Name: Sleep Inn & Suites Dover University Area
Address: 1784 N. Dupont Hwy, Dover, Delaware, United States of America, Dover, Delaware, US
Price range: $87–$293 per night
Rating: 8.28

What guests think

At Sleep Inn & Suites Dover University Area, guests frequently praise friendly staff, convenient location near dining and highways, and solid hot breakfast, while feedback on cleanliness, room condition, and noise varies from very positive to clearly problematic.

Many travelers appreciate the pet-friendly policy, generally comfortable beds, and occasionally spacious rooms. Common complaints include dated decor, maintenance issues such as slow tub drains or malfunctioning keys/TVs, and inconsistent housekeeping; parking can also be limited or shared. Best for budget-minded travelers, especially with pets, who prioritize basic comfort over polish.

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Facilities

Pool experiences vary: some enjoyed it, while others found it closed. Parking is shared or limited at times, exterior access can be inconvenient, and renovations have been noted.

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lauren

Jan 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

They are in the middle of renovating the rooms and they have notes that say so. I'm sure it'll look great when they're done. They just look a little in between right now.

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Robert

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night and it was fine. Quiet overall. Perhaps a different experience for others depending on the time of year since Dover is both the state capital and the home to Delaware State University. Only note I would point out are the manual doors at the entry do not support ADA with push-paddle opening mechanisms.

8

Wendy

Mar 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

There was construction and the was no mention of that when booked.

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Maria

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It is an older hotel so one has to understand that comes with certain factors, but what was inexcusable was when I opened the door to my room in smelled like someone was smoking pot in their & it was a non-smoking room. Worse yet, I took off my flip flops and walked around the room to put my things away & my feet turned black from the dirty carpet! The bathroom was good enough with my only complaint that they gave you just enough toiletries for 1 shower. The staff was as friendly and helpful as they could be and the breakfast was decent. The pool area, though small, was well maintained and enjoyable on a hot day.

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Ingrid

May 23, 2023

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Stayed 10 nights

The pool wasn't open yet, sad face. Our floor was going through renovations and the vinyl was very stinky. But the pillows were comfy and bountiful. We were able to open the windows for fresh air which I love. For the price it was pleasing. Very spacious.

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Theresa

Aug 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This pet friendly hotel is VERY pet friendly. The charge for your pet is $30-not bad. The room smelled like a dog, and was very basic. It has everything you need but nothing luxurious. Our dogs were happy to jump on the couch and sleep on the bed. Thr good thing is nobody cared. Outside the hotel there are small areas to walk your pet and a big grassy area behind it. This fine if you travel with pets.

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Amanda

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Parking was very limited. And key never worked to any outside doors. Very inconvienent.

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Scott

Jul 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Parking is a little funky because it's shared with a neighboring hotel. Could use some updating, but overall a nice stay for the price.

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Shaina

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pool was great

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Sandra

Nov 13, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Two hotels in the same space. Not enough convenient parking.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many found rooms and common areas clean, but recurring reports cite dirty or worn carpets, odors (smoke, musty, pet), and bathroom or drain issues. Housekeeping frequency and trash removal are inconsistent.

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Joseph

Sep 24, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

We stayed here a week and only had housekeeping come in once. Some of my wife's makeup was stolen during that time. The room cleanliness was subpar and the elevator smelled like weed every time we used it. Staff was friendly.

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Meredith

Jul 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel had a musty and smoky order throughout. The decor was outdated and stained.

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Kahled

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place is not clean rooms smells like cigarettes and dogs will never stay there again

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Lisa

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Property lobby and outside area maintained. The rooms are dated and have musky smells. No shower curtain in the bathroom.

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Sonya

Nov 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was dirty. I had to kill 2 bugs when I closed the curtains. The tub was dusty. The tub drain was not working. The next morning the water was still in the tub and you could see all the dust floating in the tub. Maintenance came right away to resolve the issue. There was trash left in the room under the desk. I stayed 3 nights and my room was serviced once, but they didn’t take the trash out. This used to be my favorite place to stay. The food is always amazing here.

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Maria

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It is an older hotel so one has to understand that comes with certain factors, but what was inexcusable was when I opened the door to my room in smelled like someone was smoking pot in their & it was a non-smoking room. Worse yet, I took off my flip flops and walked around the room to put my things away & my feet turned black from the dirty carpet! The bathroom was good enough with my only complaint that they gave you just enough toiletries for 1 shower. The staff was as friendly and helpful as they could be and the breakfast was decent. The pool area, though small, was well maintained and enjoyable on a hot day.

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Susan

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was spotless and the staff was great. We brought our dog so my expectations were low and I was so amazed.

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Monica

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

One night stay to break up a road trip. Read previous reviews describing dirty carpet in room. That was unfortunately true. Socks turned dark. Sofa in room had dog hair. Overwhelming musty smell in the halls and room. Would pay a little extra to stay someone else.

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Jessica

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean, few marks on the walls but overall we had a nice stay

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Andre

Jun 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The beds were very comfortable. But the carpet and bathroom floor were not as clean as I thought they should be.

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious with generally comfortable beds, but decor is dated. Noise from adjacent rooms or traffic is reported, and several guests had Wi-Fi or TV problems.

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Rebecca

Sep 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was nice, rooms were a bit dated but clean. Lots of plugs to charge devices. The pillows and bed were uncomfortable

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Theresa

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not terrible. Needs a renovation.

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Lora

Sep 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were clean… Place was a little outdated. Breakfast was OK ..there's plenty of shopping around restaurants close by. Would stay again was worth the money.

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Takima

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in rm 116. It was noisy from the outside traffic, guests in the hallway and guests above us. The carpet was wet in places near the ac & desk. The desk chair was dirty. It looked like someone spilled a liquid but we weren’t sure what it was. The beds were fine.

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Markisha

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The beds were not comfortable.

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Richard

Aug 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The day was fine until 4 AM when people were moving into the room above us. It sounded like they were moving furniture for 15 minutes. Finally I called the front desk and the gentleman said he would check into it. No change for another 15 minutes. I called again and he said a family of four with a dog I checked in. He informed me that the walls and ceilings are not very thick, so sound reverberates? I do understand that; however, I don’t know why the noise was not addressed. I understand there is some noise when getting settled in a room. But considering the amount of noise they were making, it should have been looked into. Sound them like things are being thrown across the room for a half an hour!

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Renee

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Here for a tournament. We just stayed overnight. Arrived late and left early so we didn’t use any amenities, I was able to check in over the phone and just get our keys when we arrived, which was on the late side, so that was nice. Room was clean, beds were comfy, people were friendly, well lite parking lot. Good for what we needed. Small breakfast in the am. Not as expensive as the other hotels.

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Shelley

Sep 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I was told no password was needed for WiFi but one was needed. I ended up using my cell phone as a tether but not as good or convenient.

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Jessica

Oct 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a small basic hotel room with a King bed. Furniture was old and pretty scratched up. The duvet was stained, the shower head was in desperate need of cleaning and an upgrade. It had a basic shower head that squirted every direction, including outside of the shower! That was fun. The shower area itself is small also. I highly recommend if the hotel plans to renovate or make improvements that they install curtain rods that bow. It was impossible for my husband of average build to keep the curtain from touching/sticking to him. On a good note, no bugs, removed duvet and bed was okay. I would not recommend if you are staying more than 1 night or plan to be in the room for any amount of time other than to sleep.

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Ronald

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wi-Fi failed to work on our MacBook. Spent almost an hour on phone with their I.T. with no resolution. The clerk said it wasn’t their problem because Expedia arranged the purchase.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly, helpful, and quick to address issues. However, a few guests encountered rude or unhelpful interactions and occasional reservation or maintenance handling problems.

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Tracy

Nov 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

They lost the reservation and we were left sitting in the koi y at 2am. They suck!

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Richard

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our tv and wi fi was not available when we arrived. Our front desk manager was more than happy to accommodate us with a better room and one heart felt apologize ❤️. Very helpful and friendly 😀. We appreciated his service. Our stay was wonderful.

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Arlene

Jan 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Miss Teresa is a very nice lady and the breakfast lady was very nice but the guy that was there at night when we checked in was not so nice

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ROSALENE

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was cooperative when an issue arose w/the in-house Wifi. It was taken care of very quickly.

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Agnes

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk Nicolas does not know how to smile, not welcoming at all and always at the back of the office. I wonder what was in there. This Inn supposed to be a smoke free environment then why does it smells Marijuana on the second floor where our first assigned room coming from the connecting door. Unfortunately have to talk to this unfriendly, discourteous front desk guy Nicolas to change our room this time on the third floor. All Sleep Inn and suites that we've stayed this is the worse front desk staff. But Breakfast was great!

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Edward

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

excellent staffing; Robyn, Teresa, and Melissa were more than competent, friendly and handled any questions efficiently and resolved them. Well done!

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Dolores

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was happy we were able to check in a little early

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Steven

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff were very nice and they kept the hotel very clean breakfast was good and so was the breakfast staff. Very dog family didn’t mind my pomsky coming in talking and barking to say hello at everyone. I stayed here before and will do every time I’m in Dover.

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Song Kyu

Sep 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Our room had some plumbing issue. When I called front desk, the staff informed me to fix it ourselves, because there were no other employees working there. No options to switch room or getting a plumber to fix the issue. I eventually got it fixed, but the front desk was horrible. I hope no other guests have to go through with this kind of service. Very disappointing from a large scale hotel chain.

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Ronald

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wi-Fi failed to work on our MacBook. Spent almost an hour on phone with their I.T. with no resolution. The clerk said it wasn’t their problem because Expedia arranged the purchase.

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Location

Convenient base near Route 1, restaurants, shopping, and the casino; some guests also noted quiet surroundings. Suits road-trippers and visitors to Dover’s attractions.

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Robert

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night and it was fine. Quiet overall. Perhaps a different experience for others depending on the time of year since Dover is both the state capital and the home to Delaware State University. Only note I would point out are the manual doors at the entry do not support ADA with push-paddle opening mechanisms.

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Marc

May 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location

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Margaret

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Location was prime and close to everything.

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Marianne

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Location fit our needs perfectly as a pet-friendly option. Staff was very friendly and helpful, our experience was really was better than we expected overall! Breakfast was a pleasant bonus! Fresh items, well kept food area, constantly refreshed and cleaned. Rooms although a bit worn, were clean and we could definitely tell care was taken when cleaned and refreshed.

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Markisha

Oct 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property was in a very good location. I try to stay here every time I visit Dover.

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Jamel

Feb 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Enjoyed my stay. Super convenient

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Michele

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is pretty quiet and clean. There is plenty of parking and there is also a McDonald next door which is walkable to the hotel. They serve hot breakfast in the morning.

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Robert

Nov 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Well-kept property. Quiet and comfortable. We really liked the location..close to shopping and casino

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Michael

Oct 3, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

I enjoyed my stay here…. had to extend it for a full 2 weeks and I enjoyed the hotel. I would stay here again in the future. Staff was very nice and always helpful. The location in Dover was also convenient.

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JOY

Jun 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet area, near alot of restaurants, clean location, great place to stay. I would recommend people to stay and I would stay again.

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Dining

Hot breakfast is commonly praised for variety and fresh items, including waffles. Some stays found it basic, poorly replenished, or marred by staff attitude, so quality can vary.

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Shontai

Nov 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property was okay. When there was an issue with our cards, it was fixed right away. The issues I had was the $2 safe fee added to my bill and the rude lady (Caroline or Carolyn) at breakfast that literally took food away as we were making breakfast because it was 9:30 and as she rudely stated, "Well it says breakfast is over at 9:30. Other than that the place was decent.

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Kent

May 4, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The TV programming in the room was worthless. There needs to be a listing of the actual channels and shows. The breakfast choices were excellent, area was clean and well maintained. Hotel staff was helpful with questions on the area.

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Leslie

Jun 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I have nothing bad to say about our stay. Our family of 4 came into town for a graduation we booked a room with 2 queen sized beds. The room was clean the staff was polite the breakfast was so good.The waffle maker makes the most fluffiest waffles I ever had. They keep the rooms a little cold so you sleep better and we actually slept really good.The only bad thing happened was it rained the last day and the ice machine on our floor was broke. I highly recommend this hotel.

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Donald

Nov 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Loved breakfast

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Michele

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is pretty quiet and clean. There is plenty of parking and there is also a McDonald next door which is walkable to the hotel. They serve hot breakfast in the morning.

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Robert

Oct 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We liked the checkin and the hotel very much. The location of the hotel was also convenient as there were restaurants in the area and the old town of Dover was also not far away. This is definitely worth a short visit. Now the biggest minus point: the breakfast. The employee working there already went home a good quarter of an hour before the end of breakfast time and so it happened that there was really almost nothing left at the buffet. It really would not have been too much to ask if they had refilled dough for the waffles and cakes and toast. This has then moved the actually positive stay but very much in a bad light.

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Tracey

Nov 5, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast was the worst Go out plenty of places nearby

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elva

Aug 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I was well rested at this hotel. Customer service was great. Check in and check out was great. The other thing was too have more hot food breakfast selection. But overall good.

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Paul

Oct 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast options were very good. The ac &/or heat was very good and quiet.

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Kelly

Apr 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was a great surprise, it had eggs, sausage and the works.

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Month	Average price
January	$90
February	$85
March	$91
April	$96
May	$121
June	$125
July	$121
August	$104
September	$94
October	$96
November	$97
December	$84

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9 $87	10 $87	11 $174	12 $174
13 $92	14 $92	15 $89	16 $136	17	18	19
20 $224	21 $89	22 $89	23 $89	24 $89	25 $144	26 $159
27 $89	28 $89	29 $89	30 $89

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $89	2 $143	3 $143
4 $89	5 $89	6 $89	7 $89	8 $89	9 $293	10 $293
11 $89	12 $89	13 $94	14 $89	15 $94	16 $251	17 $274
18 $89	19 $94	20 $98	21 $89	22 $89	23 $270	24 $251
25 $89	26 $95	27 $94	28 $89	29 $94	30 $143	31 $143

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