I needed three beds and a kitchenette for two nights at.a prices I could afford, near enough to NYC for a Saturday event. Big asks but Mamaroneck Motel delivered big time.
The motel is like stumbling into the 1960s and I mean that in the best way possible. Instantly charmed my the roundabout in the courtyard (parking lot) and office.
Check-in was a breeze. Parking also. The only noticeable modern feature is the state-of-the-art surveillance system monitoring the outer area so any funny business around the cars or entrances is displayed in real time on a series of screens in the lobby.
The room smells fresh, not like detergent or masked by harsh cleaning supplies, but like natural crisp clean air. I'm actually relieved and impressed by how pure the air in the room is, as well as the bed linens, etc. because the room is visibly quite old and very few updates seem to have occurred in the decades since its construction. No residue of past cooking hanging in the air, and nary a whiff of smoke. I breathed easy.
The room is exactly as advertised. It offers all the basic features, including a cooktop range, kitchen sink, cabinets, microwave, mini fridge. Everything in proper working order. And a dining table that comfortably seats four. BRING YOUR OWN COOKING SUPPLIES as no dishes are provided.
Beds are firm and comfortable. Very quiet at night despite it being a holiday weekend with no vacant rooms. The water pressure is phenomenal at all faucets. Shower was a glorious: hot and strong enough to exfoliate without scrubbing.
Well situated to Trader Joe's, lots of takeout, Stop & Shop, coffee shops, Chopt, all within short walking distance.
When we got back from our event on Saturday, our room had been refreshed, bed made, bathroom cleaned & restocked. Welcome surprise indeed.
For the shower alone I'd seek this place out again if this area ever called me back. read more