DAYS INN HAMDEN

The hotel advertises amenities that it doesn't have. I.e. breakfast included. Also claimed to have a restaurant which they don't have. Room itself was clean except for the poop or blood on the light switch in the bathroom. The whole place reeks of cigarette smoke. The carpets were filthy! Front desk person on checkout was in his barefoot with boxers and a tshirt- I am guessing he lives there? Very sketchy outside, did not feel safe or clean staying here. Would not recommend, quite scary experience

The management was so friendly and helpful. The rooms were spacious and clean. There are rooms that do not face the street, they seemed to be even bigger than the front-facing rooms and were obviously quieter. Mike, the manager, was so helpful and accommodating working with me to set up enough rooms for a film crew of 11 people. Thanks so much for everything, Mike!

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Wretched Refuse with Housing Vouchers We were invited to a Christmas Dinner in Madison, CT and at the last minute decided to visit a relative in a nursing home on Christmas Eve, so needed an inexpensive place for the family to crash afterwards. Found this place on Yelp and it seemed adequate. Reserved a second floor room with 2 queen beds and pullout couch at Military Rate. It turned out to be one of the chain of motels run by that extended, hardworking Indian family, who all live behind the front desk and speak accented English so thick, that all you can do is smile and figure it out later. We checked in late, after Christmas Eve Dinner, rang the bell and were greeted by the father – all the little children kept popping out, like elves, curious to see who was there. Pros – The room was huge square: about 18’ x 18’, the bed comfortable and the linens fresh and clean. The shower was a newly installed fiberglass unit with bowed out curtain rod and grab bars. Cons - Depressing, seedy, tired furniture, run down and sad with the tales of broken lives & people, whom I met at breakfast on Christmas morning. Our room reeked of tobacco and marijuana, despite being “Smoke Free”. There was no closet; only a clothes hanger bar – partly attached to the wall. The Sink Drain didn’t. The free breakfast consisted of weak coffee and dry cereals. The juice machine was out of order; posted with a sign, cracked and yellow with age.