Poolside bar

Reviews of Stay Saratoga

3 out of 5
Stay Saratoga
198 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 184 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
lawn was 1 foot high at curb. Backyard was unusable, grass was too high .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint hotel , our room was victorian style. We loved the decor. We will definitley be back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Steve on 24 Aug 2022
Why? Please call us directly to discuss.

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

ERIC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bring your own pillow , otherwise great place !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Robin Mlyniec

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Loved the quiet location. NEEDS UPDATES/new bathrooms! Tub stained, peeling wallpaper, broken door under sink.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hard wood floors and the full sized frig. Nice shower, too!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay Somewhere Else in Saratoga
Overcharged us by $37.43, did not respond to phone message, Hotels.com no help, had to go to credit card to get a refund. Also, hotel did not provide a receipt. Box of tissues almost empty and not replaced. Fridge warm and moldy--useless. Reservation was for 3 guests, but only 2 sets of towels. Thermostat was lowered to 55 while we were out. For February in Saratoga, 62 or so would have made more sense. When we got back at midnight, room was too cold to go to bed. Damage deposit took a week to get back, even though Oyo's website says it should take a day or two for a U.S. property.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Cheshta on 23 Apr 2020
We truly regret the distress caused. We have highlighted this to our concerned team and be assured the corrective measures will be taken to resolve it appropriately. Regards, Jeremy

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
I was outraged with this hotel. I have made my booking in advance, arrived at the hotel and was denied to stay there, although the hotel was pretty much empty. The guy at the reception simply tripled the price I have paid for my booking, and said if I would not pay the difference, he would not allow me in. So I left and recommend you all to stay away from them
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Cheshta on 20 Mar 2020
We truly regret the distress caused, We have highlighted this to our concerned team and be assured the corrective measures will be taken to resolve it appropriately. Regards, Juan

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Cheshta on 16 Mar 2020
Thanks for the positive rating. Hope to welcome you again soon :) Regards, Juan

4/10 Poor

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Poor Management Period !
The owner was very rude, he charged my credit card extra charges separately without my permission the same night but hours after we checked in and when I confronted him he was u professional and gave me the story he didn’t know how that happened ? Promised to put the charges back on my card. He did not do this he actually charged my card $25 two days after check out but refused to return my call to explain why he did this and it’s unacceptable. The door to the room obviously did not fit wall to door letting the cold air in and we were freezing all night long. Check out was 11 am and We checked out at 10:05. we basically slept and that was it period. Left the room the same way it was when we arrived. It’s a motel not a hotel and not friendly right from the start. Others should beware of this owner stealing people’s money and keeping their card number information where people can have access to it. I now have to contact my bank and cancel it because of his fraudulent activity.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Cheshta on 19 Feb 2020
We truly regret the distress caused, Tracey! We have highlighted this to our concerned team and be assured the corrective measures will be taken to resolve it appropriately. Regards, Cheshta

10/10 Excellent

Geoff, Tokyo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for the price, and happy with the room. Refrigerator, coffee maker (with coffee), microwave, and wine bottle opener in the room made things easy. No shortage of restaurants and bars within walking distance. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Ammy on 15 Feb 2020
Hi, Geoff! Thanks a lot for staying with us. So glad to know you liked our services. Regards, Ammy.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not that happy
We were charged $30 extra because of my 2nd child even though the room said it slept 4 people. We were told if we had booked it for 3 people instead of using the default “2,” we would have been charged more through Hotels.com. That was false, as it gave the same price whether I put “2” or “3” people in. Also, it claimed to have breakfast, and in the am when we went to checkin to find “breakfast “, the office was again locked. We had to call the proprietor, who seemed a little unprepared, and after about 10 minutes, he came to our room with muffins and Subway frozen breakfast sandwiches. Needless to say, we were late meeting our party, and my kids would not eat the “breakfast.” We did get an “upgraded room which was cozy, clean, but I would have booked elsewhere if I knew we would be charged extra, and everytime we needed something, we had to call since the office was locked and empty The whole time. Not a terrible experience, just not what I expected due to the description on Hotels.com. I would have chosen somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Steve on 13 Jan 2020
You lied about how many people were staying in the room. You said two when making the reservation on line. You came with three. Also, you fail to mention that you were not charged the extra person free for the second night of your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Steve on 13 Jan 2020
Thank you so much for staying here and the perfect rating that you gave us.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
I had a pretty bad experience at this hotel and it was also very noisy. I could hear heavy footsteps pretty much throughout the night. My experience involved someone knocking on my door profusely in the afternoon, opening the door, and then apologizing for opening the door. I was then asked if I had checked in, which was a complete insult given I was already in the room and the man had given me the key. I was very disappointed that a manager would treat a guest in this fashion. I feel like he could have called me first since there was a telephone in the room. I get that it was extremely busy that night, but given that he had checked me in, given me a key, etc....I thought he would have tried to remember my face. But I don't think he did. That is sad to me. In the morning when I tried to find him to check out, he was nowhere to be found. He never offered me a refund for his accusations (as if I had not checked in, thought I was already in the room for several hours before the knocking began). Had I not had the latch on the door, he would have stepped right in. Instead, he opened the door and the latch caught it just in time. This was concerning to me and though after speaking with him he claims no harm was done...I would have to argue I was very much shaken by that unpleasant experience. I had no idea who was banging on my door. He even had the nerve to call me a few minutes later (which should have been his original plan) to ask me if I had checked in.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Steve on 17 Dec 2019
The manager thought that the room was empty but knocked on the door several times before opening it up to make sure. You did not respond. He opened the door slightly and saw that the room was occupied and closed it quickly.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
PRO: Location is good for walking to shops and restaurants. Room was large and clean. CON: Bed was awful. Soft, soft foam mattress felt like sleeping in a bowl of oatmeal. Which reminds me, the promised breakfast did not exist. The only thing in room was coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Steve on 25 Nov 2019
The bed has a three inch temperpedic cover. I could have taken it off for you for a firmer mattress. You were told that the breakfast was in the refrigerator. There is a sign in the room that gives directions for Wifi, how to get free Netflix and where the breakfast is.

8/10 Good

Dorothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Wilmer

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a late check in and had let the manager/owner know. He was very accommodating. We were driving 3 1/2hrs and wanted to stop along the way. When we got there we rang bell and were greeted by his daughter who confirmed which room and gave us a key. The room was cute, dated, yes, but cute. It's part of the charm of the area. Beds had memory foam toppers and were comfy. We turned heat on since it was super chilly and it didn't seem to work. We were so tired we turned it up higher to see if it kicked on and fell asleep. It never kicked on. Upon mentioning this to Steve the next day he said we could have just called him and he would have brought a space heater and extra blanket. We didn't even think about it from being so tired. So our fault for not saying anything.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Steve on 24 Oct 2019
To all those viewing this: The heat was checked the very next day and it worked just fine. These people were very strange and are still trying to get a discount for their stay. No one else had heat issues that night. Even so, they didn't say anything until they checked out; also adding that they wanted some money back. In short, don't think for a second that Stay Saratoga has rooms without heat.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, accommodating staff. Walking distance to many restaurants and shopping. Comfortable suite.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast a muffin and Subway frozen sandwich. Filter in air conditioner gross. Bath tub area has black grout. Nice guy for check in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Steve on 28 Oct 2019
It is October and in the 40's. The AC has not been on in months. The breakfast is On-the-go and the Subway wrap is steak and egg on flatbread. Yes, it's frozen, so what? They make them especially for us and deliver the wraps to us frozen. Sorry about the bath tub. We would have scrubbed it for you if you asked us to.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Our price included breakfast which appears to have been two packaged muffins left in the in-room refrigerator. We had options in the area and free breakfast is what tipped us over to this property. A bit disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Steve on 17 Oct 2019
I showed you in the freezer there were steak, cheese and egg on Flatbread wraps from Subway. The muffins are fresh. They are in a plastic container because they have to be sealed according to the Board of Health. As you saw, there is no labels on the container; they are fresh muffins; they were not left in there; they were placed in there for you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Steve the owner was very accommodating & very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

DD, NY

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was located within walking distance of all. Great fire pit!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Eddy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Mike, Holland, michigan

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Looks not clean ... every time you move in bed it makes loud noises in springs...the breakfast is a joke ... a frozen breakfast burrito in freezer and muffin in frig ...how long were those in the frig. Air quality not good ... I would not stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from steve on 9 Oct 2019
The room was very clean. The mattresses are Temperpedic, so no springs, the breakfast is not a burrito, it is steak egg and cheese on a flatbread. Yes it is frozen but just needs to be heated up. The muffins are fresh. They stay fresh in the full size refrigerator in your room in the fully equipped kitchen. The air quality? What? I told you that the smell in the room when you walked in was from a non toxic cleaner called Simple Green. This review is not warranted and is very mean.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place and location, really nice host.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Michael, Stockton, NJ

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
There was nothing special about the property. What we disliked was the maid service and the proprietor not being available for extended periods.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Steve on 15 Oct 2019
Please take this down as you promised. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved that we did not feel like we were cramped into a small room - plenty of room. I also loved that there were hard wood floors and not carpeting so my allergies were in check. Everything was clean. The only complaint I had was some very noisy people in the room next to us and I think at 1:00 and 2:00 am they should have been more respectful but I was not about to approach strangers. The one thing that did bother me was when we came to check in, the door was locked and there was a number to call on the door. I called the number and nobody answered so I left a message but did not get a call back so we went to eat and came back and it was still locked. The second call was successful but that is not a good way to greet your guests. Other than that, it was very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was easy. The room, though dated was clean. A minor problem with a clogged sink drain was fixed in about 10 minutes. The manager was very thoughful and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Steve on 3 Oct 2019
Although I appreciate your business and the five star review, saying that the room is dated is incorrect and will give the wrong impression. This is a Victorian Inn, and the rooms reflect that era. Everything from the hardwood floors to the Temperpedic mattresses are new.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked having a kitchen in our room. Also bottled water, & muffins
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stat
Absolutely amazing room, beautifully appointed and Steve was gracious and hospitable. Would definitely stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Steve has got a great and cozy place here! Good for quick stops or long stays with your significant other or a group of friends.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great have no complaints staff was great nice quiet environment and close to everything I had to get to
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was so unique. Very comfortable. Our breakfast was a Subway sandwich. Yep, a sandwich from Subway. Thought that was a bit odd. They were in the freezer and told to warm them up in the microwave.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Steve on 15 Sep 2019
Why is a wrap from Subway a bad thing? It's steak and cheese in an egg wrap on a flatbread. It's delicious. You also failed to mention the fresh blueberry muffins, oatmeal, coffee, tea, and complimentary bottles of water that were in a fully equipped kitchen.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
GREAT LOCATION -EASE OF PARKING. ROOM ODOR! TERRIBLE BEDS/MATTRESS- BATH SINK DOESN'T DRAIN- ENTRANCE DOOR (GROUND LEVEL) LARGE GAPS ALL AROUND ALLOWING LIGHT TO ENTER- HAD TO "KICK" BATHROOM DOOR TO EXIT-SINK DOORS FALLING APART- ABSOLUTELY NO SERVICE- NO ONE ON STAFF AT ALL! WOULD SUGGEST YOU STAY ELSEWHERE! PAID APPROX $180/NITE. MY WIFE CALLED IT "A DUMP". WE HAVE STAYED HERE BEORE AND FELT COMFORTABLE BOOKING A ROOM- WE ARE FREQUENT TRAVELERS AND HAVE STAYED AT MANY FINE HOTELS AND SOME VERY CASUAL PLACES- THIS PLACE IS NOW OFF OUR LIST! SORRY.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great Inn!
The owner and staff were super friendly and informative. Steve takes his time to take you to your room and show where everything is. Also gives good pointers where to visit! Will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location to the town & track. Very friendly & clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019