where Briarcliff is pet friendly with no pet fees.

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 12 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave us a review

10/10 Excellent

Joiline

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 12 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located. Quiet. Very very nice and helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely inn with cute decorations and great location. The inn keeper was so nice and breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was ok and it’s major amenity is it welcomes dogs.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

john

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
This guest is not welcome back to our property, as they disturbed guests on other side of his room with loud voices and loud music. They also had a strong smell of cannabis in their room. We had to room move the guests next to his room and put the room off market for ozone cleaning. This is a very rare occasion for our peaceful property where guests are respectful to one another.

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, efficient property. Friendly host.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review..

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog friendly. Rhonda, the proprietor, was very cordial.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review..

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Briarcliff Motel on 18 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

6/10 Okay

Kristen

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great place to stay will be back!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeri

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for a wonderful place to take your pets, this is the place. The grounds are beautiful with plenty of room for them to stretch their legs. The place was cute in a retro way and Rhonda was a pleasure to work with. A real Travel Treat! Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place seemed like it would be charming, just dirty and inconvenient
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 30 Oct 2023
Hi Elizabeth,We are sorry to hear that you thought our room was dirty. I can assure you that they are thoroughly cleaned after each guest visit. Most of the guests that leave us feedback find us charming. We did not hear from you directly with any concerns during your one-night stay. We appreciate feedback of any kind in an effort to always be improving the guest experience.

4/10 Poor

Dennis

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was swayed by their claim to be associated with the Red Lion Inn(as a sister property) in Stockbridge and the photos. I had major problems and there was no employees on the property to assist with anything. Dresser was dirty, windows had spider webs and shades and curtains didn't work, front door handle works up not down. There might be other rooms that match their pictures , mine did not.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 29 Oct 2023
Mr. Kimm,This is the 3rd review we are responding to. We are hoping that you have received our two previous responses. We contacted Expedia on your behalf and you we not charged. We understand that you had issues with your room. We are sorry to hear that you had difficulty operating our lever door handles. The Innkeeper lives on property but was at the market during your brief time at Briarcliff.We were glad that your received assistance from our sister property the Red Lion Inn. Just to clarify, we are a vintage rehabbed charming roadside motel. The Red Lion Inn is an Iconic American Inn and completely different concepts. Our rooms are clean and simple, all shades in good working order. We appreciate feedback of any kind as we are always trying to improve our guest experience.

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely manager. Made it feel more like a B & B than a roadside motel. Very convenient to everything we wanted to access in the Berkshires.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We truly appreciate it and hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Briarcliff Motel is a nice place to stay if you want to explore the Berkshires and Great Barrington. The room is cute but barebones. The property and innkeeper are very dog friendly which is always nice! I would recommend staying here if you want to don't want to spend a ton of money on a hotel in the Berkshire but still want a nice place to rest your head!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We truly appreciate it and hope to see you again soon.

4/10 Poor

Meredith, Carver

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really wanted to like this property, but the overall upkeep was not what we expected bssed on the listing. Could not recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are always working hard to improve our property to enhance our guest experience.

8/10 Good

Mingo

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 8 Oct 2023
kind thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We apprecaite it.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 8 Oct 2023
We cannot respond to an anonymous review, and we have had no guest feedback from a hotel.com guest stating they had issues during their time here. We are not for everyone, but we are for most and are grateful for guests that share their experience either in person or online as we are always improving our guest experience.

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast was amazing. My only criticism is that the volume on the tv was set too low. Lovely area. Nice personal touches
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mamabear on 8 Oct 2023
thank you for taking the time to leave a review. You could have turned up the volume on the tv from the remote or the tv itself at anytime. Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host was very warm and welcoming!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mamabear on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We truly appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We truly appreciate it.

8/10 Good

christopher, windham

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mamabear on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to rate your stay. We appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were lovely, very comfortable king bed. Retro style so old fashioned. Very convenient location. Perhaps a little fixing up on the outside might be a bonus. Just what we needed for our short stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mamabear on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate all feedback. As for the outside the grounds are kept by a landscaping team. And have 3 areas of wildflowers and take pride with being a super pollinator. As for the building we are a rehabbed motel from the 1950's and we are always working on the building to improve our guest experience.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming place. Cozy and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mamabear on 8 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mamabear on 8 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

6/10 Okay

Emily

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Staff are extremely friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mamabear on 1 Sept 2023
Emily, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We enjoyed your lovely company at breakfast.

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet. Easy check in. Wall papering peeling in some spots but cute clean room. Could have used a work area for my laptop.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mamabear on 1 Sept 2023
Dennis, I love the birch wallpaper in that room, we will get in there to paste the peel. We have the lobby open 730am-1030am 7 days a week. The lobby door is mostly open while we are cleaning rooms for arrivals. There is an informational sheet hanging in the room that let's guest know they can reserve the lobby. The lobby has several tables available for a workspace. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

6/10 Okay

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property could use some upgrades. For the price it would have been nice to have a new toilet that wasn’t stained and yellowed, walls that weren’t damaged and upholstery that wasn’t stained. Also the curtains fell down when we tried to open them and the window lock was broken.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mamabear on 28 Aug 2023
Hi Lori,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We understand the rate is higher in the height of the summer season in the Berkshires, please know the market and location set the rate. We are a renovated vintage motel from the 1950's, located at the base of Monument Mountain on 4 acres of green space. We are always improving our guest experience and are grateful to the guests who let us know of their experience while they are staying with us. We were happy to welcome you, your husband and your dog for a no pet fee ever stay. Another aspect of savings when staying at Briarcliff. We are aware of our desk chair cover being permanently stained. It is an Ikea chair that has been discontinued. We assure you that it has been laundered many times. As for the toilet, we have well water that is high in minerals, that leave a mineral deposit on all of the bathroom equipment. Again,I can assure you that our cleaning process addresses this issue. Lastly, we were happy to assist you after you check out with helping you clean up your dog before you headed back home, He is a good boy!

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great dog friendly motel.
This is a great little motel. We only stayed 1 night but were so pleased @ how clean it was. Looks like they just redid the bathrooms and the bedding was bright and fresh. Room had a small refrigerator and microwave and an a/c unit. The grounds are well kept with fire pits out front and a big, grassy backyard for our dog to play ball! This place is so pet friendly which was why we booked it. Would definitely recommend it if staying in the area. Only 15-20 minutes to Tanglewood and 5 minutes to several good restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mamabear on 25 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It was nice talking with you this morning and we hope to see you again and meet you little dog!

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mamabear on 25 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to rate us on your stay! We appreciate your business.

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Upon arrival, we found no member of staff on site. After reading the information on the doors, we were informed that we should have received a text message regarding check in. Sadly being international and having an international number, we didn’t receive anything. We sent an email to the motel manager and also a Facebook message and sadly didn’t receive a reply. We visited the sister hotel, and they helped and provided us with the check in etc. Room was good. Very comfy. TV signal was not great ( but not an issue as extremely tired ). Fir internationals maybe need a different check in system?
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 1 Aug 2023
Thank you for leaving us this review as my response will hopefully be helpful to other international travelers. We understand that not all international travelers will be able to use their phone for calling purposes while in the US. This being understood we ask that travelers please provide an email address in their reservation so that we may email their contactless check in information. We provide check in information on all 3rd party platforms and on our website. This information explains our contactless check in procedures. We either text or email check information to our guests. The Innkeeper lives onsite but does not have a 24-hour desk. We did not receive an email from you and do not check our social media for guest messages. We text, email and use our mobile phone to communicate with our guests. We are glad to hear that our sister property was able to assist you with your contactless check in information. Hopefully this information helps you and others.

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A comfortable retro-style motel with a very accommodating staff, extensive and free continental breakfast choices and a pleasant property. It's located right between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, just a few minutes from each. Many dining options and tourist attractions nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate how much our guests enjoy our continental breakfast..

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming, friendly, super-convenient location, absolutely fantastic for the dog. Coming back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

8/10 Good

Katherine, Indianapolis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Access to both Stockbridge and Great Barrington. Nice grounds, spacious room, good bed. Old carpet, many pets, unappetizing breakfast layout.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Some of our rooms will be getting new carpet this year, some were replaced last year. We are a pet friendly property. Breakfast is highly rated here, it is continental.

8/10 Good

Douglas, north haven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the room was fine. everything worked especially the a/c. bed was comfortable enough. Would stay there again. the person at the desk was really nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it

2/10 Terrible

stanley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
filthy, old...outrageous price, not in the center of time which I thought it would be.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 2 Jul 2023
Stanley, this is a bit of a naughty review, considering you shared no unhappiness when you joined us for breakfast with all our happy guests in the morning . We let you check in early as our check in is 3pm and you arrived early. And the MARKET dives the rate, of being able to stay ONE night in the Berkshires during the Summers a 2 night minimum. We never list that we are in the center of town which we THINK you meant in your review. We are tucked away on Monument Mountain on rt 7 in between Stockbridge and Great Barrington Proper with beautiful views. We are indeed old as this property is from 1950 and REHABBED in 2017...….thanks Stanley...we always take any kind of feedback in to consideration.

10/10 Excellent

P

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is adorable!! Contactless check in which was helpful because we had weather issues while traveling & they were super helpful and understanding regarding our traveling challenges.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from mamabear on 2 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us review. we are grateful.

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy
Hotel was clean bed was comfortable. Amazing continental breakfast. The owner was amazing helpful and loved her dogs
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were so pleased with this motel, we will definitely stay here again when we take another trip to the Berkshires! Super convenient location. Self check-in via text, and continental breakfast were great. Rhonda was very attentive when we had an issue with our door and we really appreciated that.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 2 Jul 2023
Kind thanks for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to improve on the guest experience.

10/10 Excellent

David, Pulaski

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quirky and quaint retro motel convenient to everything in the Berkshires. Pet friendly. Rhonda the innkeeper is great and helpful. Her dogs Brody and Nugget are totes adorbs.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it .

8/10 Good

ken

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean and friendly staff. Think of a route 66 motel that is very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Your Search Ends Here!
Now I want you to listen to me very carefully. If you're on the Briarcliff's page and are possibly looking to stay at another place...don't. Congratulations you have reached the end of your search for lodging in the area. I don't know where to start with this place because every single bit of it was just sublime. From asking if I could check in early (which I was granted because it was communicated, I didn't just show up) to the daily putter-to-shame-of-all-other-continental-breakfasts to the spectacular view and nightly lightings of their fire pit, this place is precisely where you need to stay. It's an amazing place to come back to when spending the day out about. And can I say any more about Ronda (Rhonda?) the innkeeper?? She's wonderful. Simply wonderful. Very accommodating, loves taking the time to get to know her lodgers, and really just an overall joy of a person. I didn't know what to expect when I booked this to visit my partner who'd been working at Shakespeare&Co since April and it delivered on every point. Book with them. Seriously. I can't stress this enough.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us SUCH a lovely and detailed review. We truly appreciate you and are grateful to you for sharing your Briarcliff experience.

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We’ll be back again and again!
We absolutely love visiting Great Barrington and staying at Briarcliff. Our dog is comfy there and the motel is in a perfect location to explore the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mamabear on 9 Jul 2023
What a lovely picture! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.