Scottish Inn

5 stars for being awesome in the rank of the lowest pricing motels in the Utica area. When I called earlier they said $ 50, but booking day of cost $ 65 (most likely because a lot of motels/​hotels in the area say they add $ 10 for the weekend [what a smart ploy!]) and with tax it was $ 72 for two people, one room, one king bed. Wifi is a plus, some others don’t have it around there. One thing about the wifi: whenever you click a link, another window would open as spam/​porn (so watch out for the kids) so it opens a potential for malware… so far no problems for is though.
When I called the man who helped me was really nice, and when my bf booked it they were really nice as well – even joked that next door never have rooms for $ 49 per person and if he didn’t believe them he could go check and come back – but they were going to charge him ten dollars extra on that bet! We had a good laugh with the staff there.
TV was small flat screen (15″-20″?), had regular amenities. Also, when we got to the room, it was SO clean! Like, surprisingly clean lmao. Totally expecting dingy, we’ve been in motels where it reeked of mildew before but it smelled clean. Only things were the hallways smelled like mildew a bit and my sheets smelled like smoke (even though we were in a non smoking room, for those whom are allergic). We hypothesize that it’s because they wash all the sheets together smoking rooms and non… who knows. There is a smokers section for rooms as well.
Overall, would be 4 stars in comparison to other hotels/​motels in area, but 5 for the service and cleanliness. Good job exceeding expectations Scottish Inn!
Note: did not see any Scottish people at Scottish Inn (if you were looking forward to that, got some bad news for you)

Check your room for bed bugs! I arrived today and asked for a room change. Owner refused as «policy» requires notification within ten minutes of check in. very rude. Ridiculous. Went across to street to red roof, much better. Will take this up with my credit card company. Watch out!

Is it fancy? No. Is it luxurious? No. But is it halfway from Buffalo to Boston? Effing A Right it is! Get more bang for your buck at a Scottish Inn. It wasn’t the best motel I’ve been to, but when you have to make a stop to sleep, are you really looking for anything besides «cheap and has a decent lock?» It was clean, the shower worked great, and I didn’t feel sketched out staying there. Perfect for a late start driving.