We had booked one night at the Hampton Inn in Littleton for this weekend, originally; by the time…read morewe decided to spend two nights in the area instead of one, that hotel was fully booked, so we had to look for another option for Saturday night.
Boyfriend suggested staying here - mainly because it was a super short walk to a restaurant we love and wanted to visit (El Mirador).
Unfortunately, he wasn't thrilled with our stay here, and now swears, "never again!" - I'm more easy going so I wasn't super bothered by all the issues, although overall, I find that this place isn't really worth the money and other than the location, there's way better options around the area.
Main problems we encountered...
- No coffee maker in the room.
- AC unit didn't look ancient, but for some reason was super loud. Now if I was by myself, I wouldn't care because I wouldn't be using AC, lol - the windows do open here. But yeah this one made loud clanking sounds - Boyfriend claims it "shook the whole room" when it came on, but I think he's being dramatic... anyway.
- TV in room is pretty small and impossible to cast anything or plug in whatever Apple TV or what he usually brings to watch Netflix. It has local channels, but not as many as we get in the Littleton hotel and reception is really bad.
- This was our second stay here. Last time we were on the top floor (room 333). This time we got placed directly under, in room 233 - and we could hear our upstairs neighbors walking around as if they were wearing lead shoes.
- Lots of families here. Bethlehem is very popular with Hasidic Jewish families and I would say 75% of the guests at this hotel this weekend, were Hasidic - which is not the issue, Boyfriend is Jewish himself - but I don't know if it's a cultural thing or what - these families - a very large group - were in the lobby *all day*. They were there when checked in at 3 - they were still there when we came back from dinner at 9pm. Kids running around, screaming, playing with toys, playing hide and seek, tag or whatever... I felt bad for the girl at reception! It was a bit overwhelming.
- Receptionist spend a while explaining to me about the breakfast included, which isn't hot anymore, just muffins etc, on the go stuff or something. Tbh we weren't going to risk the breakfast area anyway, too crowded.
- Rooms look good in photos, but not that great in person. Very basic, IKEA looking furniture. Everything wonky. *Except* for the bathrooms - nicely renovated and very clean. And I love the little toiletries instead of the refillable pumps we now find everywhere!
So anyway. I don't know if we'll be back. We first stayed here in April 2025 and had gotten a super rate - I think we paid $110 for a night back then. At that price, I'd go back. For the US$250 we paid this weekend - bleh.
Some positive... loved the outdoor area off the lobby (for some reason the kids never went out! So we had the whole space for ourselves:). Super location, very walkable to go around Bethlehem, and right across the street from a must-try restaurant! And the fireplaces outside and in the lobby are very nice and unique.