The Yankee

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 01 Jan 2009 rated 9 out of 10.

This is a nice hotel facility for a business traveler as well as for families. There are a variety of rooms many of which offer some type of view of the Berkshire mountains. The location is convenient for most area attractions.

Positives: The staff was welcoming and helpful. I appreciated all of the facilities particularly the indoor swimming pool and fitness room.

Negatives: It would be nice to have the breakfast buffet in an area other than the lobby. It was was not well laid out and hard to get around with other traffic.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 16 Oct 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

It was clean and the price was right. However the room was old and had not been updated for decades. We were excited for the wireless internet, but it only worked sporadically. The indoor pool was nice. The fitness room is open 24 hrs, but is basically a closet with an old elliptical and an even older treadmill (they both work well but are very noisy) and almost no ventilation. Again the place was clean and the people were very friendly. Also, there are rooms available with fireplaces. We did not see what they look like but it sounded romantic.

Positives: Clean, option of room with fireplace, indoor pool, friendly staff.

Negatives: Outdated room, internet did not work, inadequate breakfast space.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 18 Aug 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

This is the ideal hotel for travelers to Tanglewood and the surrounding areas in summer. Very clean and attractive accommodations at an extremely attractive rate. Breakfast is included, and the staff is pleasant.

Positives: The room with fireplace and Jacuzzi is spectacular!

Negatives: Some rooms are not connected to main hotel and less attractive.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 17 Aug 2008 rated 5 out of 10.

Ended up staying in the annex portion of this hotel after specifically requesting not to stay. Was given one of the older rooms. The rooms furniture felt and looked old, including the mattresses. The room was extremely clean, but there was that horrible old hotel/former smoking room smell that was tough to handle. I would not recommend staying in this hotel. Though from the looks of other hotels in the area. The Berkshires are a Resort Town and the prices reflect that.

Positives: Very clean. Decent staff and decent breakfast.

Negatives: Terrible smell in room of bleach and old smoke.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 03 Aug 2008 rated 4 out of 10.

Good location with good buffet breakfast. No internet access, indoor pool changing facilities consisted of one room with shower. Breakfast areas very small.

Positives: On second morning front desk arranged room change to room that was clearly non smoking.

Negatives: Asked non smoking room, yet room had very strong smell of cigarette smoke. Asked to be relocated but not possible, house keeping sent to spray room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 18 May 2008 rated 4 out of 10.

I would have had a much more comfortable room at one of the chain hotels in the area.

Positives: It was convenient.

Negatives: Furniture was outdated and needed to be replaced.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 26 Jun 2007 rated 9 out of 10.

This was a clean and comfortable hotel at a reasonable price with pleasant staff. They provided a good breakfast with many food selections as part of the price. It was an older hotel with rooms that opened out to an outside walkway.

Positives: Price was reasonable and the staff was helpful and friendly.

Negatives: I did not like that the rooms opened to an outside walkway.