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Welcome to Rothesay Motel, your Rothesay “home away from home.” Rothesay Motel aims to make your visit as relaxing and enjoyable as possible, which is why so many guests continue to come back year after year.
Guest rooms offer amenities such as a refrigerator, air conditioning, and a sofa, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the motel.
If you are driving to Rothesay Motel, free parking is available.
While in Rothesay be sure to experience local tempura favourites at Boaz Rothesay.
Should time allow, Renforth Lighthouse is a popular lighthouse that is relatively easy to get to.
Rothesay Motel puts the best of Rothesay at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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Languages Spoken
Korean
Location
80 Hampton Rd, Rothesay, New Brunswick E2E 2P5 Canada
Rothesay Motel
40 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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This small motel with a few cottages exceeded our expectations. We arrived earlier than expected but our room was ready and we were welcomed. The motel is on the small side and has a few cottages, but location is terrific being right on the "main drag" and right beside City Hall. The room was very clean, bed extra comfortable and three pillows on each bed was terrific. Provided was a fridge, microwave, coffee maker with complimentary supplies. Floor was tiled instead of carpeted, which made me happy, as it is cleaner than carpet. All in all, we enjoyed our stay and would not hesitate to recommend it and should we be in the area again, would happily stay. We noticed many tables, chairs and bbqs available for patrons' usage, although we did not use them, being wintertime.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Clean and quiet. We spent 3 nights. Absolutely no complaints. Stayed in Rothesay and shot in to st martins daily. Bring sippers as tile floor can be cool. Would stay again. This review was for room 6. Kurieg coffee machine Microwave Fridge Queen beds Tv Wi-Fi Everything was clean.
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Date of stay: June 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Bring slippers as tile floors can be cool.
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I found this motel a good location spot to stay while we visited Saint John! We had no problems with the room, there was a good restaurant down the road we ate at one night recommended by the owner of the motel, again it was a great spot. Our room was clean, everything we needed like a micro, frig, towels, clean shower! I would stay again. Thanks again for a great stay!
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Date of stay: July 2013
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The list of rules for guests include dont use perfume. I'm not sure why it matters as the smell of the scented linens made my mother cough. It's so bad you can almost feel it on the towels and sheets. I had to open the window to air the place out. I also had to wear sweatpants and a long sleeve tshirt to sleep as the linens gave me an allergy. Opening the window btw, is not recommended by the motel in humid weather, as it makes the (already slippery) tile floors even more slippery. I tried calling the front desk for a fan, but there was no answer. In their defense, it was approx 1130 pm when I called. I'm surprised in this day and age it's not automatic that a motel use fragrance free detergent. This place smells so bad I can't sleep. Also, the beds are quite soft and safe in the middle. Other than these issues, it is a cute place.
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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We were greeted by the owner, showed the room before we booked, so clean it was awesome, nice huge bathroom and king bed. Very comfortable and close to anything you may need. Fridge, microwave and coffee machine, new TV, comfy chairs for reading and lawn chairs for outdoor enjoyment. We will definitely be back to this lovely hidden gem!
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Date of stay: August 2016Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My family has been staying at this location every year for many years and this year I think they switched ownership or something because we were treated so badly. Will never stay here again, they threatened to charge us for faulty equipment.. They also have signs up that they will charge it you don't do your dishes. Fridge was so load we couldn't sleep. Picnic tables falling apart, entire place in need of some work. We felt we were to scared to do anything or we would be charged extra. Never again...
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Date of stay: August 2016
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from kang9801, Owner at Rothesay Motel
Responded Aug 9, 2016
I am very very sorry but I have runned this business for 4 years. I have tried to keep most of my equipments and rooms clean and nice at everyday. Sometimes very few guests are treated those equipments and rooms unreasonable and without discretion. I will try to do my best to serve better service. Thank you. Rothesay Motel
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We recently stayed overnight at this motel because it was cheaper than taking a cab home after a night out with friends. We were all pleasently surprised buy how nice it was. We rented a two bedroom apartment type room. It was more than we expected. The place was very well kept and clean. The family running the business were very friendly and made us feel very welcome. This would be a great place to stay if you are in the Saint John area and do not want to pay a fortune for a room.
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Date of stay: August 2014Trip type: Travelled with friends
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A great option for a stopover visit to Rothesay. Room 3 has been updated, tile floor (not carpet), very comfortable all around. I was after midnight arriving which was no problem. They handled it very well. Good toiletries and bottled water in the room. A great choice for a fair price.
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Date of stay: July 2014
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The guidebooks will suggest that you stay at one of the chain motels across the bridge on the west side of town...I suggest that you ignore this advice since many of the stores and residences in the area are run-down and several shops have bars on the windows.
I don't know about you but I don't want to be woken up at 3 in the morning by things that go bump in the night questioning whether I made the right choice on a motel room (been there, done that!)
Instead, we headed east to the other end of town (avoiding the usual chains that charge $130+ for a standard room in the downtown core) and stumbled upon the quiet suburb of Rothesay after a 15 minute drive on highway 2 (at least I think it was Hwy 2). After seven hours of driving, we were ecstatic when we spotted the friendly Rothesay Motel sign and the "Vacancy" light. We had found the place -- we weren't going to drive one more kilometre!
This is a small and cheerful family-run motel. As several travellers have noted on this site, the family that now runs the place are wonderful people. We were allowed to view 3 cottage and motel rooms -- nothing was too much trouble for KK and family -- and finally decided on a small cottage that seemed to be priced about right at $70. As others have noted, this cottage was nothing fancy, just a basic "cheap and cheeful" place to sleep. The bedspreads and furnishings were a bit dated (it could have used a better bed and mattress) but it had everything we needed for two nights.
We also really enjoyed the convenient location of the motel. As weary travellers, we enjoyed waking up in the peaceful suburb of Rothesay with its beautiful Victorian homes and parks (although I have no idea what people do for fun around here) and thought the 20 minute drive back into the centre of Saint John was more of a pleasure than a chore.
The city of St. John is a bit of an enigma to me -- so many beautiful Victorian homes and such rich local history, but like so many places across Canada, there was almost no effort made by the locals to share this history with eager visitors like us!
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Date of stay: July 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I stayed here for 1 week and talk about old and dirty. The bed was hard, the couch wasn't a couch (it was 2 chairs put together), very small! It wouldn't be somewhere to take a family. The cabin I stayed in had a ''kitchenette'' with only a tiny bar fridge that barely worked, a microwave, a few dishes, and a small coffee machine that of which I had to go buy my own coffee and tea. It was also summertime and there is no air conditioning in the rooms. The heat with a combination of only 1 window being able to open makes for a very uncomfortable sleep. Overall, kind of cheap to go here but not really worth your money for the lack of comfort.
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Date of stay: August 2012
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Response from kang9801, 오너 at Rothesay Motel
Responded Jul 26, 2013
Hi I am new owner who have took and ran this nice motel since 2013. June. I have tried to make an one of best motel around Rothesay beautiful town therefore I changed everything that Bedding, Facilities etc,. Come over here and look at the Rothesay Motel please how wonderful. Thank you. Rothesay Motel K.K
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There are more places to choose from in the Rothesay area.
PRICE RANGE
C$144 - C$162 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
CanadaNew BrunswickRothesay
NUMBER OF ROOMS
13
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