Name: Mayflower Motel
Address: 1189 Victoria Street North Kitchener,Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Kitchener, Kitchener, N2B 3C8, Canada
Rating: 4

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

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Parking

Pets Not Allowed

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Region of Waterloo International Airport

Hamilton Airport

Mayflower Motel

Kitchener

We were hesitant to stay here given the number of terrible reviews, but we were both happy with our stay here. 
Our room was updated, clean, no odours, had a small fridge and microwave.
Service was good.

Our room faced Victoria St, so there was a bit of traffic noise. Nothing that disturbed our sleep. If that is a concern, there are rooms facing a quieter side street that would probably be quiet.

We would definitely stay here again.

Surprisinly pleasant

My gf needed to come to Waterloo for a research conference, being from Mississauga we decided that finding a hotel/motel would be our best option. (Last minute decision). Being a couple 20 something's attempting to budget, we decided the "Mayflower" looked to be habitable, decently cheap, and location convenient for the both of us as it would be an early morning...  unfortunately, we decided to book a room. 
 When we arrived we were checked into what I could only describe with one word, which was horrific... We were checked into a "smoking" room (not sure of that's for cigs or crack but whatever). It was the furthest room from the office, around the side of another rented room. The room was quite obviously a hack addition to the side of the motel. We arrived at our room, marked "16B" with green whiteboard marker. On the other side of the door, beside a large duct taped hole (I can only assume is from a cops boot) was our deadbolt, which looked like it had be re fastened to the door about 23 times, and wouldn't keep a fast moving swarm of gnats out, the swinging lock was stuck in position and did not function at all. The television was hung from the wall above a D.I.Y bookshelf beautifully crafted from un-sanded pieces of plywood and stuck together with old roofing nails, and wood glue. The one window the room had (because the other one was boarded up with a thin piece of plywood and duct tape) was cracked, drafty, and littered with dead insects, and what looked to be crack ash from a pipe.The bed sheets and pillows had stains on them from whatever kind of bodily fluid the previous renter had leaked onto them, and were obviously not properly washed or sterilized. The mattress itself was a deep yellow, and older than both my girlfriend and I combined and smelled like an abandoned hospice. As you could only imagine the floor was equally, if not more stomach turning. The single electrical outlet the room, duct taped to hang inside a fist hole on the far end of the room actually worked to charge my phone long enough to realize they don't even have working WiFi. After a long day of work and driving we decided we would try to make the best of the situation, and stay the night. We completely unpacked the car in fear of having everything we brought smashed or stolen into our un-lockable room, and made out way across the street to the McDonald's for a bite to eat. After a brief discussion, and a peek at the Mayflower's website my girlfriend and I decided that for $80.00 on-top of a $25.00 "security" deposit we were deserving of a different room, or a partial refund as this was not as advertised. Some other rooms beside us were much nicer and vacant. So we headed over to the check in office where the real experience began... (We've been checked in for roughly 20 minutes at this point) As calmly, respectfully, and patiently as possible, my gf asked the lady working front desk if there was any other vacancies available because not only was the room unacceptably dirty, it was some sketchy back room that didn't even have a working lock or wall plug. The lady refused us a new vacancy, or refund. We asked that we spoke to her manager who came out after a few minutes in the back and immediately came out hurling insults. We explained the situation, which he argued to no end by screaming at us over the counter. We asked how he thought it was okay to rent that room to us for the same inflated price the other rooms were, well knowing what's behind the door. This time his wife piped up and told us that it was because my gf was a prostitute and we "come here to f***" after short words of my thought on his insul the manager decided to leave from behind his desk and come get into both of our faces and initiate a physical fight... Trying to de-escelade the situation we decided to try to go pack up our things and just leave without a fight. Followed closely behind the mayflower family trio, armed with a 2x4 the father met us on the doorway to escort us to my vehicle where we left more than willingly. This place is a hole DO NOT STAY HERE EVER!

Never stay at this scab of a motel

Mayflower Motel was adequate as I attend a convention in Kitchener, so it is very convenient.  The rate is low, so suits my purpose as I don't spend very much time there as I am attending the convention.

Mayflower Motel Stay

Sept 2016 - We were on a roadtrip and needed a place to stay overnight to break the journey. Asked to recommendations from a friend and he said this place was cheap and affordable. Got there and immediately regretted it. The lock on the front door looked like it had been kicked in several times, no now it only had a flimsy latch. And there was this weird plywood plank covering a hidden doorway into the next room ... felt very unsafe here and we unloaded EVERYTHING from the car and brought them into the room in case the car got stolen or broken into during the night. Slept with all the lights on that night with one eye on the door. Will not be recommending this place to anyone anytime soon.

Oh dear Lord!

As 3 young girls just in KW for the night we felt very unsafe here. The rooms smell of marijuana, there were broken down cars in the parking lot, police did drive bys every 10 minutes. We felt so unsafe that we demanded a refund (unsuccessfully) and went to the Holiday Inn Kitchener. We were very afraid our car or room would get broken into while we were out. 

DO NOT STAY HERE

For an older motel, it was clean, decorative, and affordable.  I would definitely stay there again.  It had a microwave and mini refrigerator, plenty of hot water, nice & clean...  perfect for what I needed.

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