Anchorage Inn Rochester

The rooms all need TLC clean but not modernized.

The room smelled bad, the shower and toilet were filthy, the windows were dirty and there were bugs on widow sills, the glass surface of the coffee table had streaks of dirt. We decided not to stay and looked for another hotel. As we were leaving the Police showed up to server a warrant for 4 doors down from our room.

Clean room

Nice room

The room was very clean and nice. Looks like it had been newly-renovated. Lots of nice amenities, like a good fridge, coffee maker and very nice shower gel and shampoo.

Quiet overnight until traffic starts up in the morning (its next to a highway). Nice warm room in the winter, hot shower, nice toiletries, free coffee. Great for a quick overnight.

Unusual for NH, office operated through a window while we stood outside in the cold. Not a welcoming sign. Had to wait 10 minutes for anyone to show up. Rez made 3 months in advance for two queen room for two adults and two teens. When we arrived, only two towels and a half used roll of toilet paper with no back ups for four people. Had to retrieve the extras ourselves waiting outside in the cold once again. Beds were rock hard with meh quality linens (they did seem clean), extremely loud frame set up (including next door) and very low quality (and no extra) pillows with zero support. Beds obviously salvaged throw offs from a chain hotel because the auto shade buttons didn’t apply to our room. And the bed lamps didn’t work. Bulbs out in the other floor lamp though we did find bulbs in the bed table drawer—again didn’t appreciate the DIY requirement. They didn’t work so we were left with a single overhead bulb plus the bathroom fluorescent to light the whole room. The shower had a plastic bag zip tied on the neck of the shower head that had clearly been there for awhile…leak I guess? No receipt offered at checkout…because no one was there. Well I could go on but you get the idea.

This isnt a 5 star hotel but for the motel that it is i would give it five stars. Its cheap, clean, staff are friendly but leave you alone and its right off the highway. What more could you ask for?

Value was OK considering price of other motels in the area. Room was not as clean as most motels but not terrible. Room heat was weak and the shower plumbing had an issue and was marginally functional.