John Milton Inn - Syracuse

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This place was nasty. The sheetrock was falling from the ceiling. My kids bumped into the table and a big ball of dust came out. A draft of air was coming from the door and window. The sheet smelled funny. They ask you for 10 dollars to hold their key. So nasty stay at another one in the area!

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Unchanged since the 1970's. Everything is in poor conditon. Owners appear to be waiting to demo.

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short and sweet

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The room was quite nice, but you are located next to a donut shop that attracts loud/scary people at all times of the night

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Upon arrival there was a group of filthy men drinking outside a room about two doors away from the enterence. The ashtray/trash @ the enterence was overfilling with trash and contained the shells to large shrimp which stunk. I waited no less than (5) minutes for an employee to greet me @ the check in/out desk. The room had cigarette burns on the blankets […] & sheets, the bathtub was not clean, it still had razor scum & hair on the wall, there were holes in the walls and mildew or mold on the wall paper which was stained & peeling. My neighbors appear to reside at the hotel & exited his room shirtless, filthy, and with his torn & disgusting jeans undone who proceeded to followed me into the lobby as I was checking out. I spent the night terrified of having the room or my car broken into by the unsavory characters who appear to reside there. I will never go back nor recommend the place, I can't bring myself to call it an "establishment". Read more

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We stayed in a non-smoking room and it stunk horribly like cigarette. There were burn marks all over the tub and sink. Not a very nice place to stay.

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No Phone, No Clock, No Garbage pail, No Ice bucket (and non to give us), No Hair dryer, No Tub plug. Numerous Cigarette burns on tub. Needed to be vacuumed badly. $10.00 charge for door key and tv remote, which was returned when we gave these item back. Breakfast was A tray of muffins and bread to make toast and coffee. Very smelly lobby... Overpriced. […] We stayed because of dropping off college student and no other motels available because of Syracuse Fair. Would not go back... Informed service desk upon leaving and they apologized but.......... Read more

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Read some of the reviews on the John Milton and almost passed on staying there. Very favorable or unfavorable. We found it a pleasant place...older but clean, the room was well lit with plenty of chairs, and a new a/c. The King Size bed was comfortable. You're not going to stay there for the ambience, but rather it's a good price for the room, and compared […] to the Days Inn we stayed at in Binghamton the night before, it was paradise. It's located in East Syracuse but downtown is only 10 minutes away. Read more

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Words can't describe how absolutely horrifying this place is. You are better off sleeping in your car, you probably would get a better night sleep!

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I stayed here with a buddy on our drive from Boston to Niagara Falls. Cheap price and convenient mid-point location. Furniture and carpet are old, and the bedding need serious upgrade as it reeks strong cigarette smell despite being in a non-smoking room. But the shower is clean. You get what you pay for and for this type of trip trip it works well […] if you don't mind the cigarette smell. Read more

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The hotel, lobby and the rooms have that "ancient" feel to it. Everything is old it seems. Carpet is very old, TV still has slots for VHS tape. The oldest snooze clock ever, I have seen. But the bright side is: everything works. Lights fixtures, bathroom was clean, no elevator but the stairs down to the lobby are wide enough. Frankly this hotel is […] good for people looking to stay one night or two, and don't care about the decor. Read more

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The hotel staff lost my reservation both on check in and check out. The bathroom was gross and the bathtub did not drain properly. There were people running through the halls at 3 a.m. screaming. I would have been better off sleeping in my car.

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This is an old hotel, but the staff was helpful and the bed was comfortable. Refrigerator and internet service were both excellent. Coffee was downstairs, though and I enjoy having coffee in my room.

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First of all this place is perfect for anypne that has animals. It is also nice and cheap, unless your going to visit during a big event. Like the Nationals or the State Fair. I called because I was bringing my dog. I also put in a request for a smoking room. When I got to the motel there were no notes in the computer about me bringing a dog and nothing […] about a smoking room. The 1st night we got a non-smoking room, the next morning we were asked to move rooms because they just put brand new carpets down in that room. I mentioned the room had water leaking from teh ceiling right over the bed. Nice to wake up to huh? After moving into the second room we were much more comfortable, we could smoke and the a/c seemed to work better. The bathrooms in both rooms were disgusting. The mattresses were old and very uncomfortable. This place is perfect fro a place to lay your head at the end of the night & shower. I will stay here again becasue the affordability allows me to visit my family longer! Read more

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We were very pleased with the room (highly recommend Room 257) because it was spacious and in good condition.

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The John Milton is well past its best before date. I think Expedia should really examine its relationship with this property.

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I requested a first floor room - they put us on the second floor and there is not ellevator. The TV control did not work, and had to be replaced. The lighting was poor. There was a lamp, but it did not work The bed was uncomfortable. At 5:00AM some people checked out - went outside talking very loudly. The desk clerk did nothing, and was talking loudly […] herself. This bargain motel was no bargain. Read more

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Staff was courteous but hotel itself was was older style and worn plus a $10 deposit was required for room key and remote. Not worth the money for the accomidation.

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Worst hotel I've ever stayed. I can't really complain about the service, the front desk staff was nice. There was a pile of trash bags right next to our room, the sheets and blankets looked so old and worn I slept with my clothes on. The impression I got from the place is that it's the kind of place criminals look for to do their business. are their […] main clientele. The "breakfast" that was included was coffee and toast with butter, thank God Dunkin' Donuts was right next door. The bathroom was stained and it didn't look very clean, the pictures online looked way better than the real thing. I would not recommend this hotel to anybody. Read more

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I was really dissatisfied with the service of the hotel. Our room was not changed with clean sheets, the pillow cases were wasted, the microwave did not work at all. The towels are really wasted and old. It was the john milton north syracuse. It also looked like they rent out to welfare recipients. I wish I couldve gone to another hotel but my husband […] was tired from driving he settled for what we got Read more

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OMG!!!! rats nest!!! no rooms available anywhere else and i should have slept in my car!!! clientel in general-scary! decor-scary! bedding- scary! bathroom-scary! no matter what..... DON'T STAY THERE!!!

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Worst hotel ever. Tv showed green, beds not comfortable etc. Just bad!!!!! Last minute stay or not I will never stay there again.

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One of your people should book a room at this facility to see what Im going to say. The room was filthy, and the hotel is so miss managed. Was sattisfied with your web site, but wow on this hotel. I couldn't leave fast enough.

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Travelled from Ottawa (ON Canada) to pick up my wife, daughter and grandson at Syracuse airport the following day. After several attempts by myself and desk clerk, was unable to log into WiFi which I wanted to use to check incoming flight. Clerk attempted to fix problem and called support - WiFi was still not working when I checked out the next morning. […] Had to stand near hotel next door to log into their WiFi. Noted the following of the room: No light on night stand (had to shut light off near doorway, no hair dryer in washroom, no food available for continental breakfast - went to Denny's next door - had to deposit $10.00 for door key (door key is plastic with small holes - these were popular at least 10years ago - hotel should upgrade to new technology. Best part is daily rate. Read more

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Great location. Service desk girl was harried and seem too bust to bother with us. Hardly said two words. Room was dirty in the corners; iron burn on carpet. Not pressed.

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I requested a non-smoking room and the room smelled cigarette smoke terribly,the pillows weren't much thicker than a pillow case and so noisy I had to keep the air conditioner running just to block the noise,I will never stay again nor would I recommend it to aanyone

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This place is horrible!!! First of all, we couldn't find it - hidden behind another bigger hotel! Then we couldn't figure out how to get into the parking lot with NO signs! The hotel clerk lady acted nonchalent, unknowledgeable, and with a sassy attitude, besides! She couldn't figure out and/or re-program the TV remote, so we had no TV access for the […] night! And when we later requested extra pillows, she handed us another bed comforter while stating, "This is all we have!"! The beds were harder than a board! And the sitting chair, that was in the room, looked like it was hocked from beside the road! Thus, we'll NEVER stay here again!! Read more

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Breakfast was very poor. A lot of domestic problems with neighbours, noice inside and outside and police visit. It is cheap but try to avoid this place

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Should have a hair drier and a breakfest. No hair drier and only english muffin for breakfast. No juice and coffee was like dish water..... Carpet bedroom had burns on it and lot of sound during the night from the Dunkin Donut just down our window.... Bathroom was very small (only one people at time could be in it).

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Worth every penny.

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My room was not clean. The telephone looked like someone had used it as an ashtray. My blanket was disgusting. It had holes in it & looked like it had not been washed in a long time. Breakfast was supposed to be at 6 a.m. & when we got there at 5:58 a.m., we were told it wasn't yet 6 a.m. At 6 a.m. the gentleman decided to get up & start to put out […] the stuff for the continental breakfast. It was 6:15 by the time he finished, so we were late for our appointment. Friends in another room requested a 5 a.m. wake-up call. They never got one. Fortunately we called to make sure they were up. Read more

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There were unpleasant odor smells in the hallway, unclean spots on the chairs and curtains, a broken light bulb and a broken bathroom door. There was not enough drink for the breakfast.

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It 's a non-smoke room, but I still smell something. They forgot morning-call.

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Based on the reviews I had read, I didn't expect any bells and whistles. The receptionist was very helpful, but the other guests were pretty sketchy. It seemed kind of like a bra and teeth optional kind of place, but if you're just going there to sleep, you can count on people being friendly and that there will be a bed to sleep in. It's pretty inexpensive […] for the area, and they provide free toast and packaged pastries in the morning. I think I would go there again only if I was driving through Syracuse at 2:00 a.m. and needed a place to sleep for a few hours. Read more

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I booked a non smoking room but the room I got first was discusting. It smelled like cigarette smoke. The smell was so bad that it made me sick. When I requested a new room the desk attendent told me that he could not help me. The next day I spoke to the "Manager". She came to the room and said the the smell was wallpaper but gave me another room anyway. […] That room was not much better. The entire Inn smelled like cigarette smoke. Customer service is non-existant. They even refused to give me a receipt for my stay when I checked out. Many guests were complaining about the smell and lack of service but the Inn staff did nothing. Not one of them cared anything about customer satisfaction. Not even the "Manager". THIS IS THE MOST DISCUSTING HOTEL I HAVE EVER STAYED IN. NO MATTER GOOD A DEAL YOU THINK YOUR GETTING, ITS NOT WORTH IT. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DUMP. Read more

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One does not expect a hotel in the low price range to have any type of luxury or superfluous (shampoo and conditioner) However, one does expect to sleep without feeling in danger and have the room cleaned each day, toilet paper, and clean towels. Two days on a row we did not have this, even though we complained after the second day of arrival. At […] night we could hear people fighting in the room next door as well as in the parking lot. Although the hotel description indicates wireless availability, it is very poor and sometimes it is unavailable. Pillows are VERY thin. The beds did not have sheets, just the fitted sheet and the comforter. We had to go downstairs and get sheets. Towels seemed to have been washed in dirty water. We checked out half way through our stay. Read more

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We arrived late in the evening. Check in was very quick. We were told our room was located on the back of the Inn. We drove to the back of the inn where my son and I opened our door and were just bringing in our bags when a man came right into the door asking for money and how he hasn't seen anyone in our hotel room for a long time. All night long there […] were people going in and out of the rooms down from us asking about drugs. I didn't feel very safe being there with just me and my 9 year old son. The ceiling was cracked from one side of the ceiling to the other side. The mattress had a heart shaped sticker on it that said "Thong" on it. The pillows smelled, and had hairs on them. The bathroom was very clean along with the rest of the room. They need to concentrate on the bedding. Read more

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STAY AWAY

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The room was clean, the towels were rough but they did the job. sort of. The rooms could use more local information such as take out restraunts with deliveries, the continental breakfast was good, the coffee pots need cleaning after each pot to make it fresher. I suggest the housekeepers use a degreaser for the tubs to clean them better like 409. The […] hallways could use better vacuuming and dusting along the walls to keep the place looking attractive. Our three days stay was nice. I would stay here again!! Thank you! :o) Read more

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Although the bed and bathroom were clean, other parts of the room and the surrounding hotel were not clean. The hallways, especially upstairs, were smelly... it was a weird, dank smell. The overall place was not very clean. I wouldn't dare sit on any of the furniture in the public areas... gross! The entire place was old and dingy, like parts of it […] were built in the 1960s and had not been remodeled since. Staff did its job but was less than friendly. The keys to enter the rooms were these weird plastic punch cards --- larger and thicker than a credit card --- and from an era before I was born! You also have to pay a $10 key deposit which you'll get back at the end of your stay if you return the 30+ year old key without damaging it. I would not stay there again. Read more

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Very odd place. 10 dollar deposit required for room key. Paper notes all over the wall in the room. Mattress was hard, but the AC was cold. The best part was the AC no doubt. People were sitting in chairs outside the rooms and the place had an odd smell. It was a place unlike I've ever experienced hotel wise......

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Very unpleasant room, smelly, dirty, then got woken up at 6AM for a wake up call that I didn't ask for

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We were flying out of Syracuse and decided to stay here as we just needed a place to layover until our flight. Driving in we knew we were in for something different, sketchy people hanging out in cars and in front of lower level rooms. Walking into the lobby you could smell stale smoke and some other undefinable smell/s. The "breakfast" cinnamon buns […] were stacked on a fridge and a sign saying use older stuff before new. The delight was the hacking cough of one staff member before she went outside for another smoke... While I understand it can take significant amounts of money to upgrade a hotel/motel, taking care of the place and repairing the little things can go a long way. The younger woman working there made an effort to be pleasant and that was appreciated, I hope she can find a job in another place that will appreciate her. We were on the "non smoking" floor and our sheets reeked of smoke. There was some definite biological matter on the bathroom walls and all night we heard doors slamming. We've stayed in a Cuban 3 star hotel and it was a better and cleaner experience than this place. Save yourself the trouble and stay elsewhere... Read more

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We did not enjoy the stay in the hotel as the hotel condition was very poor. The quality of the hotel fall far below expectation of hotel.com standard.

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