Stayed 1 night with my wife attending a concert in New Bedford, MA. The location is great, right off the highway with plenty of gas stations, restaurants and shopping around. If you're doing anything in the south coast, fall river area, this is a nice halfway point between there and Boston. Definitely no frills as you would expect with Hampton Inn but overall a solid, comfortable room. Check in: Uneventful, friendly staff. Only minor thing was I was acknowledged as a diamond member, but despite the display on the counter with free snacks for gold and diamond members I had to ask for the snacks where I figured the guy at the counter would offer them to me. Although I went back a second time because my wife wanted the sweet potato chips and they happily gave me a bag no charge, which while a small gesture was very nice. Room: Overall clean and comfortable. Shower was a little tight but water pressure good and water was hot. Had to to plug the mini fridge in (which was fine but I wish they would have told me that at check in instead of putting our waters in and an hour later wondering why they weren't cold). Sleep Quality: If you can call them complaints, it was relatively minor but I can see others getting a little more irritated. 1. The room was maybe a shade chilly, but despite jacking the temperature up to 72, it never seem to get a whole lot warmer, despite the fan running. 2. It is right off a major artery and despite it's convenient location, if your room is facing that road (which ours was), you will hear large trucks driving through, as I was woken by one, but fortunately it was short lived and not in the middle of the night. Next time I think this can bee easily mitigated by asking for a room facing away from the road. We didn't try the breakfast as we went into Boston on our way home for breakfast but it looked decent/average with a passing glance. Overall, if I needed a place to stay in that area again, I would stay here for a night or two. You have to know what you're getting with a Hampton Inn but it's safe, comfortable, accessible, and relatively quiet.
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