Lodging at the Gaffer Inn

The pictures online were deceiving. This is an inn above a burger joint that we entered through a back lot full of smelly dumpsters. Upon seeing our room, furniture a la 1975 and of dubious cleanliness, we decided not to stay. Exiting the back way to our car took us down a literal fire escape. I'm sure it suffices for some, but this seems better for transients than actual tourists to the Corning area.

Was exactly wha we where looking for, in the middle of Market Street, perfect!

Spotless room, impeccable service, great location. Very accommodating to our needs. Recommend 100%

The room is nice but was not prepared for the difficulty finding parking. Only on street and small lot in back which was full. Had to drive around to find parking. Had to use codes to check in which took awhile to figure out but eventually worked.

The Gaffer Inn is above a burger joint in town. I got there around 4:30 and parked right behind the place, in the municiple parking lot, expecting to be checked in. As I got out of my car, I noticed there were two men sitting outside the restaurant and smoking and, at first, I thought they were cooks - until I realized the restaurant (like at least half the stores in town) was closed. That didn’t feel comforable. Then I tried to check in....but nobody was there. I walked around to the front of the building...but nobody was there...and It was getting dark. I called the Gaffer Inn and got an answering service, and was told they would call someone who would get back to me. I waited. Then a man called and said he left me a message earlier that day with the code for the some door (that wasn't marked) to access the Gaffer Inn rental. I didn't get the code, but by that time, it didn’t matter - I was there to check in and all I got was a faceless voice telling me I should have gotten a code to some door somewhere. I was feeling very uncomfortable and told the man I didn’t want to stay there. He was annoyed and told me to take it up with hotels.com. Terrible experience. I was glad I was able to get a room at the Staybridge Suites.