The Little Lion

It’s a FINE motel but that is just what it is..a MOTEL. No coffeemaker or breakfast offered. For the amount of money we paid there should be some services available! Self check in and you can use the main hotel amenities that is located three miles down the road. It’s fine but it’s too hefty of a price tag for a motel.

Little Lion Inn provides very basic services in very clean facilities with a welcome atmosphere at the Red Lion Inn. a few miles up the road. There is nothing very remarkable about the property — but the Berkshires provide plenty of opportunities for beauty, well designed gardens, places to walk and relax.

Hotel was clean and facilities were maintained. Best part was that you are permitted to use amenities at The Red Lion Inn down the road.

Easy parking and short drive to town. Grounds are well cared for. Self check in was easy. Our bathroom light/vent sounded like a jet engine and the air conditioning unit was noisy. The door to our bathroom looked like it had been scratched by an unhappy dog. Perhaps because it is pet friendly, it’s difficult to keep the bathroom floors clean?

The A/C was noisy - maybe a bad bearing? It would be helpful if the shower had a shelf - I bring my own shampoo. This was our first time with contactless check in - went OK.

There was a water issue but mgmt kept us in touch with repairs. Overall, I brought my own Bodum press for coffee and the refrigerator was awesome! I brought my own food so the retro fridge was way awesome and it had a freezer so i could keep my ice packs cold, plus it had an ice tray in case i did need it. nice touch. The space looks like it is slowly getting a remodel but the room clean and quiet - i will stay again on my next trip.

Convenience of contactless check in and driving up to door

this is a great little roadside motel that is perfect for road trips. clean and convenient. close to hoking if you like. minimal but totally fine. it’s what you want on a road trip

We were not impressed with The Little Lion Inn. It was definitely lacking in amenities. There was no ice or vending machine with beverages for purchase. There was no coffee machine in the room and no morning coffee available on the premises. The pool is not on the premises, but is 3 miles down the road at a partner inn ( The Red Lion Inn).We were staying just one night and that was plenty. We have stayed at The Red Lion Inn and it was lovely. They really missed the mark on this facility.

We greatly appreciate a pet friendly hotel with no extra pet fees! Hotel was dated but had charm and we loved using the pool at the beautiful Red Lion.

Check in was easy- received a door code via text. We got a room for the weekend to ski. Options to bring a dog are limited so we took a gamble here vs the main hotel Red Lion for half the price. We stayed in a two bed room double. It was.. ok. The room was cute and kitschy. There was a mini fridge and a mini vintage appearing microwave. The beds were actually comfortable and bedding was overall pretty clean. (Unfortunately, when the sheet pulled up it showed evidence of stains on the mattress cover but we didn’t notice it until we were checking out :-( ) There was still crumbs on the floor and bits of other dogs food there. The bathroom was small— shower was updated but the floor wasn’t. Floor was not clean and had not been vacuumed. Overall, it was a good value for the price! It was very functional and met our needs for a ski weekend where we just needed somewhere to sleep.We had other friends that stayed in King beds and they were more updated and cleaner. All the rooms had different layouts. Some had a small dining area and others with two chairs and a coffee table. Some bathrooms were really big! There appeared to be a common area but it was not open. I’d definitely book again but get a King. Maybe the full sized rooms will get an update soon!

This property was very disappointing. When I entered my room I was hit with the overwhelming smell of mildew. There was a large piece of tape covering a major crack in the wall of the room, and two additional cracks running the length of the wall. The shower head was caked in calcium and spewed water in all directions except where you were standing. Shabby and in need of repair. At $235/night this really was a ripoff. Don't waste your money staying here.

Cute place. Old motel with some newer kitchy decor. Comfortable bed. Clean enough. Moldy smell and paper thin walls.

I was going to review this place enthusiastically, and there were many things to be enthusiastic about at the price point. (Note, this is the Berkshire price point, for a Saturday night stay, several minutes from the summer home of the BSO, Tanglewood) Cheapest or one of the cheapest properties in the area. Cheap, but tasteful and fun furnishing and decorations, every room distinctive. Comfortable beds. Set back from the road. Beautiful property. Recently renovated bathrooms. Allows dogs. Here are the caveats: First -- there is daily cleaning, but no other service at the site. You let yourself into your room using a code that is texted to you during the day of your first night's stay. If you need anything, you call the "parent" hotel several miles down the road. They are pleasant and responsive, but I don't think they will bring anything to you. Second -- I didn't care about this but thought I would mention it -- the smallest flatscreen TV I have ever seen. Third -- and this was the big disappointment -- a member of my party in another room found black mold in her bathroom. Perhaps the last caveat is one of the types of costs the management is paying for not having personnel on site. Otherwise, I was prepared to rave about the place. I guess check your room carefully when you arrive and let them know if there is an issue. (We did not until we left, because we only stayed one night.)

IFirst of all, the key PIN number to my room didn’t work and there was no one available on-site. When I called the contact number, there was no answer so I had to leave a message and didn’t hear back from anyone for over an hour. The rooms are very dated, and there’s no coffee maker in the rooms. It is hard to believe the Red Lion Inn, a supposedly upstanding hotel, who consider this motel and offshoot of their larger hotel, would allow their name to be associated with this trashy place. As soon as we arrived, a school bus dropped off two young middle-school aged children who proceeded to enter one of the rooms and they were later joined by 4 other high-school aged looking kids, male and female, with 6 of them sharimg one room. I never saw any adults. While they were quiet, it was unsettling. My friend and I finally got into our adjacent rooms, and went out for dinner. Upon return, my friend’s room had several bugs in her bed and let’s just say south of the border body hairs! We called the number again, and this time someone did answer—we told them we were uncomfortable staying there and wanted to leave. After waiting while she contacted her “manager”, they did agree to refund us our money. We then packed up and left, around 10 pm for a two hour drive home. I am hoping they honor their agreement to refund us our money. At $175.00 a night for one room, this place was an utter disappointment.

Run, don’t walk, away from this place, unless you don’t mind bedbugs, and body hair on your sheets. Also, there’s a bunch of kids, maybe 6, ranging in age from middle school to high school both male and female, all staying in one room, without any apparent adults. Although they were quiet, it was unsettling. We couldn’t stay there after discovering the bedbugs and called the “contact number” to request a refund. So far, it’s not been refunded.

We stayed at the Little Lion for one night, this past weekend. We actually stayed at this motel years ago, when it was under different ownership. The price was reasonable for the area, as it is in-between seasons. As the website states, this is a contact-free motel, so there is no staff on-site. While this did not bother us, it may be concerning/confusing to some. Email communication prior to our arrival was great. We were sent a text before the 3:00 check-in time, with a code to get into our room. The system seemed to work well, and we had no issues. Our room had a king sized bed, dresser, space to hang a few coats, two chairs to sit on, nightstands, clock, a retro-looking microwave and fridge. There was also a desk with a chair. The bathroom had plenty of towels for a few nights, and refillable soap dispensers on the sink (retro-pink!), and a refillable conditioning/shampoo bottle in the shower. I love this...no plastic waste! I think the 2nd bottle in the shower should have been filled with soap, but it seemed to be conditioner, as it was very oily and did not lather at all. The motel is set back far enough from busy Route 7, that we did not hear any traffic noise. We had quiet neighbors, although the walls are thin and you could hear talking/coughing, etc., from next door. The carpet could use some attention. It appeared dirty in the high traffic area around the bed. Other than that, the room was clean, comfortable, and in a GREAT location! Would recommend!

staff was very responsive and we were pleasantly surprised by how fresh smelling the rooms are. Not always so in motel settings.We would definitely stay there again. Bess ruff ruffed her approval as well.

Room was very dirty. Pet hair, food from previous guests, dirty bedsheets and dust made for a terrible stay.

Nice clean motel

The property could use some upgrades. For the price it would have been nice to have a new toilet that wasn’t stained and yellowed, walls that weren’t damaged and upholstery that wasn’t stained. Also the curtains fell down when we tried to open them and the window lock was broken.

It was so convenient to check in. They send a code for the door, so it was super helpful when I am checking in later in the evening. Parking right outside my door. The room was super cute and nicely warm on a very cold day. The one issue I had was the walls are very thin so I could hear every conversation in the room next door, and was woken up by screaming children.

Very dated. No staff personal available. AC quite noisy.

A quiet, comfortable, chic place to stay across from Monument Mountain.

Very quiet. Easy check in. Wall papering peeling in some spots but cute clean room. Could have used a work area for my laptop.

This is a charming older motel that is quiet with spacious grounds. There was no check in- they just gave me my room number and my code. I personally loved that. It was during a terrible heat wave and the small AC window unit struggled to cool the room, but eventually did. There didn’t seem to be coffee anywhere on the grounds so I would have loved a coffeemaker in my room.

The A/C was noisy - maybe a bad bearing? It would be helpful if the shower had a shelf - I bring my own shampoo. This was our first time with contactless check in - went OK.

We stayed at the Little Lion for one night, this past weekend. We actually stayed at this motel years ago, when it was under different ownership. The price was reasonable for the area, as it is in-between seasons. As the website states, this is a contact-free motel, so there is no staff on-site. While this did not bother us, it may be concerning/confusing to some. Email communication prior to our arrival was great. We were sent a text before the 3:00 check-in time, with a code to get into our room. The system seemed to work well, and we had no issues. Our room had a king sized bed, dresser, space to hang a few coats, two chairs to sit on, nightstands, clock, a retro-looking microwave and fridge. There was also a desk with a chair. The bathroom had plenty of towels for a few nights, and refillable soap dispensers on the sink (retro-pink!), and a refillable conditioning/shampoo bottle in the shower. I love this...no plastic waste! I think the 2nd bottle in the shower should have been filled with soap, but it seemed to be conditioner, as it was very oily and did not lather at all. The motel is set back far enough from busy Route 7, that we did not hear any traffic noise. We had quiet neighbors, although the walls are thin and you could hear talking/coughing, etc., from next door. The carpet could use some attention. It appeared dirty in the high traffic area around the bed. Other than that, the room was clean, comfortable, and in a GREAT location! Would recommend!

paper thin walls. lack of any amenities and no staff on site.

The property did not communicate with me about the unit and entry code until 1:30 pm for a 3 pm check-in. The property was similar to a 1970's Motel 6 which may be the "norm" for this area. While adequate, it was far from impressive or even "reflective of the cost."

No one is present at the location; no signs, etc on how to contact anyone. As I had a record of a phone #, I was able to text them and check in. They gave me a code and told me to go into an already occupied room. After contacting them again, I was able to get in a vacant room. However, after leaving for dinner, the code for the room no longer worked ; I had to contact them again and wait for someone to come out and let me into the room. There is a notice in the room stating I can get a "voucher from the front desk" (which is not open) so I can get breakfast at another property. No ice machine. No way to run a business.

IFirst of all, the key PIN number to my room didn’t work and there was no one available on-site. When I called the contact number, there was no answer so I had to leave a message and didn’t hear back from anyone for over an hour. The rooms are very dated, and there’s no coffee maker in the rooms. It is hard to believe the Red Lion Inn, a supposedly upstanding hotel, who consider this motel and offshoot of their larger hotel, would allow their name to be associated with this trashy place. As soon as we arrived, a school bus dropped off two young middle-school aged children who proceeded to enter one of the rooms and they were later joined by 4 other high-school aged looking kids, male and female, with 6 of them sharimg one room. I never saw any adults. While they were quiet, it was unsettling. My friend and I finally got into our adjacent rooms, and went out for dinner. Upon return, my friend’s room had several bugs in her bed and let’s just say south of the border body hairs! We called the number again, and this time someone did answer—we told them we were uncomfortable staying there and wanted to leave. After waiting while she contacted her “manager”, they did agree to refund us our money. We then packed up and left, around 10 pm for a two hour drive home. I am hoping they honor their agreement to refund us our money. At $175.00 a night for one room, this place was an utter disappointment.

Superb from check in to check out!

My stay here was very pleasant. Booking was a breeze and I did like the fact they were easy to communicate with and checking in was so easy. Love the simplicity. Whenever I have to travel back to that town I will surely stay here again. In fact I will be next week.

I understand they are going through a transition, but there was no one on site to check us in. There was a lovely young woman that worked there, but her English was extremely limited. It was only by hit and miss that I was finally able to find a number to call. The person I talked to was extremely helpful, and I wish them great success with their endeavor.

The curtains in the room were not wide enough for the window, and when they were fully closed there were two gaps over a foot long, not only did I awake at sunrise, but anyone who looked in the window could see me so I couldn’t change my clothes or get ready for bed. I had to go into the bathroom for everything. There is no management on site so no one to complain to. Checking in was awful. Locked and dark office at 4 pm. No signage at all, but I figured I better call the hotel number. That’s how you check in apparently but they made you figure it out yourself. Couldn’t be here be a s da ignition on the door telling you what to do. Too bad, the hotel could have been cute and perfect, but in my 73 years o have rarely had such a bad hotel experience

We stayed at the Little Lion for one night, this past weekend. We actually stayed at this motel years ago, when it was under different ownership. The price was reasonable for the area, as it is in-between seasons. As the website states, this is a contact-free motel, so there is no staff on-site. While this did not bother us, it may be concerning/confusing to some. Email communication prior to our arrival was great. We were sent a text before the 3:00 check-in time, with a code to get into our room. The system seemed to work well, and we had no issues. Our room had a king sized bed, dresser, space to hang a few coats, two chairs to sit on, nightstands, clock, a retro-looking microwave and fridge. There was also a desk with a chair. The bathroom had plenty of towels for a few nights, and refillable soap dispensers on the sink (retro-pink!), and a refillable conditioning/shampoo bottle in the shower. I love this...no plastic waste! I think the 2nd bottle in the shower should have been filled with soap, but it seemed to be conditioner, as it was very oily and did not lather at all. The motel is set back far enough from busy Route 7, that we did not hear any traffic noise. We had quiet neighbors, although the walls are thin and you could hear talking/coughing, etc., from next door. The carpet could use some attention. It appeared dirty in the high traffic area around the bed. Other than that, the room was clean, comfortable, and in a GREAT location! Would recommend!

Convenience of contactless check in and driving up to door

Nice, clean, and quiet. Would have liked signage giving the check-in phone number. The number on website and Expedia is incorrect.

If I could give this place a zero, I would. We made the reservation months in advance and heard nothing from them to indicate they had sold the business and that conditions had changed. When we arrived for checkin the parking lot was completely empty, the building, dark, empty, and no one responded to ringing the bell or knocking on the door. We had to walk into another nearby hotel for a room. They have still not refunded our money as they charged us as if we had stayed there.

Nice, comfortable lodging for a couple of days. Near many great things to do in the Berkshires!!

A quiet, comfortable, chic place to stay across from Monument Mountain.

Great place to stay for those overnight ski trips.

Dog friendly and Great location for shows at Tanglewood.

Clean, great parking and convenient to town

Ot was a quick ride to the main attractions in town

A nice little motel close to Catamount ski resort!

We stayed at the Little Lion for one night, this past weekend. We actually stayed at this motel years ago, when it was under different ownership. The price was reasonable for the area, as it is in-between seasons. As the website states, this is a contact-free motel, so there is no staff on-site. While this did not bother us, it may be concerning/confusing to some. Email communication prior to our arrival was great. We were sent a text before the 3:00 check-in time, with a code to get into our room. The system seemed to work well, and we had no issues. Our room had a king sized bed, dresser, space to hang a few coats, two chairs to sit on, nightstands, clock, a retro-looking microwave and fridge. There was also a desk with a chair. The bathroom had plenty of towels for a few nights, and refillable soap dispensers on the sink (retro-pink!), and a refillable conditioning/shampoo bottle in the shower. I love this...no plastic waste! I think the 2nd bottle in the shower should have been filled with soap, but it seemed to be conditioner, as it was very oily and did not lather at all. The motel is set back far enough from busy Route 7, that we did not hear any traffic noise. We had quiet neighbors, although the walls are thin and you could hear talking/coughing, etc., from next door. The carpet could use some attention. It appeared dirty in the high traffic area around the bed. Other than that, the room was clean, comfortable, and in a GREAT location! Would recommend!

I had a great time at this motel. It was close to hiking trails that I was doing. It was extremely dog friendly. A lastly, it was a close drive to all the good shopping and in town.

Properly marketed and described. No particular amenities (aside from WiFi), but lots was apparently available at the mother ship, in town. But I wasn’t there for amenities, and I expect most guests weren’t. Clean room, easy parking, my dog was welcome. Busy road out front, but set back far night that I never heard any noise from there. Good place, would recommend

What a pleasant surprise, room was very cute and very clean and comfortable. Breakfast at the The Red Lion Inn included was a super plus , service was excellent and the food amazing , thank you very much

Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick would be very upset if they had to stay in room 8. The rug over the carpet was bunched ib the middle which was very dangerous. Shower faucet caused us to get very wet when we had to turn it on. The floor also got wet because of a half glass permanent shower door. No coffee pot in room or on premises. Tiny television.

It’s a FINE motel but that is just what it is..a MOTEL. No coffeemaker or breakfast offered. For the amount of money we paid there should be some services available! Self check in and you can use the main hotel amenities that is located three miles down the road. It’s fine but it’s too hefty of a price tag for a motel.

The Little Lion used to be the Briarcliff Motel 2 years ago. We stayed there 2 years ago specifically because it was dog friendly and the price was affordable. The Red Lion has taken over the property in the past 2 years and the place has changed. It's still largely the same but instead of dog-friendly or dog-welcoming, it's more like "you can bring your dog", which is fine. The cool and funky breakfast and staff are gone, and instead, you can drive 3 miles to the Red Lion parent hotel and buy breakfast (a tasty one) there. There is no coffee in the rooms at the Little Lion, so we had to drive to the Red Lion to get some in the morning. Having in-room coffee would have been a low cost way of making our stay better. The Little Lion's prices have gone up -- which I understand is just the cost of doing business -- but the amenities are fewer. Our in-room microwave didn't work. I would probably go back again with our dog or even without our dog, but the great vibe it used to have (firepit for example) is no longer.

Hotel was clean bed was comfortable. Amazing continental breakfast. The owner was amazing helpful and loved her dogs

The retro decor was charming. Having our dog with us was wonderful. Negatives: website says "continental breakfast" - the lobby/office was not opened from when we arrived on Friday until we checked out on Sunday - no staff, no coffee and no coffee makers in the rooms. Also our microwave didn\'t work.

A comfortable retro-style motel with a very accommodating staff, extensive and free continental breakfast choices and a pleasant property. It's located right between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, just a few minutes from each. Many dining options and tourist attractions nearby.

We were so pleased with this motel, we will definitely stay here again when we take another trip to the Berkshires! Super convenient location. Self check-in via text, and continental breakfast were great. Rhonda was very attentive when we had an issue with our door and we really appreciated that.

We were not impressed with The Little Lion Inn. It was definitely lacking in amenities. There was no ice or vending machine with beverages for purchase. There was no coffee machine in the room and no morning coffee available on the premises. The pool is not on the premises, but is 3 miles down the road at a partner inn ( The Red Lion Inn).We were staying just one night and that was plenty. We have stayed at The Red Lion Inn and it was lovely. They really missed the mark on this facility.

Now I want you to listen to me very carefully. If you're on the Briarcliff's page and are possibly looking to stay at another place...don't. Congratulations you have reached the end of your search for lodging in the area. I don't know where to start with this place because every single bit of it was just sublime. From asking if I could check in early (which I was granted because it was communicated, I didn't just show up) to the daily putter-to-shame-of-all-other-continental-breakfasts to the spectacular view and nightly lightings of their fire pit, this place is precisely where you need to stay. It's an amazing place to come back to when spending the day out about. And can I say any more about Ronda (Rhonda?) the innkeeper?? She's wonderful. Simply wonderful. Very accommodating, loves taking the time to get to know her lodgers, and really just an overall joy of a person. I didn't know what to expect when I booked this to visit my partner who'd been working at Shakespeare&Co since April and it delivered on every point. Book with them. Seriously. I can't stress this enough.