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Reviews of Marvin Gardens Motel

2 out of 5
Marvin Gardens Motel
84 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 107 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 107 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time here and definitely plan to return.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Room or Hobbit Hole?
They said that we had an Ecno Room, and that's what it was. A bed and a shower. There was no Closets, and no Burrows. We had to put our cloths on the floor, and then there was not enough room to move around the room. To be honest, this was not the room for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Patti on 3 Jul 2023
Yes. The economy rooms are small.. they are for people on a budget for the least expensive option in the area. They are clean & located with 10 minute walk to the beach.

2/10 Terrible

Kelly

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was nothing we liked about this stay. We were there from out of state for a basketball tournament. We never once saw any staff . Never given any Wi-Fi information. Space we thought we were getting was advertised to have enough space to accommodate and a kitchenette. We had to purchase air mattress and room didn’t even have a microwave. Bathroom shower was super sketchy. We never found the hot tubs that were advertised and the pool had actual worms in the bottom. Horribly disappointed and will NEVER go back and will definitely let our area that travels there with multiple teams to not go there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
On get away
Very clean very friendly only thing is the bed is not very comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Needs a deep clean
Very dirty. Layer of grime across all the blinds and the bathroom had not been cleaned. Mould on the panels on the ceiling and extremely noisy area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Guillaume

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms are messy, tiny, and not always in the best shape. I do not plan to stay there again. The beds are uncomfortable. The windows don’t always work. You can’t cover the windows.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The place is not safe. After a short time at the place, (we arrived in the evening), we found that a knife had been stuck in one of our tires. Our room smelled of marijuana, there were dirty sheets outside our room door sitting area and an ash tray with a cigarette butt. Some of the inhabitants seemed sketchy and watched us, the motel desk person was unfriendly and unprofessional, there are no lights outside at night...we felt the place was dangerous. We left the room and had to find another hotel late at night and had to have our tire replaced the next day. Booking MG ruined our vacation. I tried to contact them many times, no one will respond. AVOID!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Patti w on 16 Sept 2022
This sadly- it totally untrue. I very sad way to attempt to get a refund. We have hosted many guests who have had a wonderful stay.

8/10 Good

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was poorly maintained and dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Bertin

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it and will stay there again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Close to beach
The room I was given (room 4) was pretty dated. The bathroom was especially out of date. There's a lot of noise here from the busy road outside. I got a really good price, so I didn't complain. The bed was comfy, and the mini fridge worked well. The pool was nice and seemed to be well maintained. The beach is about a 3/4 mile walk, so you can walk to the beach from here to avoid paying for parking. Overall, I was happy with this stay for what I paid (less than $100 a night). If the price was higher, I probably would've went somewhere else.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Kary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shower was not short friendly, toilet took 3 or more flushed to go down, stains on carpet, bed was very stiff and noisy, had to ask for towels every night, the last night was told they were not going to make a special trip to give towels, there was no filter in the window ac unit and it had an inch of dust on it (I have bad allergies), window was broken and could not close or lock it , screen door would not stay closed and would flop in the breeze, bricks to porch were not secure and tripped a few times, dresser was missing the bottom to the drawer, refrigerator was hard to open due to it rubbing on the carpet every time you opened it. The pictures posted on Travelocity were very misleading and I wanted to leave the next day but my husband said no . Please take this as constructive criticism. Best Wishes, The Schrom’s
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Tammy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious rooms and cute cabins available as well.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel had just opened back up has a nice pool good location buildings need some tlc alot.of minor repairs need to be attended to.but i would go back again hopefully they will fix it up a little befote then
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Patti w on 29 Aug 2022
Yes.. it is a work in progress.. please come again!!

4/10 Poor

Casey

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
While it is clear that some thought was put into the decor of the rooms, the room we stayed in was very small with no curtains on the windows in either the bathroom or bedroom leaving us feeling like we had little privacy. The shower also ran lukewarm. While it met our basic needs for the night, it was a pricey room for the experience
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Hilary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a bit run down, but it was clean and quiet, and easy walking distance to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay in Cabin #7 so cozy and cute with a loft, hot tub and fireplace with our own private backyard, very quiet and relaxing, we will definately stay here again 😊
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Not professional
The room what was expected for the price we paid. Checking in created a big mess. The address on the directions brings you to the office which covers more than one hotel. Since the office closed early and we arrived at 730 in the pouring rain we could not see the names on the hotels and went to the one the gps took us to. That started lots of confusion. Along with problems with are credit card information being misplaced, and not to mention when we left we were accused of not returning the keys. Which they later admitted they found. They need to f get their act together.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Patti W on 24 Aug 2022
We apologize for the confusion... front desk was a fill in We won't be using him again We hope you come again.. on a sunny day.

4/10 Poor

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
too expensive for what you get and not in walking distance to the beach. Parking near the beach is $25.00 additional.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Pamela

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

B P

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stopover
Pleasant stopover, staff were accommodating and helpful. As for accommodations, think simple cabin that's been nicely painted. Has fridge, microwave, table - all the basics. Lower comfort rating because the beds were well past their expiration date (creaky "box spring", thin, worn out mattresses). Still, I'd stop here again for a quick stopover.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay
like the effort on maintenance. looking to see more improvements
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Ellen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Dina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Kristian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lillian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Tammy

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are friendly. Pool was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was wonderful! The room quaint. The pool was clean and fun. The beach was a quick drive just a few blocks away. Also a great little lobster market just a couple blocks the other direction! The only drawback was the room smelled a bit like smoke.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Nice pool area. The room was a bit dirty and some of the complementary soaps had already been opened.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Claude

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dans l'ensemble de cette propriété, il manque un peu d'amour, certaines chambres ne sont pas très bonnes et nous étions dans l'une d'elles, le problème était l'espace de la chambre. Par contre il y a des chambres plus grands et plus de services. Les petites chambres devraient utilisé 2 chambres pour en faire 1 ou les louer pour de très courts séjours
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the fenced in backyard to the cabin with private hot tub and fire pit and grill, we enjoyed being close to the pool, and just a short walk to the beach so we were far enough from the noise. The bed was not very comfortable, but otherwise the cabin decor and amenities were great. We will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The pool is the highlight
The pool was really nice. Off-street, free parking. 15-Minute walk to the Pier. Those are the highlights. The room was pretty smelly and dirty, and the beds were wildly uncomfortable. Rooms had different appliances available, some have coffee makers, some have microwaves. Will look elsewhere for the next trip.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dissapointed
The check in process was perfect and the owners were great very personable. We did not use the pool but was clean. Unfortuneately the room was not. *No hot water *bathroom door would not close *no trash barrell in room *no blinds or curtains to close on windows *lots of fruit flys or nats came in through the bathroom window even when closed. I would not suggest for a week stay we were in town for quick visit one night but still was not were I would stay again. I would suggest only if in a pinch and need some place to stay for the night I dont usually write a review but stay was not pleasant. Again the owners were great the room was just not for us.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Catherine Blair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little cabin! Not too far from the beach and other attractions. The staff are very friendly and helpful! I would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Emily

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Our cabin was not ready at check-in time; the manager stated she couldn't remember cleaning it in the AM and would clean it in 20 minutes so come back then. She had NOTHING in-hand (cleaning supplies, linen, etc.) and when we got back, it did not smell nor look clean (the floor was dirty and there was half eaten chicken in the fridge). She also tried to get us to pay twice for the 1st half of our stay, saying Ortbitz didn't send payment. Overall, probably wouldn't recommend as it's clear she's only out for money... but a pretty cute motel with a nice pool and nearby everything for what we paid.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Patti on 5 Jul 2022
My apologies.. i had the linens & cleaning products delivered to me.. to get it done as fast as possible.. i have mops etc on hand. The holiday weekend was very busy & hectic.. I apologize for the inconvenience.

2/10 Terrible

Pat

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
From the moment we opened the door I counted the hours til we left. Mold and dirt in bathroom floor corners. No blind or curtain over the bathroom window and the tree outside did not block a possible view from neighbors home. Ceiling tiles were coming apart from ceiling and dirt or grime on the edges. Bathroom wall next to shower was half painted as though someone couldn’t reach the other side. Strange green and gray grime on bathroom sink fixtures. Much more. I took photos and can share should anyone challenge these issues.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Pops on 4 Jul 2022
Truely sorry you had a bad experience. We are trying our best to bring things up to a super clean and enjoyable place. Thank you for your input.

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Pops on 2 Jul 2022
Thank you so much. Please come back😎👍Randy

10/10 Excellent

Jenniffer

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Dana

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Katreena

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenniffer

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family loved our stay thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Pops on 14 Jun 2022
Thank you very much. We would love to have you back😎👍

2/10 Terrible

Lindsay

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Patti on 25 May 2022
Im very sorry you did not enjoy your stay with us. I am a new manager working hard to redecorate all the rooms to make for a nice stay.