Is Motel 81 pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Motel 81?

As of 23 Oct 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Motel 81 on 24 Oct 2025 start from NZ$112.36, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Motel 81?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Motel 81?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Motel 81 located?

Situated in Dalton, this motel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Wemberly Hills Golf Course and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Messimer Preserve. Meadowsweet Preserve and Lackawanna State Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Motel 81 Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Dalton is home to Motel 81. Wemberly Hills Golf Course and Lakeland Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit Viewmont Mall and The Marketplace at Steamtown. Lahey Family Fun Park and Steamtown National Historic Site are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Ivan

20 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I had a great stay very quiet will be back.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

14 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staff was extremely welcoming and accommodating. We felt like we were with family

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

12 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staff is amazing

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

20 Jun 2025

Julio and Alan are awesome

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Edward

23 Jun 2025

Was the perfect room for someone that just needed to crash a few nights. Room was clean, manager was on site 24/7. No amenities, but just for me it was perfect. Would recommend for someone just needing a safe space to stay. Would not recommend if you’re traveling with family.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Suhail

8 Sept 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Place smells of cat Urine the place was not even clean. The bathroom was dirty and it had stains. I had to clean them myself to stay with our family, but our stay was already paid for so we just kept the key and checked out The last day. When we checked in, we were there for a while to bring our stuff in and I believe we got sick because now we are all home and we all have stomach viruses and fevers and the rest of the family that we went to visit all and no one is sick so I think we picked up a virus from the motel room .

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Abdel

22 Jun 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness

I was not able to check in. Property was sold out and i was told that they were not able to stop accepting bookings for some technical reasons!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jordan

11 Jul 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Made the reservation through expedia - but there was no staff at the hotel. The office door was locked. Lights were on and waited over an hour, but no one showed up.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nina Alyssa

8 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Pleasant stay! We travelled from canada enroute to NYC and needed place to stay the night! My kids loved the experience.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michel

1 Jun 2025

Room wasn t ready. Bugs all over. Very close to highway. We got caught by rain riding our motorcycles, otherwise we would NOT have spent a night there.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Julie

13 Jul 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not returning there.

Booked 2 rooms double beds, and got 1 double beds and one room single bed; we were lucky our teens were okay spending the night in same bed. Also not used to plastic covered mattresses :( They advertise as newly renovated, but the bathrooms are really old, rusted and missing tiles.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

ANATOLY

12 Jul 2025

Disliked: Amenities

We booked 2 rooms for 4 people., by arriving to the hotel reception advised us, that only 1 room is available ( we prepaid 100% for 2 rooms)! Unacceptable and unprofessional . Stay away from it!!!!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

16 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Last minute booking. Hotel host was very helpful. Rooms are renovated and look fine for a road motel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

17 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Clean and comfortable

Simple but very clean. Very nice staff. Good value for the money. Quiet too!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

23 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Loved it

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Serge

27 Apr 2025

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Arrive at 9 pm, no room ready, wait for room, no towels at all, no TV cause no internet, no wifi, nobody to take the keys at check out. Don't put that hotel in your publicities !! Give me back money !

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

20 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

OK if it's the only affordable option

The rooms are being redone and so are in good condition. The bed was comfortable, though keeping plastic on the mattress didn't help my sleep. The refurbishing didn't include the exterior or the door, and the room didn't have curtains for the front window which made it difficult to sleep. The staff were friendly but difficult to reach, including in the morning when I was ready to leave and just wanted to drop off my key. I wouldn't rule it out entirely, but it wouldn't be my first choice to stay at again. Maybe it'll improve after the refurbishing is done in the whole property and they can focus on improving service.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert

22 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A dive. Cheap but not worth it.Unsafe area hotel under complete renovation. Was deceived by an excellent review on the app. Won’t stay again

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

11 Nov 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Run fast

Forst rooms bed was broken upon arrival and now the owners are trying to charge us. The second room did not heat or get hot water.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

James

19 Aug 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Always call ahead!!

Never made it to the room overbooked was told it’s a reoccurring problem and refund couldn’t be issued until Monday morning And had to call my booking agent Thanks Hotels.com for fixing

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Robert

8 Feb 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away, from this place.

We got here after a 3 hour drive, and no one was at the front desk...I rang the outside bell and called there number, no one came, after 20 mins I started to call hotels.com, they then called the hotel twice and could not get hold of anyone. They put me on hold and then an employee showed up. He said he was sorry he was sleeping, I got the room, it smelled like smoke, and the refrigerator is full of crap, are the garbage can in the bathroom was not emptied, it was never cleaned. I went back to the front desk the gave me anoter room, this room was cleaner, but both beds had no top sheet, I went back to the front desk, he gave me sheets. This may be the worst motel that I have ever stayed in, ever.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Lindsay

9 Mar 2025

Liked: Staff & service

When I arrived at 3:30 pm to check in they didn’t have a room ready and asked me to come back an hour and a half later but I couldn’t as I had a funeral at 4pm. They cleaned a room for me in 15 minutes. It was a single bed and I booked a double bed room. There was no hand soap, no towels to even dry your hands. I was appreciative they rushed to get a room for me but booked the extra bed for my dogs as I have a large German shepherd (130lbs) and needed the extra space and got no refund for the smaller room. The door didn’t stay closed unless it was deadbolted. The bathroom door didn’t shut either. The workers were very nice though

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Travis

19 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Ehhh

Left almost immediately. Paid for a room that was suppose to be ready I even called ahead and let them know what time we would be there. We pull up and it looks run down. This was suppose to be a nice spot for me and my soon to be fiance to spend the night along our travels and it just wasn't. We had to wait almost an hour after checking in for the room to be ready. The facility reaked of weed and was extremely loud with music blaring. We left withing 5 hours!! The TV was going out more than in with the service she wasn't comfortable and I admit neither was I just not what they make it seem on the website we were highly disappointed and dissatisfied to say the least!!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

2 Oct 2025

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

1 Oct 2025

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

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