DC
Derrick Coon
Feb 16, 2026
My girlfriend and I were in the Cortland area for a baby shower in Freeville, as we live almost 3 hours away (Schenectady area), and staying overnight was a no-brainer since driving almost 200 miles one way was enough for anyone to be tired; so in preparations for our trip, I went on hotels.com to book a 1 night stay at the Best Western Plus Finger Lakes hotel. After checking out and heading home, here’s what I have to say:
Checking into the hotel was relatively easy, but noticed issues with the staff lacking professionalism from the start. The check-in clerk was wearing a SUNY Cortland T shirt, with a durag; if he wasn’t sitting at the front desk, we could have mistaken from for a patron, let alone hotel staff. He was nice, but not very hospitable. Didn’t tell us much about the hotel, where the elevators were, we practically were on our own at that point. You’d think working at a BW they would be in company-branded apparel, and be more hospitable, but apparently not here. It’s sad really.
The room itself was reasonably clean, we didn’t see anything concerning like prior posts on here about the rooms; everything worked. AC was good but needed a dusting, toilet worked, shower was OK, but the TV we had: the remote had issues, and it was hard to navigate. But for one night; whatever. I did notice that the elevators are slower than molasses in an igloo, that was evident as mentioned in prior reviews.
Checking out this morning is where I had the issue; we were barely greeted by a man with a cap and glasses on, “I can help you check out”. Asked for our key cards, didn’t ask for how the stay was, barely said two words to us, and rudely pushed a receipt in my face; not thanking me for the stay, and had the hospitality skills of a potato. My girlfriend noticed, “boy he was peachy.” I went “I’ll never stay here again” and walked out.
This place is good for a one night stay in passing or two nights max, but I wouldn’t stay longer. It’s clean, it works I guess, but don’t expect helpful staff here. You can find more courteous staff in a graveyard. Pass.